Sunday, March 30, 2008

Things are good

Finally we are here, in Mexico! Things are going well and I think T and I are starting to learn how to live slower..even if we have a lot of work to do by mid-June. We did get that design job I had mentioned and after a bit of a delay, it is now full-force. I think we are both a little concerned that the deadline will come too quickly we are focussing on just putting our heads down and getting it done so we can continue our travels (with pockets a little fuller).

I am busy writing for a blog as well. It is a little harder for me which is partly due to that fact that A) I have not really been back to writing in ages B) in uni all I wrote were scientific labs (ugh) so my creative stream is a little lacking these days. But I believe I am improving and like they always say 'practice makes perfect' but I will settle for 'better' right now.

Mexico is awesome. People are friendly and the beaches are beautiful. I have only been out surfing once (and when I say surfing, I mean trying to surf) as T and I both got hit with a rather mean cold. But we are planning to try and get out a couple of times a week now that we are both feeling better and our project is moving.

Things are good.

Friday, March 7, 2008

movie recommendation

Persepolis is an adaption of a graphic novel about the accounts of a young girl growing up in Iran after the revolution. I loved the film and highly recommend it. The animation style used is mesmerizing and the characters are all enchanting in their own way, especially her grandmother. It really makes you wonder what you would do is faced with a similar event. Would you stand up and risk death, follow the crowd and wait it out or remove yourself completely thereby denying where you came from? Food for thought…but definitely try and track this film down.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

talents?

Perhaps it is because I am tired but I am feeling a little unsure about my talents if there are any at all. These great opportunities have presented themselves to me and I still feel like I don't deserve any of it...usually I am not so lackluster but I am concerned that perhaps my worthiness is debatable.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Paco and Francois

I am stealing internet from a cafe below our little room. Who knew that travelling 4 years later would involve all this tech gear and the option of stealing wireless?

I am attempting to speak Spanish when I can here but I end up butchering it and then about 10 minutes later I think of the right way or a better way to say something. Luckily most of the people are receptive to us trying but there are a few who respond in English or say rude things in Spanish. But for the most part people let us try and that is all we can expect. I am worried that I won't pick it up quickly or at all, as it seems that all that learning has disappeared inside my brain to some dark corner where it is resting on an old couch, eating nachos and talking with the French lessons I took years ago.