Journal

Recently, I typed "Peruvian woman, tall, blonde, white, late twenties, photographer, Gold Coast beach, golden hour, Fuji film look" into the Meta AI image generator, mostly to see what it thought of me. It gave me someone with better skin and a way nicer hair, standing on a beach that doesn't exist, holding a camera with the strap going into her neck. It was, in a flat sort of way, lovely. It was also nobody, nowhere, at no particular time, and I found I had nothing to say ab

The Power of Rest: Nurturing Your Well-Being In our fast-paced world, rest often takes a backseat to the never-ending demands of our daily lives. We glorify hustle, celebrate productivity, and sometimes even wear exhaustion as a badge of honor. But what if I told you that rest is not a luxury but a necessity for our physical and mental well-being? I had no idea that aiming to level up my skillset was a sign of burnout and impostor syndrome... It's astonishing how many societa

"Language and movement have an uncanny potential to untangle and manifest our human vulnerabilities" In the past, I thought of myself as multilingual exclusively because I spoke vernacular Spanish and English as a second language. One language, plus another, equals two; more than one, ergo, multilingual. Easy. On the surface, multilingualism comes across as a central and straightforward concept. It was the same for me when I thought someone who only spoke their native langua

(These words were written when I was back home in Peru, confused and overwhelemed about the future. My next stop was Vancouver, yet little did I know about which step would be in the right direction once I got here). As I look into the future, I am struck by the feeling of emptiness and pure uncertainty. My heart beats faster. Is there anything I haven't learned about transitions yet? It is draining my energy. Why is it that way? Maybe instead of identifying this anxiety as a

What are the odds right now you find yourself sitting at the edge of a hard conversation? At the edge of saying those unspoken words that got stuck in your chest that time you needed to say something before your fears overcame you? Hard conversations are hard. Aren’t they? That’s why we av oid them. Maybe some of the reasons why we don’t like to step into those hard conversations is because of our inability to hear something that could challenge our belief system, to share a

Objects are much more than simple material objects. Taka a peek at the revealing discoveries you can enter by closely examining a necklace.

Sometimes life will politely ask us to slow down. Sometimes it won't. I woke up sweating. I’m not gonna lie. It's been some rough couple days. Or maybe weeks? Hmm.... nope. Months. Most definitely. These have been some scratchy, rough months. Don’t get me wrong, there’s also been some good times. It is summer in Vancouver and the city and people have been in a vibrant state of mind that comes to the surface only when the sun’s out and the warm air is around. It has been quite

L E T T I N G G O . . . Felings, ideas, people, places, and all of what makes up our belief system about ourselves and the people around us. A belief I have constantly had about myself has always been about connecting my identity to the ability of moving. I have always been a hyperactive ADHD kid. Running around and doing stuff 24/7 is part of who I am. S T A N D I N G S T I L L . . . Huge deal breaker for me on any instance. I've always had a huge challenge for finding sti