12/52

{a favorite cafe in northampton: woodstar}

a view from where i stand, every week, every month, this year.

“to like many people spontaneously and without effort is perhaps the greatest of all sources of personal happiness."

- bertrand russell

sounds good to me.

{a rainy day, a foamy chai, and a sweetie to my left}

"a great sorrow, and one that i am only beginning to understand: we don't get to choose our own hearts. we can't make ourselves want what's good for us or what's good for other people.  we don't get to choose the people we are." 

- the goldfinch, donna tartt

11/52

{playa sucia, puerto rico: the view that movies are made of}

a view from where i stand, every week, every month, this year. 

"love, real love - is invariably the story of two troubled people who understand and accept each other's troubles, but choose to face them together." 

- genevra reid 

10/52

{boqueron, puerto rico: sunset-watching, open toes, a breeze in the air, surrounded by 5 good souls. perfection.}

a view from where i stand, every week, every month, this year. 

"in spanish, there is a word for which i can't find a counterword in english.  it is the verb vacilar... it does not mean vacillating at all.  if one if vacilando, he is going somewhere, but does not greatly care whether or not he gets there, although he has direction." 

- john steinbeck

un viaje puertorriqueño

{the small town of boqueron}

{boqueron beach}

{playa sucia}

{a trip to san juan}

{crash boat beach}

featured above: a much needed break from the rigors of graduate school.  we stayed at a small beachside resort in the southwest corner of the island, in a small town called boqueron.  while boqueron (translated as "anchovy" in spanish...?) is no tourist-attracting // cruise ship-porting san juan, the six of us quickly fell in love with the tiny little town.  we charmed our way to free drinks at will's restaurant, almost adopted a stray puppy from alex at galloway's, made a bad name for all american girls while paddle boarding with ignacio, and caught a free ride to the rental car place with manny.  we drank piña coladas and ate tostones all of the days, explored the crystal clear depths of las playas, karaoked to bon jovi with some locals, and were so sad to say goodbye to our tiny corner of the island that we had made our own when the 7 days were up.  

now back to the grind and some summer internship decision-making.  ciao!

"i think the truth is if you really care about the quality of somebody's life as much as you care about the quality of your own, you have it made." 

- edie windsor