This year, I took my two year-old son Marcello to the Desfile del Carnaval de los Niños, or the Children’s Carnaval Parade. Last year, being the clueless expat that I sometimes am, we totally missed it. I realized my lapse when we went over to a friend’s house later that same day and everyone — parents and kids alike — had on Carnaval attire. (There is a definite dress code to Carnaval events; the more screaming-loud colors involved, the better.) When I asked why, their incredulous stares clued me in to the fact that the Children’s Parade is a big deal. But until this past Sunday, I had no idea just how big a deal it is. Continue reading
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A few shots from the craziness that was my ”audición final” in the graduate program for a specialization in creative intervention at the @colegiaturacol in #medellin . This will be the first of various posts recapping the creative experience that was this past year. Here’s the description of my piece that was published in a related press release: “A través de “El sacrificio” Courtney Strickland sobre el impacto al mundo que trae el consumismo: “Mi audición es un análisis de nuestra cultura de hiperconsumerismo como si fuera una nueva religión, una en la que Mark Zuckerberg es un dios y Kylie Jenner es un apóstol, y en la que todos nosotros somos participantes (inconscientes o no, y a niveles distintos), gracias en parte a avances sofisticados en marketing. El sacrificio expone los ritos y rituales de nuestra nueva religión, que incluyen sacrificar el medio ambiente e incluso a otros seres humanos para mantener nuestro ciclo de deseo, satisfacción, y desecho, la escena final plantea la pregunta de qué podemos hacer cada uno de nosotros para cambiar el camino destructivo en el que estamos”; para ella su obra es desafío de varios niveles: “fue un reto diferente de cualquier otro de mi vida, el acto de hacer mi visión una realidad me dio la confianza de que puedo abordar grandes problemas sociales de formas nuevas y creativas”. (https://www.colegiatura.edu.co/noticias/1465-audiciones-que-estimulan-el-auto-reconocimiento-y-la-expansion-del-ser) Many, MANY thanks to actors Karol Moore, Elyssa Pachico, Jami Gallaway Velez, Esteban Gil, Paola Marin Tippner, and Bryce Tippner for daring to take part! You all made it work! #art #design #theater #performance #arte #diseño #dramaturgia #creativeintervention #intervencióncreativa #trash #basura #recycling #reciclaje #consumerism #consumismo #environmentalism #medioambienteWhen your dog-baby and your human-baby are pretty much the same. This is my household, lol. / Cuando tu cachorro y tu bebé humano se parecen mucho. Así es mi familia. 😂😂😂 . . . #family #familia #dogs #kids #dogsofinstagram #kidsofinstagram #cute #bostonterrier #letsleepingdogslieLooking across the tracks to the side of the #metro that isn’t completely packed. 😂 . . . #medellin #medellincolombia #medellinviewpoints #medellinvibes #culturametro #colombia #yo❤️medellín #vibras #metrodemedellin #paisajesurbanos #cityscapeThe week leading up to a major presentation can be stressful, but it helps to come home to this! 🐶 . . . #thisisbrunorex #dogsofinstagram #dogs #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #bostonterrier #perros #cachorros #stressrelief #hermoso#tbt 2005 maybe? #prague #praha #czechrepublic #travelHeat and hills and a little construction 🚧 thrown in for good measure. But got it done. Ran 5.22 kilometers with Nike Run Club #nrc #running #justdoit #medellin #colombia #nofilterTWITTER
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