Mafe Maria: A Creative Playground by Maria Q. Stultz
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I must confess I feel a little guilty that I haven’t written much this month. I’m alive — for those that wonder and have emailed me to ask… It’s just been a little busy with work and two personal projects that have grown out of proportion, and have joined forces to become a huge beast. [...]
Maybe I’m weird, too attached, or not completely centered in the present, but one thing that is true about me is that I have a constant dormant nostalgia for the past… For my past. I can live and function normally not longing for younger years, love my husband and my current life, and then, I’ll [...]
Many moons ago, on the last year before I could graduate as an Industrial Engineer, my program required me to take three elective courses in the Social or Humanities areas. I went for really enjoyable choices: Human Sexuality, Theater Theory, and Seminar in Music Literature.
Hoy tengo que salir del closet, y finalmente admitir que me encanta la musica de Ricardo Arjona. Desde hace algunos años empezaron a gustarme varias de sus canciones, y no se por qué la sensacion de “guilty pleasure” cada vez que compraba alguno de sus discos. Tal vez mi impresion era que Arjona era conocido [...]
Mientras mirabamos cachivaches artisticos en un almacen en Austin, Marla y yo oimos un pedazo de “Plus Beau du Quartier” de Carla Bruni. El estilo de esta cancion, y la mayoria del repertorio en Quelqu’un M’a Dit encaja perfecto con mi gusto por vocales suaves femeninos en lenguajes Europeos.
In general, I would say that my musical taste includes various styles and languages. Unfortunately, living out of Colombia, it usually takes me a while to discover new Hispanic songs and artists. Here I comment on my favorite music and discoveries, even if they come a little late.
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