acabo de regresar de chiapas y me siento muy bien. estoy con mi familia y todo tiene vacaciones. yesterday was christmass and we all opened presents and ate delicious food. coming back from mexico made me really greatful for all of the things we have here. right now it's boxing day and i can't even think of anything that i could possibly need to buy. we already have so much!

chiapas was a real trip. we were living at la Universidad de La Tierra, an indigenous non-formal school just outside of San Cristobal de las Casas. We were living in cabins, sleeping in bunkbeds, and basically living how the students lived (but maybe with more coffee breaks). it was freeeeeeeezing in chiapas, and there was no hot water so that was a bit hard to get used to. luckly it warmed up in the day. i was there for the VIVA! Project, a transnational community arts participatory research project. it was really amazing to meet all the passionate people from across the americas, commited to community arts practice and social justice. i had very little days to actually visit with friends, but it was amazing to see people again after 2 years.

one more week before i take off. turns out i'll be in the tee for NYE after all. anyways i just wanted to post an update. i gotta run uptown and hang out with my bubby!