Homemade goodies

Valentine's Day can be a very stressful time of the year for many, specially if they are single, or if the occasion reminds them of someone who is no longer around. However, in other places like Peru Valentine's Day is not only for those who have a significant other but to those who have wonderful friends. We call Valentine's Day the day of love and friendship (El Dia del Amor y la Amistad), and in my opinion there's nothing better than having a special day to celebrate friendship! 

Short on money? No problem! You can find tons of DIY ideas on the internets. This is a cute little guy I got a while back. When I saw him, he just made my heart melt!! His name is Pichi and he is very happy to meet you! :3

Valentine's Day or any day for that matter should never be a reason to be mad or sad about. Although not always easy to do, but try to look at things from the bright side. I'm sure we all have a special friend who would be more than happy to receive a precious gift made by you or hear that you really appreciate their friendship. Let's show those we love we care!

Mini Piñata loving for your viewing pleasure!

These guys are super easy to make and you can even stuff them with candy or your favorite sweet treat (as long as it is mini sized as well)

Music that makes me smile

Music By Colin Huggins colinhuggins.com
Animation By Lev Polyakov levpolyakov.com

Night lights

This is me trying my hand at photography. Downtown Miami, South Miami, and Brickell Ave. at night. Enjoy!

Freedom Tower

From the Dadeland North Station Rooftop

Dadeland Mall

Brickell Ave.

Views from Above

When traveling I have the habit of constantly looking out my window, you can also imagine that I must ALWAYS sit by the window! There are two reasons for this. Reason 1: I like being able to shoot a picture of two of the scenery. When someone else has the window seat, all I can see is his or her head, and it's too embarrassing to be snapping pictures from a far away seat. Reason 2: I dislike having to get up every time a pee-er* must go to the bathroom. When I don't manage to get a window seat, somehow I'm always stuck with a pee-er. (For these reasons I always make sure I don't drink too many fluids when on board, so that I myself don't become one of them, and if I must get up to pee, I do so when the person next to me has gotten up on their own.) 

Above all the unpleasant moments one can have while on a plane, I love seeing how everything looks from a distance. These are from a recent trip to Miami.
 

This one looks like a million parallel rivers

 in the middle of the ocean

Rand McNally map on steroids!

Downtown Miami

*Pee-er: person who has to urinate (pee) constantly.

Great Wave of Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai

Today was my first day of classes of my very last semester as an undergrad. Although a chilly day, I did not have to wake up early since class began at 2p.m. Our fist assignment was to collect different versions of Hokusai's "Great Wave of Kanagawa." None of these pieces are my own, and credit is given to original artists. And then I found out this design is everywhere!

In Ads. This one is for Fuji Mineral Water

In Dresden

In memorabilia from The British Museum

In The Met

On walls

In High Fashion

On jeans

On feet

On more walls

In graffiti art

On other blogs' merchandize like now & zen

On tshirts

In guitar art

On people's bodies

Hokusai Wave of Hearts by josphmeraz

On ties

 

On cakes

On DIY art by kleio's belly

On Keds shoes

On more shirts

On Levis Ads

On Rice fields

On laptops

On manholes

On paper crane art by Joni Yamashiro