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Turning the page from 26 to 27. Happy Birthday to me! What a number. Seriously. I can say so much about how I feel, but I'll just keep this one short and simple. It's just, like, I've been an adult for many years now. Twenty-seven though. That is something. Que rapido el tiempo puede moverse.

I'll try to really enjoy, and do more of the things that I want or "need" to. No need to apply much pressure, pero sigue avanzando.

Hi there, It’s 8:39 pm, so I’ve got a few more hours of being 23.... 23 was... well, yeah. It’s crazy, 24 is right around the corner. There’s a lot to reflect on, write, and speak about. I’ll collect my thoughts later. There were lots of things that I wanted to do before 23, but thar’s another story. Some of the more “fun” and less serious ones: make cookies inspired by television shows I’ve enjoyed for years. Been slacking on that for whatever reason, but I’ll get it done. On my own time :).

On April 27th, I went to this event at the University of Maryland called Carifest. It was a celebration of Caribbean culture and its roots. They served traditional Carribean food, played Carribean and African music, had a fashion show, and even did a skit about two siblings visiting their grandma in Trinidad and learning more about their heritage. The night was very entertaining and enjoyable. There were also several dance and musical performances. The celebrity guest was reggae artist Shal Marshall. While I am not familiar with his music, it was very delightful to be surrounded by so much culture and such good music. Participating or simply watching events such as there always brings a smile to my face/energizes me and it’s nice that Arts Scholars encourages us to attend these creative events.

Yesterday I went to the Stamp Art Gallery at the University of Maryland for the first time. I'd see glimpses of the art but had never stepped in. There wasn't much description for a lot of the sculptures, but the paintings and other installments typically had solid background. One of the sculptures which immediately caught my attention was the one titled "Nebuchadnezzar", whom was a Babylonian king. It featured a protruding feet under what seems to be coal or some type of minerals. The matericals consisteted of things such as coal and obsedian. If I were to take a guess I'd say it represented one's conquest for valuable things such as coal. The most noteworthy part about this piece, to me however, is the amount of detail put into crafting the feet. Thia goes for everything in the gallery. I can only imagine the amount of time it took to craft everything. Seeing the pieces put into reality even more so how much time I need to dedicate to my ArtsFest pieces over the next week.