bread is great. i ate an astronomical amount of bread this summer. so much that i used the word astronomical. _____________________ perhaps it’s strange to talk so much about bread, but i think there is some value. bread traces back to the neolithic age and in some findings even further. we been eating bread for a minute! and we all are eating this stuff. from baguettes and tortillas to naan and injera - bread is universal. kind of neat how we can be connected through a mix of flour and water.
european people dress so fresh. this hand painted denim jacket was low key cooler than the arc de triomphe. _____________________ there is a small section in the road in front of the arc de triomphe marked off for picture posing. as i waited in line to photograph my friend, i set my camera by taking photos of others. and just as i had my settings, this girl in the dope jacket appeared. sometimes photos just happen by chance.
i love the streets in paris. they make you feel like you are right there just roaming around on the set of ratatouille. _____________________ cities built for walking are so great. especially when the streets become the sidewalks. jane jacobs said that cities are by definition are full of strangers. and based on all my time roaming i’d say that the streets are where you meet.
when was the last time you played with bubbles? or took a bubble bath? both are really quite important to do. _____________________ play is an invaluable part of being a child. all throughout europe i saw kids playing games or dancing in the street. and as these kids laughed and chased bubbles, i also saw grown people with ice cream cones doing the same. no matter what age we are, we must never forget to play.
this summer i spent some time in europe. this week i want to share some photos from my adventures in france. i learned the word chofleur and it means cauliflower. _____________________ one thing that stood out to me everywhere i went were patterns. patterns of colors painted on houses to intricate details etched into century old buildings. in some ways i think the patterns tell the story of place. for example, i had ice cream that was the same colors as that first building.
been in europe for awhile. now back in america on july 4th, one of my favorite holidays. i love america and it is home. but this 4th, we must celebrate while keeping in mind that not all is grand in a place we call home. _____________________ in the time i’ve been gone, thousands of children have been detained, families have been ripped apart and reproductive rights now face devastating future threats. this mythology of american independence — that it is self-evident that all men are created equal — is a fable we continue to repeat, but it is incomplete.” - fredrick douglass _____________________ a lot is wrong in america today, but there is a lot of promise as well. young people are fighting injustice and lebron is on the lakers. enjoy the 4th & know that we have work to do. 🇺🇸
if i could be anything, i would be one of those i spy books. i like finding round pegs in square holes. _____________________ despite being a dry desert there are more than 400 different plant species in bryce canyon national park in arizona. this patch of trees was found when walking through a deep crevasse in the red canyon rock. despite being surrounded by dense rock formations on every side, these trees had been growing for years. and that’s pretty neat if you ask me!
earth is a top 8 planet of all time. _____________________ i always like earth day because it’s perfectly acceptable to not get earth a card so as to avoid wasting paper. been working on promoting sustainability in my life. whether it be composting, making my own meals and using a reusable lunchbox, or limiting plastic, it really is easy to reduce our footprint. at the very least, “we must do something for wildness and make the mountains glad” - john muir
when i was a littler kid i got to see a sky full of stars every night right from my bed room. being able to see and feel so close stars is one of the coolest feelings. _____________________ i try to seize every opportunity to view the stars. i do not know how to identify specific sets or constellations yet, but one of my friends showed me an app so i’m learning (it’s called night sky). when we think about pollution we often consider land waste, toxic water, or carbon emissions, but sometimes we forget about what light does. light pollution in north america prevents 80% of us from seeing the milky way. that’s our home galaxy! everyone should be able to see a dark sky because meeting with the stars is so grand. so do whatever you can to look up, get lost, and find the stars.