Nicole

I took this photo in the summer of 2009, in Mexico, with my first camera. I was just a kid, in awe of such a tender and soulful performance.

I am now a young woman - one who has long yearned for the open arms my country has extended to me, since the day I left its vibrant land of marigold. I feel I must honor all Mexico has given me - a sense of spirit, something I find sorely lacking in America these days.

Spare yourself the entanglement, and hear me for my honesty.

I pray that the war within the wounded man finds a different platform.
Even if it doesn’t, I will continue to fill my life with a diversity of colors -
and be a friend to my neighbors.

That’s what honor is.
A diversity of colors.
Not a stripping of them.

Here’s something I was inspired to create with the emotive support of this soulful memory.

(Slide 1-5: English / Slide 6-8: Español)