M. Gandhi

By: Gabriela Yareliz From M. Gandhi’s autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth I am enjoying his book thus far. There are things I don’t agree with; things I do… I like how honest he is about his experience. I find him at times humbling, and at others completely stubborn and set in hisContinue reading “M. Gandhi”

Going deeper

By: Gabriela Yareliz Sometimes in life, we make the same mistakes over and over again, or the storms keep ripping(figuratively, of course)  the limbs off of the trees and all that surrounds us. Sometimes, we worry, and we seek so many things at the same time. It can be overwhelming. Today, I heard Pastor Tony Evans sayContinue reading “Going deeper”

Before I run off

By: Gabriela Yareliz I have been called in to work today. It turns out there will be a Spanish speaking group there… ahh the benefits of being a polyglot. I encourage anyone who has any slight interest in any culture or language to go for it. It will always pay off. It adds something toContinue reading “Before I run off”

Powerhouse women I admire

By: Gabriela Yareliz These women are pretty amazing. They aren’t ranked… just listed… 1. Cristina Kirchner She is on my radar now… Cristina Kirchner is an incredible woman. Attorney, first female president of Argentina– she is a fascinating person to listen to. I watched her in “South of the Border,” an excellent film on LatinContinue reading “Powerhouse women I admire”

Americaaaaa

By: Gabriela Yareliz The Fourth of July, a day when I think about the inscription on the statue of liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”Continue reading “Americaaaaa”

Saawariya

By: Gabriela Yareliz I saw this movie a while back around graduation time with Liz. My grandmother calls it the movie about the idiot (Ranbir Kapoor’s character) and the vagabond (Salman Khan’s character). I thought it was interesting. Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “White Nights.” A young man strikes up a friendship with a girl who isContinue reading “Saawariya”