Favorite French Women

By: Gabriela Yareliz Growing up a Francophile made me pay attention to the culture, food, music but also the women who were iconic. My favorite French women: 1] Marion Cotillard-because she is pure brilliance, passion and achievement (and her hair is always amazing). 2] Juliette Binoche-because she is a powerful and real performer. She canContinue reading “Favorite French Women”

This Week’s Picks: March 10, 2013

By: Gabriela Yareliz Hey guys, Here are fabulous thoughts to inspire your week. 1] Jueves, Thursday March 11, 2004 In Madrid 192 people died in the terrorist attacks. This song was dedicated to those victims and it is one of my favorite songs by La Oreja de Van Gogh. Remembering the victims of this tragedyContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: March 10, 2013”

Your wings

By: Gabriela Yareliz This morning my mother shared with me a thought she heard in an Alejandro Bullon sermon: When an eagle has baby eagles, she throws them from high heights. The baby falls and cannot do anything for itself. She swoops down and catches the baby birdling. She continues to throw them. Life isContinue reading “Your wings”

Something I am sure of

By: Gabriela Yareliz [For those of you who like my personal posts, you are in for a treat. (I guess that depends on if you actually really like them.)Here is today in a nutshell, and thank you for reading. I know I am not the president or anything, so, I appreciate you taking time toContinue reading “Something I am sure of”

Sick-day Sabbath

By: Gabriela Yareliz Today, I am anti-social and sick. I feel better than I did last night. I hope this is as bad as it gets, because believe me, at school the last two rows of my property class are like the cloud of death. Everyone sneezing and coughing. I have been taking weird concoctionsContinue reading “Sick-day Sabbath”

This week’s picks: Jan. 28, 2013 (last of January)

By: Gabriela Yareliz This week has been so strange. It has been overwhelming. More reading, assignments and cold calls than ever. I got an offer and accepted a fantastic internship that I never imagined I would be working in (thanks for the prayers guys), and I helped head up a panel that was a completeContinue reading “This week’s picks: Jan. 28, 2013 (last of January)”

Inspiration for the day, Jan. 15, 2013

By: Gabriela Yareliz “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may beContinue reading “Inspiration for the day, Jan. 15, 2013”

Echa pa’lla

By: Gabriela Yareliz Today, it looked like sunset all day in NYC. Not a pretty sunset, but darkness. The positive was it was 50 degrees. School starts tomorrow; some things have gone amazingly; other things haven’t exactly gone as planned, it doesn’t mean they aren’t working out but it isn’t what I had in mind…Continue reading “Echa pa’lla”