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**VANILKA**

Greg...why is your leg vibrating???

About Me

I've always hated knowing that I'll die without meeting every single person...leaving this world without seeing every single little nook and crannie that makes up this whirlwind we live in. Someone told me once I can't think that way because it's impossible to accomplish. But every day that passes by, every person I meet, the experiences, the laughter, the tears I've shed, the fits of livid anger, the hysterical moments, the countries I've explored, the foods I've tasted, the music I've danced to, the songs I've sung....they're all worth it. They are all worth the fight... -Vanessa Ilka
Sense of Wonder
"How often we experience loss, out of our own fear of losing."-Paulo Coelho
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FIND OUT!"Com o tempo, você vai percebendo que para ser feliz com uma outra pessoa, você precisa, em primeiro lugar, não precisar dela. Percebe também que aquele alguém que você ama (ou acha que ama) e que não quer nada com você, definitivamente não é o alguém da sua vida. Você aprende a gostar de você, a cuidar de você e, principalmente, a gostar de quem também gosta de você. O segredo é não correr atrás das borboletas... é cuidar do jardim para que elas venham até você. No final das contas, você vai achar não quem você estava procurando, mas quem estava procurando por você!"-Mário Quintana

My Interests

Singing, Dancing, Writing, Traveling, learning new languages, Reading, exploring the wonders and horrors of ethnic food, prancing through flea markets,Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali,Taking pics of life, giving presents, buttered popcorn flavored jelly bellys, snap peas, crunchy grapes, wind chimes, monkeys, birds and frogs, cloud watching, moon gazing. School supplies, handmade jewelry,serenades,the curve of a man's lips, the accidents I cause when I like someone, the sound of Costa Rican birds in the morning, men who speak portuguese, wordless gestures that make me cry

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet people that make me discover I can do things I never thought possible...skydiving, bungee jumping, swing dancing, running in a marathon...wait did I really mean that?...yes I did...no wait...Ok..yeah thought about it. I did mean it, let's see what else? I want to meet people that like to take spontaneous road trips just to discover small little towns, I want to meet someone who would go with me to a lake at 2am just because. I like loyal friends, the dreamers, the fighters, those who won't let themselves be defeated. I want to meet people that make me laugh, not a stiff giggle but a hearty chuckle, I am so sarcastic and nothing makes life better than being doubled over in pain from laughing so hard...life's too short to be so negative...I want to meet those who aren't afraid of making mistakes. I am looking for someone who isn't afraid to make a fool of themselves and who will invite me along to make my own mistakes. I need someone who understands there is more to life than titles, money, and acceptance. Anyone who has a zest for life...those who don't believe in the word "settle" unless they refer to the once settlers that dared enough to cross a seemingly endless ocean to explore the possibilities...those are the only "settlers" I'll associate with...the dreamers, the fighters....the wandering spirits such as myself...

"Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when the person looks back-she will hear her heart”-Paulo Coelho

"But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for."-Paulo Coelho

"Love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love."-Paulo Coelho

"A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."-Paulo Coelho

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”-Paulo Coelho

"I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--which is, Try to please every body"- Herbert Bayard Swope

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them"- Henry David Thoreau

Music:

1)MUSICA RANCHERA 2) COUNTRY 3) JAZZSalsa, Merengue, Samba, Blues, Greg's rap, Latin rock, Jane's shower concerts, Butch Walker, Ozomatli, Yerba Buena, Rilo Kiley (thanks dave)Tejano, Banda, Norteno, SOME...SOME...SOME...bachata

Movies:

Amelie, Sexo Pudor y Lagrimas, Before Sunset,Before Sunrise, Chocolat, Farewell My Concubine, Magnolia, 40 yr old Virgin, Bad Education, Cidade de Deus, Like Water for Chocolate, Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings...yes even the uncut extended version....Final Fantasy, Benny and Joon, Hope Floats, Office Space, No Retreat No Surrender, Indie films, The Ghost of Mrs. Muir, Whale Rider, Sweet Home Alabama, Little Miss Sunshine, Meshes of the Afternoon, Nacho Libre, Borat, When Harry Met Sally, The Grizzley Man, Taxi Driver, Psycho,Grindhouse,Breach

Television:

National Geographic-TABOO, Beauty and the Geek,Ugly Betty, Family Guy, Simpsons, SPANISH SOAPS...(bite me folks, they are fantastic).... House, Law and Order SVU, Monk, Frasier,Drawn Together, The Office,Gilmore Girls, Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Top Model, Sports Night (oldie but goodie),

Books:

Every single Paulo Coelho masterpiece, Rain Of Gold, Like Water for Chocolate, Princess, Ray Bradbury books oh man...seriously...I'm a bookworm...it's pointless to list

Heroes:

My father My mother Mi abuelita Cortes My best friend Janey

My Blog

My Brain on Rain

My brain is currently under the influence of rain. It is the effects of rain on my brain that at times bring about enlightenment....I must mention to those of you who will attempt to do this at home t...
Posted by **VANILKA** on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:42:00 PST