Scratch - Like me.

Scratch - Like me., a photo by wendyyalas on Flickr.

I grew up in a very strict Christian home and church in Guatemala. Dancing was viewed as a desire of the flesh, sinful and forbidden. Then I think about all the other traditions and religions in the world where women aren't even allowed to show their faces, or have a say on anything of high importance. I can't imagine growing up in an era or a culture where my freedom was taken from me. Freedom of style and self-expression.

This one was definitely a scratch to one of my favorite ways of expressing myself... yes, dancing (now you can imagine what the final portrait might be).