In a New York state of mind

Remember, remember.. the eleventh of September...a day that touched every one of us, one way or another; a day to remember... to remember our vulnerability, the feeling of loss and insecurity, but also the moments of hope, human bonds, team work and prayers.

I am not a Newyorker, never lived there but have had the opportunity to visit, both for pleasure and work, many times - it is a city that captivates me. In true appreciation of the wonderful city of New York and its people, today I would like to share some images from the city that never sleeps, as well as two posts that were written while in New York and with a New York state of mind.

I hope you enjoy two of my New York moments:

To be or not to be...is not the question 

There is music everywhere

“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years” Thomas Wolfe

"Ideas matter in New York. I am certain that more conversations in New York are about ideas than anywhere else. Not just vague theories, but ideas that New Yorkers have the will, and the clout, to do something about. " David Frost

"New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water." Truman Capote 

What is your New York moment?

Flashback Sunday

Genre: Traveling/hotels



Hotels. Your home away from home. There are different kinds, purposes and classes available; affordable or over the top. From the business oriented to the family friendly, with pools and health clubs or, well, just barely a bed.

I travel frequently for my line of work, usually staying in a hotel for extended periods, so the chances to experience the good, the bad and the ugly are statistically higher than the regular traveler.

Following the path of reminiscence, here you have two posts I wrote while staying at hotels; eventhough my writting is usually inspired by traveling experiences, these  are about two real life events of "what happen in a hotel... stays in a hotel" (or so they thought):


A bad dream... wasn't it?   Santiago de Chile... long work day...midnight...


Welcome to Miami...Bienvenidos a Miami   Florida: sun, sand, sea, it's multicultural flavor...and the business traveler in a pickle

                                                                                   

"If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call." Ben Affleck 

 

                                         

                                                                             

Flashback Sunday

Genre: Short Story/fantastic tale

I've got the idea of creating a sneeze page from the SITS girls site (follow the button on the left side bar, it is great!), and thought Sunday was a good day to feature some of my especial posts (past or new), grouped by genre.

After reading one of the latest post of one of my best friends,  a great writter with an amazing imagination and the ability to create a tale from an image, I would like to re-share with you some of my past posts honoring that style:

The legend of the girl and the whale

Dedicated to mi niece Mia and his first encounter with a sea creature...the moment was priceless.

Gus the whale

Eventhough is not a pure-short story, it was inspired by an image found in a bar in Vegas and the imagination of the bartender.

Y para mis lectores hispano-parlantes and the bilinguals:

el arbol

Written by my husband, inspired in our home in Mexico // Escrito por mi esposo, inspirado en nuestra casa en Mexico

Has estado alguna vez en un ejercicio de emergencia?

Written on a plain, on my way back from Oklahoma City, right after 9/11 //Escrito en un vuelo, regresando de la ciudad de Oklahoma, un poco después del 9/11.

I hope you liked the flashback experiment!