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An Ocean Away

What I've discovered over these past (almost) 9 months is that it doesn't take two separate people to make a whole. You need two whole people who are willing to share their worlds with each other to make it work. I don't think I've ever missed anyone so much but like you said...this is the hardest yet easiest thing I've ever had to do. 

Tattoo

So, I finally just turned 18. And, for my 18th birthday, I really wanted to do something just for me. Lately, my parents and I have been arguing about what I want to pursue as a career. I would literally settle for any major they wanted. But one thing that I really want to pursue, regardless of it being simply a minor, is music. I've thought of this time and time again. People will try and strip me of my passions and my dreams as I get older. Many people will find ways to try and convince me out of the things I love. There is always a negative side to everything. One thing that I was told once was "El no siempre esta ahi, lo que tu buscas es el si." That, translated in english, is "The 'no's' are always there, what you're looking for is the 'yes'". I have to always remember to stay fueled on my love for music until one day I have all the courage in the world to take it head on. In the meantime, I have to accept that people will disapprove of my choices and thoughts. Well, that's what comes with being young, I guess.

So, I will never let anybody try to tell me differently about music. Whether it remains a hobby or I decide to take a leap with it when I'm older is up to me. Regardless of what I do, it will always be the one thing that has stayed constant with me all these years. Therefore, I wanted to have a reminder of what it meant to me and I went for it and got a tattoo of precisely that...

Hasta el fin, musica
Siempre canto
Forever Music

Free your mind

And whenever someone asks me what the legendary part of my high school years was, I'll tell them about these moments right here and right now. Because everything that I've worked for, all the happiness I've strived towards is finally right here, right in front of me. And I'm absolutely loving it. The key? Freeing your mind.

List of Countries I want to Visit

Turks and Caicos

Aruba

Netherlands

Italy

Ireland

South Africa

Thailand

Japan

Chile

Brazil

Hope I get to see at least half of these throughout my life. 

Carib Trip (JOURNAL ENTRY)

This post is more of a journal entry than anything...so I can just document this trip :) 

So I haven't really been writing in this lately. The last month has been such a blur, it's actually ridiculous. Ever since it hit me that I had very little time left with my friends, I just zoned out. Everything became about having fun and doing things I don't normally do. And one of the the things that I sacrificed for that sake was spending time writing in this blog.

Anyways, what I DO believe is worthy writing about in this blog is the two and a half week trip that I am currently in the middle of. Lauren, Shiraz, Valentina, Anya and I decided to take a different route than most of our friends who are on Euro Trips. Instead, we decided to go on a Carib trip; specifically, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo. We arrived June 10th to San Juan and situated ourselves at the apartment that we rented for 6 days. I can't even believe to describe the convenience and amazing-ness of this apartment. A two bedroom, two bathroom, dining room and kitchen apartment, we honestly couldn't have done better. And, just half a block away was the beach! The first two nights were kind of slow though in terms of nightlife because it was a monday and a tuesday. This was kind of difficult for us to cope with because we are so used to NYC constant nightlife. Instead, we decided to go to the beach at night or go to local bars (Colombo, Waiters). When Thursday hit, we finally got to go to Brava, the local nightclub and it was amazing. We made friends, danced a shit load, had some drinks...basically a lot of fun :) 

When we went to the island of Vieques, the pace of the trip altered by a lot. We were faced with limited space and nightlife. However, we got to do activities such as snorkeling, jetskiing, kayaking etc. One day, as Lauren and I were snorkeling, we wandered over by the rocks to observe the plants on them. However, the current swept over us and we were washed over the rocks. When that happened, Lauren got stung by a lionfish. At first, it didn't seem as serious but after about half an hour, we were taking a cab to the emergency center/clinic. It was a scary but an incredibly useful situation in terms of learning how to live alone. The second day at Vieques was possibly the most memorable. At night, we went on the bio bay tour that Vieques is famous for. In this particular bay, there are small plankton creatures called dinoflagellates. These planktons light up in reaction to any movement. So, as the sun set, the glow would grow stronger. If you literally just dragged your hand through the water, your hand would glow. As it got later in the night, you could see fish glowing as they swam by our kayaks. Each wave that crashed, would brighten up. Valentina and I jumped in the water and as we swam, we would light up. 

Today were off to Culebra, La Isla Chiquita. Culebra has one of the best beaches in the world called "Flamenco Beach" which I'm actually so excited for.