I have always been fond of reading and learning about different types of philosophies. I have studied it since high school and it has helped me to navigate life throughout the years during college, work, and relationships. Embracing existentialism did a lot of wonders for me, once I fell on nihilism, that’s when things started […]
Last year was a very big one for me, I had a few trips for work and to see my family. I started several personal projects that continuing this year including: keep on writing my novel, testing bread recipes, pizza (I made at least 15 pizzas last year!), practice cake decoration with my once a […]
I firmly believe we are all animals, ok, I know it is a fact. However, I’m specifically referring to our instincts, our sexuality, our reactions, our fears, our desires, even big life decisions we make and take, we do it with the animal within US. You might believe you’re smart, you’re an intelligent human being, […]
I started a motivational Fridays series called Café Fridays and last week’s was about being happy, so, today I woke up super thirsty, and the first thing I thought about was ‘water’, so here we go! I can’t tell you enough how wonderful nature’s element ‘WATER’ is in my life.  Not only it makes my […]
Empezando esta semana quiero compartirles mi mensaje motivador con un cafesito. La vida siempre nos da altos y bajos, y si algo he aprendido es que siempre existe algo de lo que se puede estar agradecido.  Si le quieres agradecer al cielo, a un dios, al universo, o a ti mismo, a quien sea o lo […]
My first weekend around Portland, OR felt great and the sunny weather really kept the mood going for the rest of Sunday. We decided to have a picnic around Cannon Beach and it was beautiful. It was cold enough to keep my hoodie on and warm enough that I didn’t need to use my gloves. […]
 Recap del Festival San Francisco de La Montaña 2012 y fotografÃas por Wendys Guardia del The Shooting Espresso “El Festival San Francisco de la Montaña es una iniciativa educativa, cultural y artÃstica que se realiza en la provincia de Veraguas desde el año 2010, con el propósito de contribuir a la educación, la cultura y posicionar […]
Portland Head Light Lighthouse – ME When we decided to drive to Boston all I could think of were the cliches and tourist traps, even when it came to food. Â I know many folks make it a big deal to not fall in a tourist trap and to avoid chain restaurants and usually I do […]
Me, J and our friend Khalil (who joined us if for only a few songs ha! He was visiting from Panama and attended the Willie Nelson concert with us, yup, big country fan) I don’t have much knowledge of music and like wine I don’t necessarily have a specific type that I like but until […]
What’s an indie film? I read somewhere that people/companies who invest on indie films don’t expect revenue and also usually have a very low budget (under $4 million). On this list, I’m sure there are a few that are over 8 million dollars and maybe don’t even qualify for the indie genre, if that’s the […]