D A V I D

ME thank you for

EVERYDAY enjoyments

HOME at last

LOVE a must

HATE optional

JOB in hand

SOCIETY smiles while

ART avoids

REMOTECONTROL so

FREEDOM let ring

MUSIC shall sing

GREEN like spring

TRAVEL may bring

FOOD for

TRADITION a new

ADVENTURE unbound

WHY not

PAST may become

FUTURE when we

DREAM together

E L E N A

ME: 

A dreamer forever and always.

EVERYDAY: 

Making something, whether it’s a sketch, a painting, some jewelry, or even arranging some flowers. 

HOME: 

Rainy Seattle at the moment. 

LOVE: 

We all need it to survive, but won’t ever receive it from someone else until we give it to ourselves first. I think this is life’s greatest lesson! 

HATE: 

Don’t waste your time on it or it will consume you. 

JOB: 

Dream job: a travel show host! Real job: an accountant.

SOCIETY: 

I believe society in general is a good thing. As humans we need culture and a group to identify with. But, as with everything in life we need balance and society is no exception. Letting your thoughts be dictated by the popular majority or doing something just to follow the crowd is a good way to lose your individuality and spark! 

ART: 

Could not, would not live without it. Expressing myself through art is something that has gotten me through a few rough patches and I couldn’t imagine life without it. Everyone has the ability to create something that’s uniquely theirs to share with the world. 

REMOTECONTROL: 

The robots are coming..

FREEDOM: 

Every human has a right to freedom! 

MUSIC: 

Boom-chica boom boom! Music is life. 

GREEN: 

I would like to get more into the green movement soon! Nature and preserving its beauty is so important to me. 

TRAVEL: 

My #2 life activity right behind art. I was born in Europe but a short time later my family moved to the U.S. and I’ve been woefully under-traveled. But - next summer I’m planning a 5-country backpacking tour through Europe! Cannot stinking wait. 

FOOD: 

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” - Michael Pollan

TRADITION: 

I don’t have many traditions. A friend of mine has the funniest Christmas tradition with his family: they hide pickles around their house and whoever finds the most wins some money. 

ADVENTURE: 

Good solo or with a good group of friends :)

WHY: 

Why not? 

PAST: 

Learn from it but don’t dwell. 

FUTURE: 

Plan for it but don’t forget the now. 

DREAM: 

“Dreams are the seedlings of reality” - the best bathroom graffiti I’ve yet to come across.

C H R I S T A

ME:

i’m constantly changing. i’m always all over the place. i go off on tangents in most conversations i have with almost everyone. i like writing. i like colours a lot, especially when they’re organized in rows. i go barefoot in every chance i get. i am a lover, fighter, believer, dreamer and survivor. i am also very much loved. 

EVERYDAY:

it sounds boring and mundane, but it doesn’t need to be. i think the world will be a better place if people live their days like they do on the first day of a vacation. with that much excitement and positive energy, surely the everyday will be lovelier. 

HOME:

lately i’ve been thinking that home is in the details. i find little pieces of it in music, food, friends, places, stories, movies; in things i never would’ve associated ‘home’ with, and those that i do and everything that makes me feel less alone. 

LOVE:

love doesn’t make any sense. it’s the most powerful, beautiful thing and it feels like every emotion rolled into one. i don’t trust anyone who says that love doesn’t confuse them.

HATE:

it’s so exhausting to hate anything. chances are, it doesn’t do anyone any good. everything about it is so negative that i don’t get why anyone would make an effort to do it. i’d rather spend my energy on something positive.

JOB:

i like it. it gives me money. it’s not all there is to life, though. some people need to be reminded of that.

SOCIETY:

i don’t really know, to be honest. each of us is a part of society. most of us feel that we don’t belong in it. 

ART:

is a very scary word. it’s universal, but at the same time it’s personal and subjective. i went to art/design school for four years; until this day i don’t think i can find the words to describe what it is. maybe that’s what art is? the things that shift the way you feel and think, the things of beauty, the things which meanings and importance are bigger than themselves. 

REMOTE CONTROL:

i like the idea of having one that can give me subtitles of what people are saying, translate the meanings into something i can comprehend and mute them when they’re being annoying.

FREEDOM:

being everything that you are and feeling content about it. being wherever you are feeling happiest, safest, most content. doing the things you love, just because.

MUSIC:

my saving grace. music is essential to me. it never fails me. it’s a constant companion. sometimes i find it difficult to put my feelings into words, so i make mixes that can tell my loved ones how i feel. 

GREEN:

fresh. hope. new beginnings.

TRAVEL:

“there’s such a lot of world to see.” someone i follow on tumblr mentioned this quote from the song Moon River a couple of months ago, and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. i still have so many places that i want to see and feel. i think travelling is about opening your eyes, mind, and heart to a strange, wonderful, unfamiliar place that will definitely change who you are in one way or another.

FOOD:

i’m recovering from disordered eating. not eating disorder, just to be clear, because most people think that i say it the wrong way… no. disordered eating. i have an incredibly complicated relationship with food. i think about food a lot. i see it as fuel — something that i use to keep my body moving and going. eating has been enjoyable, though, lately; so i’d like to think that i’m starting to have a somewhat healthy relationship with food.

TRADITION:

routines that feel special. every tradition has instilled values. the most important part of tradition, for me, is that it can bring everyone involved back into that sense that they belong somewhere. 

ADVENTURE:

i see my life as a giant choose-your-own adventure book. each new day brings a new adventure. it’s exciting! it’s so full of possibilities and little wonders and hopes. and you get to choose where you’re going. 

WHY:

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, “Why not?” — George Bernard Shaw. it’s one of my life mantras.

PAST:

i used to think that the past means everything and everything that i’ve lost. that upset me a lot. i’ve learned that the past is everything that happened and everyone that was there with me. i haven’t lost them. how could i, when they’re the ones that have changed me and made me the person that i am now?

FUTURE:

another scary word. and a scary concept. it’s unknown, it’s unpredictable for the most part, it’s so full of possibilities. it’s the next step. i believe that we all have a say in our future, just as we do in our present. sure, it almost always never ends up the way we want it to be, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. it’ll become the present and then it’ll move into the past, and maybe it’ll make sense one day when it’s not as scary anymore, because we’ve lived through it.

DREAM:

i like dreams. they make sense to me. i don’t get anything when i sleep anymore. it’s a bit disappointing, to be honest. i haven’t stopped dreaming while i’m awake, though, and i’ve learned to do something about them and make them parts of my reality. i’m pretty much convinced that i’m never going to stop. it’s the best part about good, conscious dreams: knowing that you can make them come true. it’s such a lovely feeling.

V E R O N I K A

ME:

So me.. I recently watched the movie EAT PRAY LOVE and there was this scene when everyone is trying to find the world that describes them the best. I was thinking very hard and I realized that I have two words. The first one is RANDOM. The second one is EXPLORE. I’m walking the Earth constantly asking questions, looking around in awe, I want to take pictures of everything, I want everybody else to see the beauty I’m able to see and I think that’s also the reason why I’d describe myself as random. I’m a cheerleader, I’m a photographer, I’m a traveller, I’m a reader, I’m a nerd, I’m a movie freak, I can talk to anybody, I would fit anywhere, yet I do entirely fit nowhere.

EVERYDAY:

I love the fact that I have no idea what the day is going to bring. I’d love to say that everyday I learn something new, meet a new person, make a new opinion, experience something I never did before.

HOME:

Home is where my family is. My parents and my sis. They mean a world to me and I know I’d go anywhere with them and I’d feel HOME. I think that is the biggest privilege I could’ve ever been given.

LOVE:

Love is everywhere you look. Everybody has their own kind of love. The thing is to find somebody with the similar kind to yours. For me.. love is hope. Love is happiness. Love is a safe place. Love is understanding. Love is trust.
First you have to love yourself, then you can let others love you and then you can really believe in it and accept it.

HATE:

I try so hard not to let hate take over the control of me. I try to be understanding, try not to judge before I know.

JOB:

Job is something I’d like to enjoy. I know now that I won’t be able to get my dreamjob because of my health, but that doesn’t mean that it will stop me in doing something similar. I’d rather enjoy doing my job than have tons of money without a personal life.

SOCIETY:

Sometimes makes me sick. What exactly is society and who decide who is a part of it and who is not? Give people privileges, they misuse them. Give people finger, they will eat the whole arm. Most of the people live the way society ‘tell’ them, not the way they really want. Do I want to be a part of society of sheeps? No, thank you.

ART:

The way to express myself. I’ve always been an artsy type and I love every single kind of art. Photograph is definitely my favorite. But all the other kinds just remind me of the other people who were not afraid to express themselves and I find it brave. I love that everyone can find something else in art, something they like, they hate, they can relate to.

REMOTECONTROL:

I like the Bee’s idea of the Click movie, where you can fast forward or rewind the time to fix/skip/enjoy things and situations in life. But I don’t think I’d want that. Memories stay forever and noone can steal them from you. And the part of their beauty is that the time makes them even more beautiful. And the things you don’t like and happen to you - that’s the experience. How could you learn and grow in life without knowing the difference between good and bad, happiness from sadness, if you fast forward all the unhappy, sad, angry moments.

FREEDOM:

Is when nothing stops you from doing exactly what you want. I guess I chase the feeling of freedom all my life. And I find it in all sorts of different moments and things. It’s mostly nature, but also the time I spend with my friends, or doing something just by myself.
Driving in the car with favorite music on. Swimming in crystal clear water. Sunrays through the trees. Pure silence. Sitting in a plane taking off. Staying up late watching stars outside. Snowboarding. Rafting. Cheerleading. Dancing. Standing on the peak of the mountain I just hiked.

Million of others.. millions waiting for me to discover them.

MUSIC:

LIFE.

GREEN:

Bee. Spring. Recycle. Color of my team.

TRAVEL:

What would you do if you had all the money in the world? I’d give it to people who need help. I’d travel with the rest. I’m interested in every single corner of the World.

FOOD:

Another addiction. While others eat to live, I’d most likely say I live to eat. I love to cook, to bake and I enjoy every single time I eat. It’s like a little celebration.

TRADITION:

I only really care about traditions within my family or friends.. and I’d also love to create some for my family. It’s something you can look forward too, it’s something that helps you feel the same way you felt before. It’s sharing the same thing and emotions while the conditions are always slightly different.

ADVENTURE:

My life is one big adventure. I love it that way. I love to be excited, scared, suprised. It’s up to us how we live our life. Life is what you make it.

WHY:

This word has only two meanings. The first is a question, if you want to know the reason. The second, more common to us, is whining. Trying to find someone or something to blame. Whining instead of getting up and starting to change things we don’t like.

PAST:

You cannot change the past. So remember. Good times, bad times, laughter, crying, family, friends, people who didn’t treat you well, moments. Because all of these things made you the person you are right now. Do you like that person?

FUTURE:

You cannot predict future, but you can work to get it better. You can never reach future, because when it comes, it becomes a PRESENT. So dream, make plans and look forward to the things that will happen even though you have no idea right now.

DREAM:

Very important. If I think about it, I dream most of the time. About situations, people, places. Dreaming makes life better :)

A L I A

ME:

We live in a me-world, in a me state-of-mind. To think of “me” first is what we (I, me) are being taught constantly. That is why my first thought when I see the word is negative. I know it is important to treat oneself good and to listen to one’s needs. But I guess in all this sea of me’s we tend to forget the we. Me and we go together. Unless we all want to live as hermites, that is.

EVERYDAY:

Chances. Everyday I struggle. I struggle in good and bad ways, sometimes it is fun, sometimes not. Everyday I get up and try to be the best person I can be. 

HOME:

I have conflicting thoughts about home. The concept of home is so complex. In German, there are two words that deal with the idea of home in a similar, yet different way: “zuhause” and “Heimat”. The first one to means wherever you are and feel at home. The second, “Heimat” is where you were born and that, you cannot chose. I don’t really have a home (whatever that means, be it physically or spiritually) right now. It’s an interesting experience.

LOVE:

It’s what keeps me going. Love of life, even when it’s treating you shitty sometimes, when all things seem to go against you. Love is all. Love IS life. Loss or lack of love is the end.

And: when I think of the word love, I also think of: “ I Heart NY”, matter of fact, I am wearing a T-Shirt with it right now. 

HATE:

Hate is strong. It can overwhelm me sometimes. It is such a powerful emotion that it can even overshadow love. It makes me sad to think of hate. I wish it wouldn’t exist. 

JOB:

I don’t like that word. Leave me alone! ;-)

SOCIETY:

Pressure. Expectations. Group. Group-think. Me-we. “Oh Alia, think what the OTHERS think!” Society this, society that. I wish society was more a tool for individuals to discover their meaning in life than an instrument of pressure to make people more the same.

ART:

…is beauty.  I admire it, I love it, it makes me happy. I love to think about it, to see, hear, even taste or smell it. I admire artists, all creative individuals. In a way I think that if you are a creative person, you are an artist as well. Society makes the terms “art” and “artists” so exclusive. When are you allowed to call yourself an artist? Are there fixed rules? I think it is up to everyone to decide themselves what they consider art and who they see as an artist. I just know: what I define as art for myself gives me joy.

REMOTECONTROL:

Remote, control. Dependence, comfort. Not much I can say about it.

FREEDOM:

So so so important to me! So complicated, to deal with freedom. I can say that I, and everyone who is free, who lives in a country where there is freedom is blessed.

MUSIC:

Saves me, keeps me sane. Haha, no really, it helps me when I feel bad, it excites me, it is the soundtrack to important situations in my life. I can get so passionate about it, think about it deeply. I don’t play and instrument and I can’t sing but I still think I am musical in a way. I cannot tell you the (technical) details of a song but I feel it. Music is about emotions. Right?

GREEN:

Hope. Health. Friend.

TRAVEL:

Freedom. Learning. Traveling to me means being open and interested. It’s about making new experiences, not about staying in a hotel 24/7 or lay in the sun. I wish I could travel more, I think it is a privilege to be able to travel. Sometimes I envy the people who can travel because it is part of their job. I know it gets stressful if you travel much but still I think it is a wonderful thing. I plan to travel much more. 

FOOD:

Sometimes I can think about food all the time. I love good food. Food is also so important. Food is part of culture(s) too. We need to be more aware of what and how we eat. We have to be more conscious when dealing with it, I think.

TRADITION:

I wasn’t brought up in a traditional way and sometimes I wish it would’ve been different. They are good and bad. Traditions can give people a sense of stability. Like rituals. I may have my own little traditions but the big, societal traditions do not have such a big meaning in my life. Since I associate traditions with religion I also think of it as a source of separation, you know, “we” have these traditions and “they” have those….

ADVENTURE:

I am in one right now. Adventure is great but I also have moments when I’d say: adventure? No, thank you.

WHY:

It’s great when you have a satisfying answer to those why questions. I have many why questions. Can be annoying.

PAST:

We all have to deal with the past, our past, the past in general. I know it doesn’t make sense to live in the past but I don’t and cannot leave it out of my mind. It’s funny how old people really get crystal clear memories of their past. That’s why they talk about it so much, often repeating things. There must be a reason we are able to do this. Only amnesia prevents it.

FUTURE:

A wide open space. Chance. Hope. Fear. Curiosity. 

DREAM:

I love this word. To me it sounds so positive. When I hear it I think of phantasy, of colors. Right now I can see a rainbow.

C H R I S T O P H E R

ME Still trying to find that ME. Lotta likes lotta dislikes. What interests me, or what Id really like to find is that core me. 30 years of experience to build on so the search continues… EVERYDAY 

Day to day life can be very amusing and terrifying at times in the fact that we all wakeup in the morning with these drives and goals and wants. It can be very hectic and stressful if were not careful to take our time. Ive heard the saying, “time is on our side” and the saying,” time is against us.” Can only assume its somewhere in the middle of the two sayings so  everyday should be a balance I suppose. The strength to want to better ourselves and the wisdom to believe things are beautiful right now. The feeling of “its good to be “….  HOME 

For me its been now where im from but where im at. I love traveling.  Looking forward to  creating my own idea of home in the future filled with…LOVE 

Love is beautiful and love is dangerous. If its truly love than it can heal. If misguided it can destroy. To find the love for oneself is difficult on its own. Love oneself and you can begin to love others. But if not genuine can manifest into…  HATE

The yang to loves yin. Hate can be beautiful in the way that you have to know what you dislike in order to stay away from it or fight it.  Makes your loves that much more gratifying. Whether we know or not every human has a purpose or a … JOB

We are in a time where we must provide services in order to survive. I can say I really hate my job some days yet I can think of a shitload of jobs twenty times worst. I don’t have it that bad. Now of course id like to be more in control of my financial situation. A job that’s a little more meaningful. But at the end of the day its up to me not to complain but to act. They say be  thankful that you are able have a job and able to work in this… SOCIETY 

Don’t know about that. Society seems to be this huge glob of mess being driven by some anonymous fucked up force in a uncertain direction. Cant deny how many positive steps we have made on the other hand. It is interesting as us in this experiment of, place a bunch of humans together an see how they behave. Thinking for oneself or just taking time out and not buying into everything society says prematurely can usually lead to… ART

A scary thought to envision life without it. If the two can exist apart. Art is everywhere and its very reflective of oneself. Whats YOUR perception of this painting or this song? Creating art is expression at its most wonderful stage. An uknown force using you as a some sort of … REMOTECONTROL 

In the age of technology its very common to see some kind of remote control just about everywhere these days. 

FREEDOM Some roam the streets while others spend their days shackled. Physical freedom. Spiritual freedom. Freedom in many forms. Think it can be to dangerous at times as well. An idea that maybe is unattainable since there are laws everywhere. Nature has laws. Gravity and time etc.. No one likes to be intellectually or spiritually bound and I believe its that we search for….. Freedom

MUSIC Freedom music has a nice tone to it. The universal language. When no one will listen. When you feel like you cant communicate. Its there. An escape. A return. Notes everywhere. A note that makes you visualize the color.…. GREEN

Green grass. Green trees. Love a beautiful landscape but leave out the green with envy. Truly a magnificent color. Its probably the one color you see most when you… TRAVEL 

Gazing your eyes, taking a breath, the sights and sounds of different places truly make their mark on people. Culture is a remarkable thing. I love to just get in my car and go. Whether it be arriving for the first time or revisiting, good places, sucky places, travel is something that must be in my life like the body needs..  FOOD

I am little over 6ft yet as skinny as they come. You would think I hated food:) Quite the opposite though. From the joyful process of creating it to the process of devouring it. Food culture is quite interesting wherever you go it’s a form of…TRADITION

Some Have quite alot and some don’t. Some is sacred and some foolish. Tradition in my family usually consists of food, music, dance, and alcohol. Basic ingredients for a good time and an..  ADVENTURE

Guess its all an adventure. What you make of it. How will the next page turn? It can be daily adventures or one big life adventure. The mystery and not knowing whats next keeps it interesting. The…WHY

Why don’t I stop complaining and make a change. The past is the… PAST

The past is wonderful. The past is brutal. The past was love. The past was hate. Today I am a collection of the past. But moving forward. I tend to dwell too much back there and I don’t think that’s good for the… FUTURE

I think of the future and get so excited as whats to come. Love, family, people, moments! Then I really think of the future and get a bit scared for some reason. Guess its all part of it. How will your DREAM play out? Feel like my life has been one big one. 

A U R E L I A

ME: I leave to others, since they will make their own description regardless.

EVERYDAY: Carpe Diem… or at least try to. Sometimes you can’t save the world on one day but I think it is good to set goals and be productive - even if all you did in one day was clean your dishes - because it keeps your body and mind active and your spirit healthy.

HOME: Home is where the heart is. To me it’s a safe place where I can retreat and relax.

LOVE: Overanalysed and overemphasized. But stories (esp songs and movies) are rarely interesting without the love theme, so I guess love really IS all we need…

HATE: It marks the opposite pole of love – without hate there can be no love.

JOB: Something I don’t have but need to get asap.

SOCIETY: Oh I like this one. My opinion: even those of us who think we are unconventional and “free” are really very influenced and limited by our society on very subconscious levels. I think it is good to learn about other societies so that we don’t take the ways of our soicety for granted and our way of thinking as “the right way”. It makes me aware and appreciative of what I have, and even more important, I feel that learning about other societies makes me more tolerant and more understanding of other societies and the way the world works.

ART: I love art performance arts as well as fine arts… anything that shows creativity, emotion and imagination. It stimulates the mind.

REMOTECONTROL: I don’t watch television and grew up without a TV so I have never been able to up build a personal relationship to my remote control ;-)

FREEDOM: …is just another word for nothing left to lose.

MUSIC: Makes me think of a song: “I got the music in me”  by Kiki Dee. People love music because you find your own emotions expressed in more than just words, intesified by the transition to the melodies, beats and harmonies which make you dance, laugh, twist and shout, and if you are feeling really blue even shed a few tears – how beautiful!

GREEN: Right now Green makes me think of Bianca Green since she created this blog. Other thank that I like green, it makes me think of nature and in connection with that purity.

TRAVEL: I would love to travel more but it always costs so much money. I still definitely need to go to Venice, San Francisco and Shanhai. One thing I noticed about tourist traveling is that people tend to go to places “just to have been there” as opposed to really “seeing” places by getting to know people, culture, habits, history… but hey, its whatever floats your boat.

FOOD: Food is fun if it tastes good. Also eating together gives people a reason to socialize – whenever people have social gatherings there is ALWAYS food. I like eating dinner with other people. It is relaxing atmosphere, good for conversation and if you don’t have anything to say at least chewing gives you something to do.

TRADITION: Hmm…

ADVENTURE: As a kid I used to read adventure books (the famous five) and wish something cool like that happened to me – Im so glad now that I never never got stranded in a cave on a secret island!

WHY: Why why why? If you ask too many questions you just end up more confused!

PAST: No regrets for the past.  At the time whatever decision you made was driven by some motivation and it seemed right at the time so you can’t chew over it now since nothing can be changed anyway.

FUTURE: The future is exciting… a bumpy ride and nobody knows what it will hold but it is up to you to steer the wheel wherever you want to go.

DREAM: When you are little your dreams are far reaching and free. The older you get the more reality ties you down.. the trick is to live within these limits but have the determination and dexterity to put them into action anyway.

E R I C

ME a man of many mistakes. a man raised by 7 beautiful women in his lifetime.

EVERYDAY is a new learning experience. another chance to better myself as a person.

HOME is the foundation built from love.

LOVE is perfect. its hard to love, because we’re imperfect people trying to provide something that is perfect.  it’s the only thing in this world that’s forever. even when a person leaves this life, the people blessed to witness that life, will never forget the love that person tried their best to give.  its something we’ll never fully understand. Its something that takes a lifetime to learn. It’s a choice to love. It’s a blessing to love. love births life. love is God.

HATE is the worlds greatest enemy. Its easy to hate.

JOB is more than working a 9 to 5.

SOCIETY people finding their way.

ART is expressing love through creation.

REMOTE CONTROL one of the greatest inventions known to man.

FREEDOM is not free.  the cost, sacrifice. defend your freedom.

MUSIC is a strong source of energy. If placed into the wrong hands, it can cause a lot of damage.

GREEN is the color of life.

TRAVEL to explore the world that was given to you.

FOOD I like nachos. I like cereal.

TRADITION staying within your comfort zone.

ADVENTURE leaving your comfort zone.

WHY because love is life and life is love.

PAST is what makes today.

FUTURE was once yesterday.

DREAM theres this place I visit in my dreams, its my place of peace. It’s a house secretly located in the middle of the woods, where it turns into a meadow with a huge lake. The place is under the lake and you can see the sun glaring through the clear waters. In this place, I have a massive record library in which I spend most of my time, while im there. The house décor has a 70’s feel. I feel a really great sense of peace when im there. 

U W E

ME || Em

EVERYDAY || Yadyreve

HOME || Emoh

LOVE || Evol

HATE || Etah

JOB || Boj

SOCIETY || Yteicos

ART || Tar                                             

REMOTECONTROL || Lortnocetomer

FREEDOM || Modeerf

MUSIC || Cisum

GREEN || Neerg

TRAVEL || Levart

FOOD || Doof

TRADITION || Noitidart

ADVENTURE || Erutnevda

WHY || Yhw

PAST || Tsap

FUTURE || Erutuf

DREAM || Maerd

TERESA

ME: a lot of hidden treasures only a few know (not even myself, hahaha)

EVERYDAY: I get older and wiser

HOME: my private area where I can heal, relax & where nobody can come in unless I let them

LOVE: giving & receiving

HATE: hurts the most the ones who feel it

JOB: a means to an end

SOCIETY: is made of you and me and a few other freaks

ART: a way to bring hidden treasures to the surface

REMOTECONTROL: I wish I had one to switch off people sometimes

FREEDOM: still thinking about this one

MUSIC: my first, only and everlasting L.O.V.E.

GREEN: grass in any form ;-)

TRAVEL: there’s still so much to see with my own eyes

FOOD: hmmmm, pleasure

TRADITION: are there to be continued

ADVENTURE: my whole life is one

WHY: why not??

PAST: belongs to me and has made of me who I am today

FUTURE: is still to discover

DREAM: dreams keep up the hope… give me the drive to carry on and fight a good fight

M A R I A N O

ME || love

EVERYDAY || work

HOME || chill

LOVE || fulfill

HATE || emptyness

JOB || boring

SOCIETY || sick

ART || freedom

REMOTECONTROL || not thinking

FREEDOM || art, love, death

MUSIC || joy

GREEN || equilibrium

TRAVEL || enlightment

FOOD || pleasure

TRADITION || wisdom

ADVENTURE || funk

WHY || we will never know

PAST || learning

FUTURE || dreams

DREAM || love

N I C O L E (duuuh)

ME || myself & I

EVERYDAY  || is a winding road

HOME || heart

LOVE || life

HATE || schmate

JOB || is to keep breathing

SOCIETY || that’s the others

ART  || washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life

REMOTECONTROL || power

FREEDOM || is just another word for nothing left to loose

MUSIC || when you hear it feel no pain

GREEN  || bee

TRAVEL || light

FOOD || Yum Yum (gut für die Schnut)

TRADITION || is good, evolution is better

ADVENTURE || land

WHY || because

PAST || present & future

FUTURE || is now

DREAM || it, be it … 

Y S A B E L

ME: Fun-loving, happy, deep, calm, a child of many worlds and cultures. Intuitive, listener, goofball. Creative.

EVERYDAY: I try to plan, but sometimes I fail to execute. I definitely cherish the days I get.

HOME: Where my heart is. An actual place is nothing without the people in it.

LOVE: A life lesson, of giving and sharing.

HATE: I try not to hate, because it makes me ill. Hate is connected with fear, insecurity, injustice, violence.

JOB: Perhaps I’ll never make a lot of money doing what I do, but at least my artistic expression will be intact. I have a great urge to be creative.

SOCIETY: It’s a repetition, education is the answer. And love, of course.

ART: It flows through every part of life. Couldn’t live without it.

REMOTECONTROL: A tool of enlightment and relaxation if used properly. Otherwise you are left passive and dumb.

FREEDOM: Of great importance. The outside world can take it away, but it’s all about the soul.

MUSIC: My religion. My way of praying and meditating. An expression of emotions, a pick-me-up, a joy.

GREEN: A very nice color. Makes me think of nature. And Bianca.

TRAVEL: Enlightenment, an eye opener, a great experience.

FOOD: The fuel. A great enjoyment. A necessity.

TRADITION: Family. Making new traditions with friends. Taking something old and molding it into your blueprint.

ADVENTURE: It can be the smallest thing. Taking a walk in the park. Or going on a trip around the world. I keep my inner child happy with adventure.

WHY: Because of love. It’s everything.

PAST: It’s in the past. It helped make you the person you are, but it’s not the now.

FUTURE: Bright. Make the best of what you have. 

DREAM: Dreams are great, they can change with time, but they are still your dreams. Try to fulfill the ones you have, and don’t regret the ones that didn’t go the way you planned. Sometimes you have to improvise. 

B I A N C A

ME: I consider myself a very positive & happy person. I am a dreamer, artist and color addict.

EVERYDAY: I try to please my desires. It’s hard to plan my everyday life, since I can only do things right if I feel like it. I could spend the whole day doing things that matter to me, and to others it would look like I have done nothing.

HOME: I only consider home where my mom is. No matter where she lives. She had always made me feel home, still does and probably always will.

LOVE: Is the answer to many things. Face hate with love, face fear with love, treat the people around you with love - and all you will get in return is love. It’s a hard task and a daily fight, but it makes your day better and brighter.

HATE: Mosquitoes -  I really hate them from the bottom of my heart.

JOB: For most people, a job is just a way to make money & pay bills. You don’t really get excited in the morning, but you still get up and go because you „have“ to. But sadly, most people are not happy with what they do, even sadder, they don’t really know what they would rather do. Then, there are some lucky ones, who love their jobs, love what they do and enjoy going to work every day. I am beyond lucky to have found a way to make money by doing what I love. ART.

SOCIETY: I try not to have “what they say” in my mind. I do me and I try to surround myself only with people I love and bring positive energy into my life.

ART: Life is Art, my mind is Art, what my hands create is Art. Art is everywhere and I am so in love with it. When I was a kid, I used to think Art stood for ‚Monet’ and other expensive, boring landscape Paintings. Me drawing, painting, making collages, sewing things and doing stuff to my clothes - that wasn’t Art, that was just me drifting away doing something with my hands while listening to music. In the last couple of years, I’ve grown a big interest in Art and also got back to making it. It releases a tension inside of me and I feel like I HAVE to create something, otherwise I get really grumpy. I don’t really care if people like it or not, but it makes me proud and tremendously happy to see my finished product and remember how much joy I had creating it.

REMOTE CONTROL: I wish I had a remote control to change everything I dislike in my everyday life. I would change a lot of sad faces into happy ones, change some attitudes I have to deal with, change the color of ugly dirty walls into colorful, inspiring colors, put food in every beggars hand on the street, turn every grey day into a sunny day and so on. 

FREEDOM: Only happens in your mind! Make yourself free from all the negativity in your life and keep people out that bring you down. Do what you love. That is freedom. 

MUSIC: There are no words great enough to explain our relationship. Music is my source of power, motivation, inspiration and hope. I can’t imagine living without hearing. I think music is my true healer, my only religion.

GREEN: This is truly my color – in every possible way. It is my last Name that I have learned to love, it’s the connection to my father, it is the main color in my countries flag (Brazil), it’s Nature, it’s positive - it signals “GO”. I have always chosen green to be my favorite color without seeing all these things that connect me with it. I love using green in my paintings, I love having big full trees in front of my house and I love how everyone is going green wanting to safe the world (little late though). In one of my favorite songs it goes: “give yourself the green light” (Green light by Jamie Lydell)

TRAVEL: Traveling is one of my favorite things to do, and I am so thankful that I can do it as much as I do. There are so many wonderful places to see and too many cultures to learn more about. Every place I have been marked me, changed me and makes me want more. You learn and gain so much from every new place you are allowed to put your eyes on. Images that stay branded in your mind, that you will never forget. How can you call your place home if you have never been someplace else? I find it impossible.

FOOD: People who can’t enjoy food are not really living. Eating is part of life and is so much more than just nutrition. And let’s not forget chocolate :)

TRADITION: I’m very untraditional.

ADVENTURE: I think this is one of my all time favorite words: ADVENTURE. It not only means fun and pleasure, it is also sadly the thing that is missing in most peoples life. Like going on a little Adventure won’t hurt anyone. So what is an Adventure? I would say, doing something where the outcome is most likely unpredictable. Or choosing a path that might not be the most rational or reasonable one, but you just feel like it would be the most exiting. A new City or a new Job is also an Adventure, because every major change in life is one. So I don’t like my life being always the same and changes are very welcome, as they naturally mean a new Adventure is about to start. 

WHY: Seriously, why haven’t they invented beaming yet? The idea is so freaking old and the function would be amazing for today. Now that I am in Uruguay, far away from family & friends, I wish I could just “beam me up” to Berlin to have dinner with friends, to Brazil and have tea with grandma, to San Francisco to see my girls, to New York for an gallery opening. Dear scientist, please hurry up! Plane tickets are very expensive.

PAST: I am happy for everything I could experience and for all my memories so far. Sometimes it wasn’t easy, but everything, good and bad, made me who I am today. A few regrets, yes. But nothing I can’t make up for in the future.

FUTURE: I fantasize to much about possible futures for me. It gets a little out of hand and I manage to “future-mind-travel” a lot with the help of movies and music. Basically, every time I close my eyes I am somewhere else. Afterwards I want these things. I want exactly what I have just pictured. And that is the hardest part. Although everything you imagine can come true, the ideal future you see in your mind is the hardest to reach. But if my future choses any version that I have imagined, I will be happy & finally arrive.

DREAM: I dream a lot. Every night, during the day, while walking alone. I actually have pretty intense dreams, mostly action dreams. Yes, the classic storytelling: a mission, a problem, running away, more problems, and hardly never an end. I used to dream a lot about running away. I would run so fast that I would make huge flying steps. So fast that I would have to hold on to something to make it around the corner. Always the feeling someone is really close behind me, chasing me. Suddenly, I’ve stopped dreaming that. I hope it’s a good sign. Mostly, I live my dreams in my dreams. Like being a singer: I see myself on stage singing my favorite songs. Like being a music journalist: I experience interviewing someone I always wanted to meet. Like being an Artist: I have my own gallery, selling mine and others works. Like being a Photographer: I get paid to travel the world and capture what I see. And the list goes on and on. So dreaming all that isn’t really bad. I get to do the things I love. And if I fail to make it in reality, i’ve definitely succeeded in my dreams.