come kiss my face good bye,
the space below my eye and above my cheek

spain in a few words.
the rest will remain the wonderful memories in my head

9 days with my luli

and elmer angel

we rode donkeys of a spanish family, that spoke no english, in sacromonte

an old lady gave us free tomatos, figs and eggs from her garden and hens

we met and hung out with the best grafiti artist in granada

listening and clapped along with flamanco musicians in plazas and cave bars

went paragliding in the sierra nevada mountains

i loved my hostel, sitting on the terrace

and sitting in my room window every morning and writing

other things we did were- bought cookies from nuns, walked the cuesta dellos chinos, saw the alhambra, went to the archeological museum, went in the old arabic baths, ate typical spanish food- paiea, churros and drank sangria with free tapas, smoked a hookah and drank tea, met ppl from all over the world including- austrailia, austria, poland, belgium, morroco, canada, etc., went shopping, saw amazing art that i have studied in the 3 famous museums of madrid and rode the subway everywhere. and so much more. nothing can really sum it all up. but theres a sneek

how can i begin to share the wonders of spain to you?

so on my way to the internet cafe, me and laney got rushed by a group of about 50 shouting soaking wet Spanish boys -and they picked us up over their heads and sang Spanish chants to us, put us down and marched away (in my mind they jumped in the fountain across the way). pretty much one of the best things that's ever happened to me. ha. and way more stories like that to tell of Gods wonderful spontaneity- when i get back on sunday night.

leaving for spain in the morning
(all i want is to see the world)

so last night we did a photoshoot

5 dayssssss until i see my luli and elmer angel!

the ten thousand villiages logo represents visually the organization's mission. the continuous line forming the buildings reminds us we are all linked as we live on this earth. the logo's cultural architecture represents homes of people with whom we work in many cultures and places. lit windows and doors speak of human beings sheltered in there- people much like ourselves in many ways. the warm red color and hand-crafted look of the logo represent the materials and methods used to make the items marketed by ten thousand villages.

i won

How tides control the sea
And what becomes of me
How little things can slip out of your hand

How often people change
No two remain the same
Why things don't always turn out as you planned

These are things that I don't understand
Yeah these are things that I don't understand

I can't
decide
Wrong
from right
Day
from night
Dark
from light
I love
this life

How infinite is space
And who decides your fate
Why everything will dissolve into sand

How to avoid defeat
Where truth and fiction meet
Why nothing ever turns out as you planned

These are things that I don't understand
Yeah these are things that I don't understand

I can't
decide
Wrong
from right
Day
from night
Dark
from light
I love
this life

my michelleyyy got married! and she was so gorgeous!




look how hot her whole family is? i love my farinos. my 2nd wop family!


and i got to see a bunch of friends that graduated from Jmu that i hadnt seen in forever


i loved being w/ my sisters!




and instead of cake they had conoli!!!! brilliant


michelle im so glad you get to keep an italian last name!
farino to saladino! perfect!