The results of a ‘lil experimenting with fotografía callejera (street photography) at “latitud 0” — pursuing honest shots of vendedores ambulantes (traveling merchants) ’round the city center of Quito, Ecuador. EANTF.
Foto del Día: Experiments in Fotografía Callejera at “Latitud 0” – Quito, Ecuador
Foto del Día: Friday Portrait Series – “Los Guaguas” Jugando y El Breaker Miguel Bailando – Quito, Ecuador
Children almost always provide amazing portrait opportunities. They never hold anything back — I don’t think they know how to! — which can usually result in some real honest and authentic expression in photos. One fine september day of last year I happened to stumble upon hip hop festival called “Alfaro Vive,” a most […]
Foto del Día: Crowd Surfing El Petronio Álvarez Music Festival – Cali, Colombia
In which my crew of fellow mochileros and I decide to take the festivities of El Petronio Álvarez — a 5 day folkloric music festival in Cali, Colombia dedicated to all things Afro-colombian of the pacific coast — to the next level… And when I say ” next level” I really mean […]
TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape Vol. II
Here we are back again with the second installment of our Mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of Colombia (If you missed Vol. 1, Check it out here). Within it, you’ll find a very eclectic selection of music that represents a wide variety of regions, styles and sounds throughout the country. Again, I didn’t stray too […]
Plan de Acción 2013: Lookin’ Up and Out (and Back) on Travel, Learning and Life
“If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to build theirs.” — Tony Gaskins “If you’re going to try, go all the way, there is no other feeling like that. / you will be alone with the gods / and the nights will flame with fire…. you will ride life straight to / perfect […]
TITMW.com Presents…Una Oda al Nach Scratch Mixtape
In honor of my favorite, I say, favorite Spanish language rapero, Nach Scratch, performing in Quito, Ecuador in 2 days — for the first time ever at latitud 0 — I’ve put together a mixtape composed with some of my favorite cuts, rimas and ritmos for all of you to enjoy, hopefully as much as […]
Why I Travel (Part 3): ¡A Huevo! Mexicano Dishwashers
“Who’s more indispensable during the Saturday night dinner rush: the French chef or the Mexican dishwasher?” “The dishwasher. We can make it through the night without the chef. If the dishwasher doesn’t show up, we’re doomed. “ – Anthony Bourdain. “The limits of my language are the limits of my universe” – Austrian Philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein […]
Why I Travel (Part 2): Hip Hop, “White Lightning,” and the Disposable Camera
“I speak with criminal slang, that’s just the way that I talk yo, vocabulary spills, I’m ill…” – From “Ebonics” by Big L When I first discovered Hip-Hop I was in the 6th Grade. The year was 1997 and I was eleven years old. It came to me one fine morning in the form […]
Dímelo Caminando 001: Hábleme en el Español de Bogotá (con Santiago)
Right click here to download the transcript for session 001 Dímelo Caminando ¡¿Quiubo Pues, cómo les ha ido!? I’d like to welcome you back (or if it’s your first time here — straight up bienvenido!!!) to TellittomeWalking.com. I must say I’m oh so pleased to bring to you the premiere episode of the first season […]
Introducing: The Dímelo Caminando Travel and Spanish Language Learning Podcast
¡Bienvenidos al TellittomeWalking.com Travel Blog and the Dímelo Caminando Spanish Language Learning Podcast! Much, I say, much love for stopping by and checking out the site. Here you will find the home of my travel blog that documents some of my adventures throughout Latin America, along with spanish language learning resources, tips, and — what I’d […]