a true genius gone too soon.

R.I.P., Steve Jobs.

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crossroads.

Every time I am starting to lose my confidence I go back to this video; Somedays I don't have all the answers, but as Mrs. Von Furstenberg says—"I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become"... and those words can pretty much define how I am feeling these days. I am very sorry for the lack of posts but I need a little bit of silence in my life. I am just trying to figure out how can I improve my freelance business and clothing line... working from Guatemala is making things very hard and I just need time to figure things out.

On another note, the organization where I volunteer invited me to participate on their annual design/photography workshop as a mentor, I accepted immediately and will be spending the following week in Santiago de Atitlán (this beautiful little town situated on Lake Atitlán and surrounded by two spectacular volcanoes)... after that, I will be going to Puerto Rico for three weeks—to see my family and friends.

I hope to be back soon to this space; hopefully with some good pictures from my upcoming trips.

See you soon. XO

P.S. Below you can listen to the complete music from Diane Von Furstenberg's video. (Opus 28 by Dustin O'Halloran)

monterrico.

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These pictures (and video) were taken a few months back—but I wanted to share. My husband and I had the opportunity to participate in the release of baby sea turtles back into the Pacific Ocean (Monterrico, Guatemala). It was certainly a very magical day for us and we felt very humbled my the efforts of the community and few Tortugarios (Sea Turtle Hatchery) in the area that are trying to protect the four endangered species that breed in the long stretch beach every year. For additional information you can visit this website.

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Some recent images capturing life in Guatemala...

Holy week in Guatemala. More info here.

Giraffes at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City.

San Andrés Xecul Church in Quetzaltenango.

Xetulul.

El felicidadmóvil = The happiness mobile.

@ Guatemala city

Flowers from my husband :)

sorry.

I have to apologize for the lack of posts lately but I have been very busy. I promise to post more constantly (I will post some pictures this week about life in Guatemala).

I just finished updating my website... If you like, you can check it out right here.

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In love with these feathers and pinecones mobile from this etsy shop.

This week has been pretty hectic for me, I'm swamped with design work.

Will be back soon, I want to get into the habit of getting more daily pictures to post here,

life in Guatemala is beautiful and want to share it with you.

dreaming of india.

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That's my goal this year, to finally visit that magnificent country.

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Nothing like pretty flowers around the house to brighten up your day after a very windy and rainy day.

P.S. the cloud pictures were taken from my apartment, sometimes my husband and I feel like we are living inside a cloud or a tree house :)

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loving these patterns.

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{baby clothing @ Chichicastenango} / {giraffe @ Auto Safari Chapín} / {peacock @ Auto Safari Chapín}

Above are some recent pics I took while traveling around Guatemala the last couple of weeks. Life is a bit busy around here, I hope you are having a good start to 2011. cheers!

bits from my weekend...

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My husband and I spent a lovely weekend at Lake Atitlán. It was magical.

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hola. hello.

I don't even know how to start this post. Life is changing quickly before my eyes, almost a year ago I was working, playing and living in New York City (my dream city), my boyfriend (now my husband) decided to take his dream job in Central America, I moved back to Puerto Rico to spend some time with my family (while figuring life out), got engaged, planned my wedding (never again!), got married... *phew!* and today marks my sixth week since moving full time to Guatemala City to support my husbands dreams.

I don't know what direction my life will be taking (since I am still in the "figuring out" phase!)... but all I know at this moment is that I feel very blessed for this new adventure (I know many would kill for this amazing opportunity of living in a foreign country) and happy that I get to experience this new world right next to my best friend, my lovely husband.

So far I can say that Guatemalans have made me feel at home, everyone has been very helpful and very kind... and since Spanish is my first language that has been tremendously helpful. After a month of having SW (my husband) as a chauffeur—two weeks ago I was brave enough to finally drive around by myself—and can't honestly say how many times I got lost—but at the end of the day was very rewarding... I was starting to discover my new home and I got that feeling of freedom back again... all the places I'll go :)

Right now we are decorating our apartment and trying to make it feel more "home like", my hubby is working a lot (thankfully he LOVES his job!, beyond words!) and I'm keeping myself busy doing some freelance work for the company I use to work for in New York.

My next goals: make new friends, keep learning about the city, find more freelance work, volunteer, maybe take a class, get on a schedule and start going to the gym and expand my cooking skills.

Well, I hope that you join me on this new experience and if you ever have a word of wisdom please do share, it will make me very happy to learn about likewise fellows that are going through the same life changing events.

*Below are some pictures from a recent trip to Copán Ruinas, Honduras.

bird at macaw mountain (a sanctuary for birds)

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Copán Plaza (cute boutique hotel we stay at)

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mariachis.

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butterfly at macaw mountain (a sanctuary for birds)

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view from one of the temples at Cópan Ruinas

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at Cópan Ruinas

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one of the temples at Cópan Ruinas