Little Haiti gets a space for the people with SIMIGO.

This weekend, I attended the opening of a new space called Simigo.

A workspace/gallery located on the blood line of Little Haiti 54 street and nw 1st ave.

The artist exhibiting that night was Jayme Gershem, a creative spirit who seems as deep rooted in her art as her two feet are to the ground. As soon as you meet her, you know that she is serious and passionate about her craft.

She is what initially drew me to the event during a chance meeting with her at another art show in the convention center called Arte Americas, a couple of weeks ago.

For some reason, after running into her I remember saying to myself, "You gotta check out what this girl is doing." And so I did.

The space is airy and filled with a good energy. Plenty of rooms and clean white walls to display art. And as stated by Gershem and her partner, a place created by the people for the people.

They want the community to partake in this place. They're inviting artists of all kinds to come in and become a part of the creative quilt they're establishing.

Just as simple as stopping by one day and saying, "Hey."

I love this new little space, I definitely intend on going back. Its times like these I wish I could paint!

The Sony Ericsson Open

March is one of those months in Miami when you literally do not have enough time (or energy) to do everything you want to do! One of the events I was really excited about attending was the Sony Ericsson Open, which has been held in Key Biscayne's Crandon Park for over a decade.

My favorite match was Henin vs Zvonareva. And although I didn't really know exactly what was going on (except the part of the game where the player gets the ball over the net) I must say it was amazing to watch.


This was Henin's first year back after retiring at 1st place in the world and to Zvonareva's dismay, she won that night. It was great.

She had decided to retire when she was on top. She started a family and then after all was said and done decided to come back and start all over again from scratch. Truly inspiring watching this tiny woman play with so much strength and heart.

Zvonareva was interesting to watch too. When she gets mad, she has this thing where she growls like a wild animal and then hits herself with her racket. And hits herself hard! I couldn't decide whether that was funny or just disturbing...

Anyway, besides all of the traffic, being a local during one of the coolest months here was a blast!

So much happens in this city in March. Amazing events such as the Winter Music Conference, Miami International Film Festival, Calle Ocho, The Youth Fair, Jazz in the Garden Festival and St. Patricks Days which is always insanity in this town.

It's months like these I remember why I call Miami home!

Cheers to that!

What is your truth?

In the midst of deep thought today, trying to make sense of things. Wondering why certain things happen to different people, I asked myself, "What is my truth?"

The question came to me very suddenly and very naturally and just the mere contemplation of an answer made me feel centered..

I thought about what really matters to me and what is really truthfully at the center of me, what is my truth.

Find your truth, believe in your truth and everything will make sense...