Michelle Rodriguez for Cosmo Latina

By: Gabriela Yareliz
Michelle Rodriguez is gracing the cover of Cosmo Latina (Yes, Cosmo now has a Latina Edition–my, the times are changing!) Anyway, I really like her personality. She is known for tough girl roles and a fit bod. She has the perfect amount of attitude, femininity, confidence and beauty. She is a writer who knows how to kick butt… what is not to love?

Some of her best quotes:

(Photo from Cosmo)

“I rebel against everything, even myself!”

“Sometimes you gotta believe. And sometimes you may be wrong. But until you try it and put it out there, you can’t let anybody have an opinion about it. And that’s how you get it done.”

(Photo from Cosmo)

“I’m attracted to manly men. I can’t do metrosexuals who get their nails done more than me.”

M-Rod, fearless Latina at its best. Check out the new issue. Marc Baptiste has some great photography in it.

Identified



We are finally finishing classes. We have much outlining and studying ahead of us.
This crying is mostly about the sleep deprivation which has accumulated over the weeks.
We had our last Con law class. She called on me, as she always does. We have a strange bond. Are you really cold called if you know she is going to call on you, always?
It has been glorious… truly.
All good things come to an end… including 1L. Month of May, you are my Everest.

Some favs (from various law school tumblr sites):

When it’s the last week of school and exams are looming and professors are STILL assigning new material


When you look up at the clock in class and only 20 minutes have gone by when you thought it was more like an hour


When someone right behind you is on call but it feels like the professor is staring into your soul instead of looking at them

I wish contracts was as interesting as the Godfather. It is not. Oh, to be a Coppola!

Okay, I need to go study. Enough with this pathetic break.
-Gabriela Yareliz

[insert name here]

Out of the depths have I cried unto you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice: let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

If you, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who will stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope.
My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning. I say more than those who wait for the morning.

Let [insert name here] hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plenteous redemption.
And He shall redeem [insert name here] from all of His sins.

Psalm 130

A Latin Playlist

The perfect playlist, for the busiest and weirdest week. These are the sounds circling in my veins.
Mwah*

A bit of patriotism: Made in Puerto Rico

About sending flowers to someone in your dreams…

My favorite on this list. “That my eyes may awake with the light of your gaze. I ask of God. That is I die, I die of love, and if I fall in love, it will be with you; and that this heart may be your voice’s; that my soul may not grow tired of loving you. A second more of life, I ask of God.”

“My heart is hanging in your hands”– I remember the first time I heard this, I was driving and trying to remember the lyrics so I could look it up later. I fell in love with its poetry.

Drops of sweet water

Who told you that I don’t love you anymore?

I cry for you. (I always try to do the W&Y rap; mom looks at my like I am a crazy gangster)

Grew up with this man’s poetry.

Going back to PR with Calle 13, to La Perla

What a beauitful moon…

Blessed be your light- gorgeous song.

This Week’s Picks: Last week of class & birthday week


YES– We made it to the end of a semester of classes and another year of life (SUCH a blessing).
So, in honor of this special week, here are my top picks 😉

1] Song of the week: 22, very appropriate

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3] MARIA PAULA ROMO
I had the privilege of meeting this incredible congress woman/lawyer from Ecuador.

She is intelligent and so incredibly sweet. I was completely inspired.

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“If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.”
― Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra