belvedere drift

Daila Ojeda hard at "work", climbing some great classic for the Prana short we filmed last month in La Turbie, France just above Monaco
Daila Ojeda hard at "work", climbing some great classic for the Prana short we filmed last month in La Turbie, France just above Monaco.
I guess writing is just like anything else. The less I do you it, the harder it becomes and eventually the need for it can fade. But just like a lot of things I’ve discovered over the last months, most of the time all I have to do is jump right back in to an old pursuit, to remember just how much I love something. (more…)

mixed emotions

Dark clouds lay over Biarritz's sea shore.
Dark clouds lay over Biarritz's sea shore.
I can’t decide whether to be excited or terrified when I think about the fact that as a woman I’m living in an era completely unique to any that has existed before. (Don’t worry any male reader can just look at photos at this point, I won’t be offended;) It’s one where we’re not held to any of the confines imposed by past generations. We can be career oriented, focus on having a family, do both, or live in Tahiti as far as this world cares. (more…)

Returning to

It always amazes me how adaptable the human brain is. Yesterday on NPR I heard how they measure the growth of information in the brain much like you see a muscle form on the arm. You can make yourself more creative or better at a sport. It’s all about putting in time, repetition, repetition, repetition. In essence the human brain is made to assimilate to just about any situation. But despite how a level of me knows this to be true, there continue to be moments where I can’t imagine being able to adapt to anything different than where I am right now.

Pita climbing in Oliana .
Pita climbing in Oliana .
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