By: Gabriela Yareliz Olympics are gone and out. I love the Olympics. It isn’t even about the athletes competing and doing their amazing things specifically; what gets me the most is how it is so patriotic. I am a sucker for patriotism and doing things to honor your flag and country. I like the ideaContinue reading “Athletic”
Category Archives: culture
New York
By: Gabriela Yareliz Hello world. What can I say? It has been an action packed set of days including driving; my car going up in smoke (RIP Paolo); hens and looking for pliers at Wacahoota, while coolant makes a lake under my car; packing; praying; stuffing duffle bags until they were about to explode; thinkingContinue reading “New York”
India Against Corruption: the foundation of a movement from decades ago
Thoughts and compilation by: Gabriela Yareliz Below are some of my favorite quotes by M. Gandhi from his autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth. I first came across this book while doing a series of interviews for the India Against Corruption movement last fall at the University of Florida. In my time withContinue reading “India Against Corruption: the foundation of a movement from decades ago”
Shadow Men
Jason: “Only a God can save us”? Archie: I didn’t say some preacher could. But what a story. Jason: Story? Archie: The Jesus thing. God, the Creator of the universe, becoming a man, suffering worse than any person suffered, suffering an injustice worse than any of us can suffer? Incredible! I forgot that’s what ChristiansContinue reading “Shadow Men”
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”
Free Advice
BE NO ONE’S VICTIM. -Gabriela Yareliz
Dil Bole Hadippa
By: Gabriela Yareliz Dil Bole Hadippa was great. A girl who plays cricket like a man and Shahid Kapoor. He is my new Bollywood crush. Move over Salman Khan… this guy is awesome and very “jokey”…. It was a great film.
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”
Anushka Sharma
By: Gabriela Yareliz “As a young woman I know how important independence and mobility is to me,”- Anushka Sharma
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”
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