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irinalipanDec 25, 20212 minRiding the CA-9Riding in an 'air-conditioned' Guatemalan bus. This is a step up from the Litegua or Fuente del Norte. It's small but zippy. And most...
irinalipanNov 28, 20216 minBeauty In The Unknown Picture this. You're standing on a rocky ledge, forty feet above a picturesque swimming hole, surrounded by crumbling camel cliffs. As...
irinalipanNov 19, 20211 minThings I Like... Part 1 / Various I like the subdued sound of you sipping your coffee in the morning. Silence. Then a sip. Then silence. I like playing...
irinalipanOct 26, 20213 minEulogy To The Baby GeckoLittle baby gecko, you entered my life on a sultry Guatemalan night. There you were, a tiny, sticky gelatinous mass at the bottom of the...
irinalipanOct 24, 20211 minDistract MeDistract me Make me feel Something good Something different Give me all of you For one evening, just this one Distract me Take me out for...
irinalipanMar 18, 20215 minHave I Been Wrong About You My Whole Life? Soy EditionThree years ago, I made the big switch, and shifted over to a solely plant-based diet. A decision initially made based on digestive...
irinalipanFeb 5, 20211 minFrosted SierrasPatience, Carved by history, by time, Jagged puzzle pieces, fit to Form an acrylic landscape, Colours you never thought Could exist, In...
irinalipanFeb 1, 20217 minDo Bears Like the Smell of Weed: An AnalysisPicture this. It's a cloudy August day, the towering wall of Mount Yamnuska engulfed by the cool, impenetrable mist. You are pensively...
irinalipanOct 22, 20201 minEvanescenceInside, dimly lit hallways reveal, A well-traveled pride of snowflakes, Melting with considerable regularity, Dissolving dreams, reeling...