January 2012
when I get home I just want to lie in my bed and eat vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce forever.
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last full day at the hogar today: baby hour, lunch, art project, baby hour, coffee, dinner, out for my last night.
tomorrow one last baby hour and then to Lima for the afternoon/night
not looking forward to my long flight home. two layovers.
DANIELLE YOU LEFT YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY HERE AND I’M TAKING IT HOME IN MY BAG YOU’RE WELCOME
it’s a new thing to have someone to come...
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“As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this...”
– President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via sciascia)
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it’s sixteen miles to the promised land
and I promise you, I’m doing the best I can
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I was thinking today how it’ll be nice to be back home so my stomach stops hurting all the time but then I remembered my stomach often hurts even more at home. I’ve only thrown up once since I’ve gotten here- go me.
almost finished my second mural restoration. excited to start my own tomorrow or the next day.
the peru paradox: I’m more competent here than at home. and...
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Want to help? →
I’m repairing some deteriorating murals at the Hogar de San Francisco in Peru, and I’m hoping to paint a new one as well. I’m going to need 100-150 USD to complete the projects, and any help would be very much appreciated. And as always, if you have questions about the home or volunteering, please let me know!
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“Boys are told from a young age that whatever they do will be excused under the...”
– http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/the-nonexistent-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-consequences-of-enthusiastic-consent/ (via xtjna)
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“See, that’s my model of friendship; it’s something I crystallized when I was 12...”
– (Since You Asked - Salon.com)
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Danielle and I just ventured out to get paint a few towns over and yaaaay we did it without any terrible mishaps! Got on the bus and told the guy we wanted to get out at Nana and then we did and asked some directions and got to the right tiny paint shop. It’s kind of a given that you’re going to get whistled/jeered at in Peru, especially if you’re a white woman out...
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did I mention I’m in peru? I’m in peru.
super good to be back and see all the kids again
either the hogar is way calmer or the meds are really starting to kick in because I’m way less stressed than I was last time
I want a peruvian baby.
love love love having danielle here with me even if she did get jealous that I’m performing a peruvian dance at the anniversary...
ancient bees: i don’t really have resolutions for... →
annaelsaa:
i don’t really have resolutions for this new year of life, but i do want to be more proactive about just doing things that i want to or should be doing. in general, always growing. nothing changes completely right away but it’s essential to always be changing some things - draw more/create more,…
I like this.
December 2011
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2012
No worries, this part two portion of reflective posting is bound to be shorter because, luckily for you, 2012 hasn’t happened yet.
- Peru! Heading back to a place that completely changed me and where a lot of bad and good things happened. Transitioning back into life here would have been difficult no matter what, but dealing with Lily’s death on top of it complicated things. I...
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2011
I’ve been having an internal struggle about doing a reflective year’s end post. but let’s get real, I LOVE doing reflective anything, so here goes:
2011: not really as exciting as 2010- hard to beat going to Israel, dropping out of school, and moving to Peru. This year’s been more about settling in, figuring out some things about myself and trying to deal with them...
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“What is the value of preserving and strengthening this sense of awe and wonder,...”
– –Rachel Carson, excerpted from “The Sense of Wonder”, 1956
parapluieplease:
goldentrain:
parapluieplease:
The reoccurring dilemma: Black dress with poofyfun skirt on top or just black dress? We all know which is classier, but is that really what New Year’s is about?
Should I make a comment regarding your classy behavior on New Year’s?
That was a whole year ago. I’m a mature woman now.
1. Go with the pouf.
2. “mature woman”
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2011 in Books →
yearly round-up of reading.
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Muhammad Yunus: Microcredit's Turning Tide →
heard this on WAMU yesterday- apparently it was a rebroadcast, but it’s still pretty recent (AND INTERESTING).
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Bright Eyes- Lua
