I remember (Toledo Version)

Toledo  • 
I remember the smile that rose on my face when I walked to the last DIM trip–Toledo. I remember a long bus ride, sitting next to Maya, airpods in, couldn't quite sleep this time. I remember getting into a thrilling conversation with Brian about ~Elite~ while first getting off the bus. I remember bei...

Pesadilla

Ibiza  • 
la capital del fiesta del mundo pero la ciudad, los aviones y los autobuses no nos gustaban. La mala suerte vino para nosotros y hizo que el tiempo pareciera ser para siempre Pero cuando subimos esta colina y miramos hacia afuera Despertamos de nuestra pesadilla

Barcelona (in dada)

Barcelona  • 
Meditation columns mom batlló. Gaudi it a curvilinear lizard huge family stained light vibrant; Textile tiles for park clouds casa familia glass Sagrada Note on poem: Here I did a Dadaism inspired poem, where I found words either in or inspired by the photos below and shuffled them to make a dadais...

Retiro Runs

Madrid  • 
A blip of green in a sea of grey. Trees, kids, bikes, cartoon characters? up the hill, down the hill. A relief of stress in a crowded day. A moment of peace in the chaos. An escape from life. Running–to what? Away, towards, or just to run. Stepping into meaninglessness, Approaching flow. A blip of g...

Lleno de vida

Galicia  • 
las nubes saltan en el horizonte y las montañas rebotan detrás. la tierra brota de alegría y el agua corre por debajo. las escaleras en el pueblo y la presión de la altitud los sonidos de las risas y de la rica historia del pueblo mi mente de ciudad se ralentiza y me siento en paz en la naturaleza....

Sea World

Majorca  • 
fish made of stone–turtle made of tile–sharks made of ceramic, alive the wall is, seems to breathe, shiny blue flowing out, people eyeing in awe. light glistens in the eye of the crab, tile pieces together an octopus, static but moving. a whole story inside one wall, the sea world i saw was the most...

A Tribute to Friends

Cádiz  • 
coming to spain–i left all my friends behind. the sole senior in spain, i was odd one out. cadiz contains lots of first for me. my first real friend made–maya. my first time connecting with someone–hishi. my first time feeling a bond with others. my first time being more confident in my spanish. cad...

Flamenco

Sevilla  • 
one, two, flick. three, four, flick. be graceful, oops– i missed a step. ok– one, two, flick. three, four, flick. five, six, twist. im getting the hang of it. it's easy–oops– i missed a step.

Torbellino

Madrid  • 
Miedo, Inseguro, inmovíl. el viento me está ahogando. El aire denso, la lengua embrollado. Mi cabeza se llenó de niebla. Solo, individual, libre. el viento sopla hacia adelante.