Shallow Soccer Commentary Brought to You By: Gabriela Yareliz For those of you who have been reading my World Cup 2014 blurbs, you know Germany made my “favorites” list after seeing its skill and Mats Hummels face. This was difficult to maintain during the France (my team) and Germany face-off, but it was hard toContinue reading “#EuroPower #BecauseFutbol”
Monthly Archives: July 2014
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Strike a Pose
Don’t worry– these are not the shots. In this post are some shameless selfies of my hair and makeup before the photo session. I have been blessed enough to have one of my personal essays selected for publication in September in a magazine I grew up reading. Naturally, they needed a photo to accompany theContinue reading “Strike a Pose”
Some Lit Quotes for the Soul
The heart needs some inspiration from fiction at times. Enjoy! John Green: F. Scott Fitzgerald: Jane Austen: Joanne Harris: Elizabeth Gilbert: Jhumpa Lahiri:
La Seduction
By: Gabriela Yareliz This week, I bought a fabulous little book called La Seduction by Elaine Sciolino, a Paris-based journalist. The book is about French politics and the art of seduction (no, not the sexual kind, per se)… This is an art I need to solidly learn. I mean, when I took the book toContinue reading “La Seduction”
Some Women
Some women seek a man to take care of like a child. Some women need a man to take care of them. Some women want a man with whom they can conquer the world.
True Feelings
By: Gabriela Yareliz Here are five confessions of truth, straight from the heart. 1] World Cup Antoine Griezmann, I cried with you. That was tough. France, you played magically. I will always wear that jersey with pride. Bisous, les bleus, bisous. 2] Hair It’s so weird when you cut off two feet of hair. You lookContinue reading “True Feelings”
New Yorker Fear II
By: Gabriela Yareliz When in New York, it’s not hard to find yourself in creepy neighborhoods. Sometimes, you will be walking down a street and that same street turns into the perfect set for a horror movie or some gangster musical. When fear and alertness hit you, you find yourself doing the weirdest things. MaybeContinue reading “New Yorker Fear II”
That is more than enough
Your worth comes from the fact that God loves you, and you belong to Him.
Movie Hair That Shaped Me
By: Gabriela Yareliz I read a fun post on the Man Repeller blog called “Girls on Film: Movie Hair that Shapped Us”. (Written by Meredith Fineman). I thought it would be fun to post some of my own hair inspirations throughout the years. As women, we really pay attention to movie hair and fashion. WeContinue reading “Movie Hair That Shaped Me”