Every boy and every girl deserves a chance to see this world…

Lyrics by Keegan Smith: Road Trippin’ I got the pedal to the medal My foot through the flow My windows rolled down Music blasting so loud I’m just road trippin’ Rock it out, Road trippin’ (x3) Let the concrete jungle full of pain Replace my struggles with a mountain range From fast pace cars theyContinue reading “Every boy and every girl deserves a chance to see this world…”

Move

“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up offContinue reading “Move”

New York: Queens-Jackson Heights (Little India) and Flushing (Chinatown)

By: Gabriela Yareliz On a day with no school, it is time to explore the city. That is exactly what my friend and I did Monday, when we hit the train stations and the streets of Queens to see the ecclectic and ethnic neighborhoods of Jackson Heights and Flushing. Here is a bit of our journeyContinue reading “New York: Queens-Jackson Heights (Little India) and Flushing (Chinatown)”

‘Put your hearts up’ and ‘Send it on’…

By: Gabriela Yareliz Songs on my inspiration playlist: ‘Put your hearts up’ with Ariana Grande. /You think you’re so small Like you’re itty bitty. Just one match in the lights of the city Walking by strangers on the side of the street Like a quarter in a cup’ll get ’em up on their feet, likeContinue reading “‘Put your hearts up’ and ‘Send it on’…”

Purely Me: Gabriela

Warning-Ek minute: This is a personal post. If you don’t care, I don’t mind. I just wanted to immortalize the thought by typing it out. Simple. “CERTAIN THINGS CAPTURE THE EYE, PURSUE ONLY THOSE THAT CAPTURE THE HEART-“ANCIENT INDIAN PROVERB By: Gabriela Yareliz You know that love? It’s the love that makes you nervous; the loveContinue reading “Purely Me: Gabriela”

The Island

By:Gabriela Yareliz Today, I spent time on an island off of Manhattan. It was pleasant. The breeze was soft, the sunshine was on and making my face feel warm and alive. This was a nice contrast to the NY I have known so far. The church organized a picnic there. There were some rickshaw lookingContinue reading “The Island”

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”