Christina, an unsuspecting Dodgers fan enjoying an outdoor concert in San Francisco (aka: Giants territory)
Friday, August 8, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Dina
Dina and I have known each other since 1993...yes people 15 solid years of friendship. She was my roommate at the Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP) http://www.clylp.com, the conference that changed our lives and turned us into some down, in-your-face Chicanas. Remember that in the early 90's email was only accessible to those with mula, since we had none, we resorted to writing actual letters. I still remember the excitement of opening one of Dina's letters; on average they were 20 pages long (front and back) and she would always include a sample of her latest art, she's an amazing artist. Her letters always came in thick manila envelopes and are still among my most prized possessions. Once in college we discovered email and the letters stopped, but the communication didn't. Dina lives in the Bay and we get so see each other at least once a year.
I had the chance to visit Dina last weekend and as usual the trip was memorable. We both love to eat so that was first on the list. This time she took me to a bomb ass Salvadorian restaurant where we had pupusas, frijoles, crema, y platanos fritos YUM!
After our stomachs were full we went to the San Francisco Museum of Art to view Frida Kahlo's exhibit. We are both huge Frida fans so being there was a bit surreal. There were hundreds of people but we got lucky when a couple who were members of the museum gave us the "express entry"
to get in. Having the opportunity to see Frida's work up close and personal was overwhelming! Her art was brought from all over the world. This is a must-see exhibit, I know that travelling is so expensive now-a-days, but San Fran isn't too far away. The exhibit ends on Sept. 28, don't miss it! http://www.sfmoma.org/
After the museum we went to a little bookstore called Dog Eared Books. One of Dina's friends was DJing for the guys who wrote Goodnight Bush http://www.goodnightbush.com/ a parody of Goodnight Moon. The people there were a little odd, but we were supporting a good cause, plus they had some interesting books as you can see ;)
The next day Dina's mom hooked up some menudo and handmade tortillas...damn Mama Suarez can cook! Everytime I stay with them she feeds me to the point where I can barely walk. How could anyone resist though?
After stuffing ourselves (again) we went to Stern Grove http://www.sterngrove.org/. It's kind of like the Greek Theatre, but all lawn seating. We were treated to the former band members of Santana. Getting there was hilarious though since we were carrying so much stuff. On top of the little carrito you see here (notice the Doritos) we also had two lawn chairs and a moral full of blankets and sweaters. At one point I asked Dina, "Damn girl, are we camping out?!" Chio and I have a theory that when us Mexicans have an outing, we are way overprepared, it's totally our moms fault! But once we got there it was good times :) Love you Dina!
I had the chance to visit Dina last weekend and as usual the trip was memorable. We both love to eat so that was first on the list. This time she took me to a bomb ass Salvadorian restaurant where we had pupusas, frijoles, crema, y platanos fritos YUM!
After our stomachs were full we went to the San Francisco Museum of Art to view Frida Kahlo's exhibit. We are both huge Frida fans so being there was a bit surreal. There were hundreds of people but we got lucky when a couple who were members of the museum gave us the "express entry"
to get in. Having the opportunity to see Frida's work up close and personal was overwhelming! Her art was brought from all over the world. This is a must-see exhibit, I know that travelling is so expensive now-a-days, but San Fran isn't too far away. The exhibit ends on Sept. 28, don't miss it! http://www.sfmoma.org/After the museum we went to a little bookstore called Dog Eared Books. One of Dina's friends was DJing for the guys who wrote Goodnight Bush http://www.goodnightbush.com/ a parody of Goodnight Moon. The people there were a little odd, but we were supporting a good cause, plus they had some interesting books as you can see ;)
The next day Dina's mom hooked up some menudo and handmade tortillas...damn Mama Suarez can cook! Everytime I stay with them she feeds me to the point where I can barely walk. How could anyone resist though?
After stuffing ourselves (again) we went to Stern Grove http://www.sterngrove.org/. It's kind of like the Greek Theatre, but all lawn seating. We were treated to the former band members of Santana. Getting there was hilarious though since we were carrying so much stuff. On top of the little carrito you see here (notice the Doritos) we also had two lawn chairs and a moral full of blankets and sweaters. At one point I asked Dina, "Damn girl, are we camping out?!" Chio and I have a theory that when us Mexicans have an outing, we are way overprepared, it's totally our moms fault! But once we got there it was good times :) Love you Dina!
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