Welcome on board to my world. In
this life lies the landscape that has captured my imagination. I am a Taino
work of art. I am the breathtaking Panoramic view of Kiskeya. The seas of the Caribbean
gush through my pores. I shine the sun of Latin America each time I smile. America
is embedded in my truth. Just by looking in the mirror, I can see the world in
my infantile eyes.
I am not the brightest star that
soars up into the sky. But I have climbed heights as tall as the Ural Mountains
on this thoroughfare I call life and made a sense of home in God’s presence.
I
could unload my heart and tell you all the difficult challenges I have faced to
arrive at this shining hour but all the unique experiences that have brought me
to this point have somewhat softened my character. Based on that, I find no
need to jump back into the -42-degrees Celsius waters of the past to define who
I am.
I am a bronze ballerina who
has gone from city to city dancing under the night sky. I am an actress who has
scrolled the frames in films like Audrey Tatou in Amelie. I have seen with my own eyes the Kamchatka Peninsula of
Russia from Sarah Palin’s window in Alaska.
I have indulged in the
amenities at the Georgian wine festival. I have gained energy by breathing in
the aroma of the Northern Dvina River. I have explored Suvar Plaza. I have worn
the greens of Tatarstan in the Philharmonic theatre of the third largest city
in Russia known as Kazan, while singing choruses with the most memorable of
orchestras to have impacted my world.
I have dined in the sun of Troitsky
Avenue in Archangelsk. I have done incredible things I had never done before
until today like, singing on world stages in my first ever music tour which was
in Russia.
I have interacted with others
in a foreign tongue to properly present myself. I have traveled far to perform
simple tasks around the world that after I endured to the end, was encouraged to
keep pressing on.
Life has been a journey which
was met confidently. And to have become so immersed in things makes me truly
see the vastness of God’s blessings. His hands have made a large exhibition of
works worth exploring which can be best seen by changing landscapes and seeing
the world from different points of view and not just your own jungle in which
you dwell. My sole purpose in writing this is to share with you the great
things my eyes have seen; and there is so much more to see. But to retrace my
steps of what I have experienced,
been wonderful.
I invite you to come to my
river. The river of life shared on an international stage with a friend of
mine, Tavis Minner and a wonderful band at the Ufa Jazz Club in Ufa, Russia. Together, we sung "Route 66" which is a song that is revered by many around the world. There
was so much good music around me and thanks to my friend Anastasiya of the
Skyways Band, I can share this video with you all who are willing to watch. It
was the love of music shared by each musician that made the night so beautiful.
Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrafo-nFcB4
Thank you for reading my blog post!
