Mexico Inspiration Journal_006
Item
- Title
- Mexico Inspiration Journal_006
- Alternative Title
- Mexico Inspiration Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- The image shows an open book with handwritten notes on the right page and a typed description of San Miguel de Allende on the left page. The handwritten notes are titled "Los Caprichos - Goya" and discuss the subjects of marriage, creating fear, and childish men. The typed description on the left page provides information about San Miguel de Allende, including its location, historical significance, and cultural features.
- Identifier
- 017_2017_February 2017_Mexico Inspiration
- Dates Completed
- February, 2017 - February, 2017
- Keywords
- Cocooning; San Miguel de Allende; Mexico; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Photography; Beauty; Color; Doorways; Reckoning; High altitude; Breathlessness; Chronic pain; Expatriates; Demographics; Varanasi; Mortality; Health crisis; Butterfly Reserve; Pulmonary embolism; Hospitals; Epiphany; Limitations; Possibility; Self discernment; Calling; Belief; Habits; Divine guidance; Joy; Wounding; Prayer; Lightness; Friendship; Difficulty; Diminished strength; Defeat; Renewal; Disappointment; Admiration
- Transcription
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Left Page:
The city of San Miguel de Allende in the state of Guanajuato in the geographic center of Mexico sits in high desert at 6200 foot altitude. It was the site of independence from Spain in 1810, has lots of historic colonial architecture, charming cobblestone streets, 7 beautiful churches in the center and almost perfect weather year round.
La ciudad de San Miguel de Allende, estado de Guanajuato, geográficamente en el centro de México, está asentada en un desierto a 6200 pies de altitud. Ésta, la cuna de la independencia de México en 1810, cuenta con múltiples construcciones de arquitectura colonial, encantadoras calles empedradas, 7 hermosas iglesias en su centro histórico, además de un clima casi perfecto durante todo el año.
Foto por
Elsmarie Norby
San Miguel de Allende GTO, Mex.
elsmarienorby@gmail.com
Translations by / Traducido por: Xavier & Margarita Gibler
xaviergibler@gibler.com
Right Page:
Los Caprichos - Goya.
2. SUBJECT: marriage.
"They say Yes and give their hand to the first comer."
Women get married, have baby, hoping to have liberty, love.
3. SUBJECT: creating fear.
"Here comes the bogeyman."
Instilling fear in something that does not exist.
4. SUBJECT: childish men.
Negligence, tolerance, spoiling make children capricious and naughty. - Rights
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- Is Part Of
- Mexico Inspiration Journal
- Relation
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