tulum so far away

Posting the last of the Tulum photos makes me feel like it was a distant dream. Real life is so different. Along with school stuff, I have also been trying to deal with this longing to go home. I hope I can make it back soon because this December it will be two years since I saw my family...I miss everything.

I recently watched the Bill Cunningham documentary and found it so inspiring for so many reasons, including the part that he still shoots film (!). The bit that struck me the most is how happy and content he is simply because he wants so little.

friday night

Surprise Friday night post! How's your Friday? Mine's pretty mellow...spent in front of the screen, trying to make code play nice with me, taking comfort in cooler weather, stacking books nearby for easy inspiration and feeling not much of anything really. Whatcha doin'?

some more Tulum

I am honestly a little disappointed in the way this roll turned out...should've stuck to the film I know. But it doesn't change how beautiful Tulum is and how amazing this little trip was. I am not sure what to write...all my thoughts are clouded by school right now. There were things I wanted to tell you but now I forgot.

oh Tulum!

It's been a while, I know. Most of August was spent teaching Code to the incoming students in my program in a intense 3 week long Bootcamp. I barely slept during those 3 weeks but it was an amazing experience for many reasons. The day after the teaching ended, we flew out to Tulum, Mexico for a short 3 day trip. I cannot explain in words how beautiful Tulum was for me. I really wish we were there for longer than 3 days and I hope to go back soon. And then so much has happened this week since school started.

The blue waters in Tulum, rainy night with live flamenco music on the beach, bike rides along the water, fresh food, nice people, white sand, orange and blue hammocks outside our cottage with the beach right there, the thatched roof where we stayed and the mosquito net above our bed, delicious frappes at the roadside shack, hot pink bougainvillea, mango margaritas, shrimp tacos, swimming in the cenotes, sleeping to the sound of waves...it all seems so surreal right now. My head is in the clouds this week as I try to figure out thesis, classes, while planning for the long weekend.