I remember my first day in Advanced Art Class in high school … the first thing the teacher wanted us to do is to stand up, introduce ourselves, and let everyone know where we were ‘displayed or showcased at’.  Yeah…. where our art was hanging!!! I sat there suddenly sweating up a storm… I was so confused, embarrassed, and stressed out all at once.  I didn’t know that ‘being displayed’ was a requirement!!! otherwise why would I have signed up!?!?!  I was so upset at that moment with my councelor… who insisted I would truly love that class.  So while these fabulous kids stood up and said what art galleries their works were being shown at … I sat there about to cry! I mean… insecurities and shyness have always been huge road blocks for me… but this was beyond just being shy! lol!  So here was my turn… “my name is Aurora, I love art, I love to draw, and my pieces can be seen at (insert my mom’s address here) hanging on most of her walls”!!!! That’s all I could think of!! lol!!!  I mean, they should consider themselves lucky that I didn’t say they were proudly being displayed on her fridge! HAHAHA!

Anyways… everyone got a big laugh… and moved on, but the rest of that semester I somehow felt not so great.  Everyone talked about being in this gallery or that gallery.  I couldn’t even figure out how the heck someone got into one of those local galleries. 

So now 13 years later … I want to stand up and say: ”Hi, my name is Aurora, I’m a photographer, and I’m published!!!”  LOL!!! Then in my little fantasy all of you stand up and cheer for me, even though it’s really not that biggie! haha!!

I feel so blessed and honored to be a part of the latest issue of the latest issues of Bodas USA Magazine!!! 

Thank you for publishing my article as well as some of my images!!! YAY!!!!  The article starts on page 31, and my images are on page 35  >  Warning… the magazine is in Spanish, but trust me, the article isn’t half bad! lol! 

This was one of the images featured in Bodas USA La Revista