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Trip: LIMA OR BUST

There are [18] stories from my trip: LIMA OR BUST


Sexy Seaside Scenario

PERU | Friday, 13 Jul 2012 | Views [883] | Comments [1]

Sorry for the lack of updates recently….and sorry for this rather long update, but it's been a while since I've written. I guess I’ve been keeping myself pretty busy….I started more fashion classes a few weeks ago (pattern making class twice ... Read more >


MY 14 SECOND VIIDEO B-DAY CARD and Look MA NO CRUTCHES!!!

PERU | Sunday, 24 Jun 2012 | Views [578]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150233316538958 Thanks to my good friend Ben Wa for this Card video he sent me exactly a year ago on my Birthday.....I could watch this over and over again......CLASSIC!!!! This was the gibberish language that ... Read more >


My Birthday PARTY and Meet Adriana

PERU | Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012 | Views [1184]

Now I know the majority of you reading this, unfortunately, won't be able to make it to my Birthday party this Saturday night, but I wanted to send you the invitation regardless.  My most loyal (and most fashionable) friend here in Lima, Adriana ... Read more >


My Day With Shirley Manson from Garbage

PERU | Monday, 18 Jun 2012 | Views [1314]

When I was in L.A. this past January, I had the wonderful opportunity to assist my longtime friend, Donald Simrock, on makeup for a photo shoot for Interview Magazine with rock star Shirley Manson from Garbage.  Even after 10 hours of numerous outfit, ... Read more >


The View

PERU | Monday, 11 Jun 2012 | Views [512]

I just realized that I never properly communicated just how astonishing the view from my bedroom is. Picture this… My apartment is one block from the ocean and is on the top floor and I have a corner unit that overlooks the ocean, a bridge and ... Read more >


Butter Nation & HISSYFIT - Fashion Photo Shoot PICS

PERU | Sunday, 3 Jun 2012 | Views [1591]

Here are some pics from the Butter Nation & HISSYFIT fashion shoot collaboration.  I did all the headpieces and the feather collar. Clothing by Butter Nation.


The Good…The Bad….The Strong!!!

PERU | Thursday, 31 May 2012 | Views [1004]

No, I haven't run off to join the Peruvian Army....LOL!  But, I am happy to report I had some  very good recovery milestones that all happened yesterday…. 1)   I got my stitches out! 2)   I am now off all antibiotics (and have ... Read more >


Fashion Photo Shoot & My New Identical Twins

PERU | Saturday, 26 May 2012 | Views [810]

I helped style a fashion photo shoot today where a number of my hats and feather headpieces and a couple other accessories of mine) were used!!!   The two teachers I had for my fashion styling class, Francesca and Andrea, are business partners ... Read more >


Dreams vs Reality - The Return of the Moth & the Butterfly

PERU | Monday, 21 May 2012 | Views [494]

The very next day after I posted my “Moth and Butterfly” blog entry, which would be yesterday, I was on my way to my final oxygen therapy session, and soon after settling into my taxi cab, I was somehow drawn towards glancing to the right towards ... Read more >


The Moth & The Butterfly

PERU | Saturday, 19 May 2012 | Views [489]

So, I had another rather dream…..the only part I can remember was that I was opening up some kind of food wrapper and out flew a bunch of moths…..Creepy, huh? Here’s how I’d like to interpret it…. I represent the moth….Upon ... Read more >


OUT OF THE DARKNESS AND INTO THE LIGHT

PERU | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 | Views [740] | Comments [1]

I am so excited to be out of the hospital.   I feel like I’ve been reborn in a way.    I feel so alive with creative energy that I hardly can contain myself…. I've been in Peru for exactly 2 months now...half of which has been inside ... Read more >


ESCAPE FROM SAN BORJA CLINIC

PERU | Monday, 14 May 2012 | Views [616]

I am pretty sure it was all the extra oxygen that went to my brain during my first hyperbaric oxygen treatment a few days ago (a pressurized oxygen chamber that delivers a drastic increase in oxygen which helps to speed up the healing process), ... Read more >


The Rocky Road to Recovery – Part 2

PERU | Wednesday, 9 May 2012 | Views [816]

The reason I took so long to write the last entry was that my life in and out of (mostly in) the hospital has been quite depressing this past 6 weeks, not to mention physically painful.   I was not motivated to write because I felt like no ... Read more >


The Rocky Road To Recovery

PERU | Wednesday, 9 May 2012 | Views [640]

…where I last left off….I had fallen off the ladder in Cuzco and after a doctor’s house call which led to a hospital visit and x-rays, which led to a visit to a larger hospital that was equipped with a cat scan…..which lead to a diagnosis of ... Read more >


Sticks & Stones....Chutes & Ladders

PERU | Monday, 9 Apr 2012 | Views [544]

Well, if you've been reading my Facebook updates, you probably know I fractured my heel and had to have foot surgery.  Here's what happened:  I had decided to take a trip to beautiful Cusco and Machu Pichu, because I had a solid week off before I ... Read more >


My New HOOD!!!!

PERU | Monday, 2 Apr 2012 | Views [574]

Here are pictures that I took last week.  They are all literally just one block from my new apartment.  So excited to live there.... Modern version of an Incan sundial (unless I got confused in translation) ....and another sculpture.... ... Read more >


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PERU | Friday, 23 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery


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My First Week In Lima - Settling In....

PERU | Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 | Views [635] | Comments [1]

I've been here one week now.  Overall, things are going spectacularly well.   The language barrier is challenging and can feel isolating at times but I'm learning more and more each day and making new friends. Here are all the details so far: Upon ... Read more >

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