LATES MAS BUTTERERY THAN NEVER?

YES WORLD YES WORLD WE NEVER OFFICIALLY SHOUTED OUT OUR VERY OWN KIM ANH TRUONG'S BIRTHDAY.

IT WAS THE BIGGGY SMALLS 21 YALL!

Now, Maybe I was bitter butter makes better bread because she was passing the bday with the fam in the Madest of towns as opposed to being wit US in the Panamanianest of towns. Maybe I was eaten by a birthday monster, the kind that tickles you until you have no fingers to type with. OR maybe I was going to make up another weak lil lie!!!

BUT THE POINT IS this QUEEN se cumplio 21 years of life on JANUARY the 23rd, 2010! Now, enjoy bringing you very own eyes HERE to read this post that is about to be all stalkin up in KIM's life!!!

So, we gon start it off slow.

I didn't want to break your heart or you jaw.

This is the beautiful creature on a regular day.

Be prepared because she can get even more radiant!

You already understand dontchu?! 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Half empty of half full?!?! haha

It's simply necessary to shout out her life commitment to her org.

Sigma Lamda Gamma Inc.

Not to mention the fly artwork by her sister.

The besties.

The weirdies.

The FLY.

The TRAP THANG! Miss ya.

AND OF COURSE...the BOO!

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THIS QUEEN ON MAKING IT THIS FAR SO ELEGANTLY!

She really is the most wonderful sister we could ask for.

Thank you.

Happy Bday

FW OGs

GOOD AFTERNOON LOVELIES

So I'm here dropping you the line to Dominique Chestand's Blog because she just uploaded a video from break practice and a little side noting notation. She the bestest.

Check it out HERE!

or AQUI!

Also, check out the side bar

where I added links to navigate YOU to the blogs of fellow First Wavers.

EMBERAA PURU

So a while back I prefaced a trip that we we're taking to an indigenous village by saying I would later get the photos to ya. Well, here go some of the ones I got.

And, here's an intro for those of you who didn't see that previous post.

We took a trip to visit one of the indigenous tribes here in Panama. This specific group is called the Emberaa Puru. It was lovely, breath-taking, heavenly. Can't describe it to you. Well, I probably could since I'm a poet but, I didn't try...haha

Aw, we also got photos here of when we went on another tight little tour with our Profe of Spanish to Reprosa. It's a company that duplicates old relics from the colonial period ex, jewelry and such...

I got my grandmama her xmas present from there...some gold earings, the national flower of Panama la flor del espiritu santo.

enjoy.

On our way there.

We had to go by boat. They didn't have to be cute though.

Love the water, I do.

BOMBEST food; fish and patacones in a leaf!!!!

El pueblo.

B. White and Ceci Leon @ Reprosa.

These neat little (expensive) statues. Beautiful, but not cheap.

Here's the LINK to see the entire album.

BAM!!!

Panama Canal

Last semester we went, with our Spanish Profe, to see the Panama Canal. It's actually kinda sad that we hadn't taken a trip before she took us. I mean, if you go to Panama you better go see the Canal...out of respect to the country and to the history of both Panama and the U.S. haha. So, we got the opportunity to go to the Miraflores locks. There are three locks to the canal. This one also has a museum which we got to take a look at. There is however, another museum called the Canal Museum that details even more the history of construction and such. Check it out if you happen to be in the neighborhood. The Canal Museum is in Casco Antiguo, one of the historical colonial towns in Panama that features colonial style architecture.

The Canal with a ship from the Philippines passing through.

People from all over were brought to construct the Canal.

They have this display where you turn a knob to see how the locks open and close. Me and Danez was foolin it.

Such good actors.

That's our Profe on my right. Our tutors came too.

Adam and his tutor Josuave (compliments of Dominique)

Me and Bayron.

Kelsey and Gaby.

Cecilia and Nabila.

Check out more fotos RIGHT HERE!

HERE too.

NOT here though.

So I had to bring you this DOPE artwork by an even DOPER birthday girl...HANNAH KAZIK

Meet my girl Hannak Kazik.
We went to highschool together in Milwaukee. She's one of the flyest visual artists in the city, as you can tell. This is her above, on a regular day being her lil ole regular GOOFAAY self. Forreal, like she will make you giggle. And then she'll giggle back atcha.

So, why am I telling YOU about her??
Well, you see not only is it her birthday! But, I feel that as artists it is our job to spread the word about new, old, tight, delicious artists.
Translation: She's dope you needed to know regardless of what I say here.

So, enjoy the work above.
No stealing, biting, fingernails, anything!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!
Yea all the way from Panama!

:)

YOU GUESSED IT!
We gotta throw down for our gurl GG!!!
HOLDin down the THIRD cohort of FIRST WAVE!

On this very day of March 3rd, in the year 1991, there was a very unique spirit born into the flesh. She is a rare fly species that can only be found in Madison during the months that correspond to an ancient academic calendar. If you see her, do not hesitate to fall over in wide-eyed astonishment.
It is normal, there is a hotline.

Please join us in this day of celebrating the birthday
of the one and only
**Gethsemane Herron**

GG,

Even though we're far we hope you know
...we're thinking of you...
...sending warm panamanian air your way...
...we love you...

FW

Hey all,
I was looking through old photos. Some call it procrastinating studying for my test I have today at 1, others might call it reminiscing. Nonetheless, I wanted to take ya back and show you a little vintage FW.

Not that we're old enough to be vintage.

Check It.

W/ La Bruja.

W/ Michael Eric Dyson.

At one of the events that be poppin off beginnin of the year 2008.

Studying abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

The women folks in the studio in Lathrop @ UW-Madison.

Panama.

Take a look at where you are. Never forget where you come from.