Nothing but Wandering

Posted by Christin at 6:43 PM | Permalink | Comments

On my way home from Istanbul I had a 7 hour layover in Amsterdam. It was by far the best layover I ever had. On the plane ride back to Boston I heard the song "feels like home to me" and wondered what feels like home to me? For those 7 hours with my friends who feel more like family I felt like I was at home. Not to mention we were relaxing on a beautiful sunny day on a houseboat in the center of Amsterdam. The proof ...

Posted by Christin at 6:13 AM | Permalink | Comments

Just arrived to Istanbul this morning.. nice plane ride sleep last night. I have found so far that being a tourist here is not my cup of tea. I may have already acquired a stalker, but I am politely saying no. I guess the deal is people like to talk to you and have a cup of tea with you and then try to make you buy something. I really don't intend to buy anything so I'd really prefer not to drink a cup of tea, thanks! I gotta gotta get that f*** off face going on..

Besides that Istanbul is beautiful, I went inside the Blue Mosque which I might have to go back to. It is very peaceful and there is definitely an X factor inside that building. This city has a little bit of the feel of Rome, but understandably so because it was the capital of the Roman Empire back in the old days.. like old old before I was born.. 300ish.. and then you know the song Constantine came along and la la la..

Alright time for an episode of Will & Grace to calm my mind. I'm hungry but too lazy to fight the crazy city people for dinner.. I could really go for some donor later though..mmm.

Posted by Christin at 7:14 AM | Permalink | Comments

Watch this awesome video. I knew Sam back when I lived in Oregon. This video cracks the panes of the illusion of loneliness and isolation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ZTEHmq4RI

Posted by Christin at 6:31 PM | Permalink | Comments

Tonight I saw a young man thrown to the ground and beaten by at least 2-3 police man outside a bar for pulling the fire alarm. I was walking out and saw it all happen before my eyes. I tried to take a picture on my phone, but alas when trying to take a picture I almost sent a txt or called you! Time to learn about my new phone I suppose.

Anyway it was really upsetting and I'm not really sure what to do about it. Of course I can file a complaint. But I looked into it and it seems that police brutality is a real issue. Particularly Rhode Island (USA) has one of the worst complaint rates in the country.

Maybe it is necessary to be this harsh and violent with "suspects". I do believe in justice, but in my world it seems that they are acting out of ego and hatred more so than acting to protect the citizens.


"Human Rights Watch chose to investigate Providence, Rhode Island and the surrounding area because the police have received an unusually large number of complaints per capita, according to a nationwide report published by the Justice Department in 1991.1 The report cited three Rhode Island police departments as second only to New Orleans in the number of excessive force complaints. The relatively small communities - Providence, East Providence, and Pawtucket - each had complaint rates at least ten times as high as nearby Boston's.2 Only six state police agencies were included on the Justice Department list, and Rhode Island's ranked highest for complaints, with a rate of complaints four to twenty-five times higher than any other state agency.3"
~http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/reports98/police/uspo123.htm

Posted by Christin at 10:52 PM | Permalink | Comments

My new home! Stop on by for a sunset. Finally I have a closet with my clothes in it! Oh Happy day!

Posted by Christin at 12:12 PM | Permalink | Comments

I'm moving into my new place slowly over this week. I spent two nights there and I already love it! Now I'm back in the mountains having my last couple days of hibernation, napping, snowboarding/skiing! It'll be hard to give up but I have waiting for me on Monday a JOB to do. I'll again be contributing to water projects, living practically on Narragansett Bay, riding my bike to get groceries and maybe even braving the cold winter surf. Not a bad trade off to hibernation.

I hope to continue with my music projects and find some salsa clubs, but I guess there should be time to sleep too!

My place faces West so visit me for some Sunsets soon!

Pictures to come next post.

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