By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Art Begins Art is in the past tense. Writing is in the past tense. Music is in the past tense. Rhythm is in the present. Flow is forever As the painter is to the brush, the pencil is to the writer, which is the method of wording. We hold instruments…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Remembering Spain “There was another life. One where you excelled highly in what you were born to do.” The Monk in blue robes said to me. “Let’s review then. Which one was it?” I asked the monk “Present day, about 600 years ago, 15th century, in a land whose people would…
Santa Maria Cathedral By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion On April 1st, we took a guided tour of one of the biggest cathedrals in Vitoria. They told us some artists from Philly had come to work on it. On April 2nd, I went on a family trip to a small town, where I met my host’s aunt.…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion To the Basque Country! This was my first big trip outside the United States and over the Atlantic Ocean. In 2016, the year I graduated from high school, this was my “senior trip.” Almost everyone else in my graduating class had decided to go to Disney, but not me! Although it…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion For the last few days, all I remember was we went back-to-back to the Scottsdale Mall, I’d say. The mall was huge, as I had mentioned earlier! I didn’t buy much, but I did buy these unique stance socks that I still wear a pair of these days. They have palm…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion The day we left to go to Sedona, we stopped at a busy diner packed with people waiting to get in outside. Once we got in, the food was good! We were served by a blonde waitress who looked relatively young. From what I saw, the other restaurant staff looked Mexican.…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion After I graduated from Rowan University in 2021 with my dual bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising, my family asked me what I wanted as a gift. I told my brother, “I want to go to Arizona.” And so, we went to Arizona in July. The hottest month of the…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Magic and People Out in the gray void __ideas can grow rapidly __When you can, go there 2. When will I see my __Friends again, after so long __I want to see them 3. Growing up, people said __You should get this, or buy this __As an adult, people __Now do…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Live a story, live your story. Live your life, for there is only one granted to each of us. In the present moment, here and now. We ride on the waves of those who came before us. We pass the baton onto those who will succeed us. Remember those words you…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion The heart may flicker, the fire inside may dwindle, but do not let the flame ever extinguish. Even if it must be brought back from the ashes of the cinders surrounding the embers outside the battlefield, outside the erected walls and fortress created to protect what was once precious, the beautiful…