V-All photographs on this website were taken by Vasty and belong to her. Or the internet, really. Whatever. EMAIL= VAZRAZ@GMAIL.COMTumblr (3.0; @vastyst)http://vastyst.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eca4c7b0cb811834c8dec6d691ea06f4/tumblr_mnhc9nIl0j1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My best friends (and sisters) Karen and Aide Aguilar when I lived in El Salvador. I’d spend summer vacation with them every year until I moved to the US when I was 11. Karen is in medical school and Aide is getting a Ph.D. in math. I have really smart old friends. </p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51511720670http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51511720670Mon, 27 May 2013 16:08:11 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a2c551081bcf25629854874ab424d90/tumblr_mnhc5dCzNR1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tio Tulio </p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51511531662http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51511531662Mon, 27 May 2013 16:05:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa8e11d6cd8c8ed7b7acc1bf10c81b4b/tumblr_mnhb7q3Enr1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Aunt Lidia’s house</p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51510019454http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51510019454Mon, 27 May 2013 15:45:26 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/21294cc61e1f1de05843a1ee5c7be2ec/tumblr_mnhb6nj7HR1qdditao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a6e1eecbc6db6f95b401b983bc2015d/tumblr_mnhb6nj7HR1qdditao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a0f912a0dcee8d4ba02f4cd3c2e44d19/tumblr_mnhb6nj7HR1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Captures of the mothers in the Guzman family: My Grandma, My Mother, My Sister</p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51509973591http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51509973591Mon, 27 May 2013 15:44:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae7e78d3c3a593b6c097ce603b0ed7cb/tumblr_mnhay2RcAb1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My favorite aunt’s house </p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51509583385http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51509583385Mon, 27 May 2013 15:39:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d011e3b434c1efe46d2a393ba2ebe37d/tumblr_mnhaj7RBRN1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51508914464http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/51508914464Mon, 27 May 2013 15:30:43 -0700el salvadorGUALACHEgreendepth of vhomeland<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/391cbde976e9b85db93bb160d6ed13ff/tumblr_mmpb04k5Hj1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bd212b9d976fe646f85fbf81f212f897/tumblr_mmpb04k5Hj1qdditao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My mom’s oldest brother, Tulio, who was in charge of all the land the Aguilar’s own. He’s in his early 80s now. </p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/50281857720http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/50281857720Sun, 12 May 2013 12:48:04 -0700tio tulioel salvadorusulutandepth of vvfamilyyellowmami<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d40c55810a3da1d98c81958d7713dfbd/tumblr_mmp7xea8lM1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gualache, Usulutan, El Salvador </p> <p>A house down the street from my dad’s that sells goods to all the townspeople. My favorite thing about these stores is that they sell you a soda and put it in a little transparent baggie with a straw through it. I don’t know why that makes it better to drink. </p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/50276703896http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/50276703896Sun, 12 May 2013 11:41:38 -0700gualacheel salvadorusulutangreenrural<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/520818492c6091869933791d34caaad6/tumblr_mmp6yf3xaD1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After 10 years in abeyance, my mom and I were able to go back to El Salvador. Since we didn’t go for the best reasons, I haven’t looked at these images in two years. However, I feel like for my own personal gain and strength, I should. My country is a very poor place, but it’s also very vibrant. It’s mostly all dirt and littering, sometimes, but when you find the diamonds, they glisten forever. I’m really happy I got to see it again. I’m happier to go back this year without the burdens that I carried with me the last time I went. </p> <p>My gift to my mom today is to pick myself back up from the horrors of the past, and be reborn again a stronger woman for her. I love my mom the most out of anything else on the universe. I’d give up breathing, eating, talking, loving, virtually anything to see her smile and enjoy her beautiful life. </p> <p>My mom in Gualache, Usulutan, El Salvador </p>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/50275097059http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/50275097059Sun, 12 May 2013 11:20:00 -0700gualacheusulutanel salvadorcentral americagreenmy mommamidepth of vruralstrength<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dcaf4342425c70b9c8a301f461d6aa05/tumblr_mmd70qTuHK1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49759027602http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49759027602Sun, 05 May 2013 23:50:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5f19535780cd8bf1ce5a0aafc66b588/tumblr_mmd6zd3ysj1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758996266http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758996266Sun, 05 May 2013 23:50:01 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/675ca416899ce05df93285a4ff4a511b/tumblr_mmd6xj94Rn1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758954546http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758954546Sun, 05 May 2013 23:48:55 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6fc07202b97a2657986c22e656a22a7/tumblr_mmd6twwXvU1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758876025http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758876025Sun, 05 May 2013 23:46:44 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fe20f47ab256254a7a319c387c451310/tumblr_mmd6qh8n4f1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758799047http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758799047Sun, 05 May 2013 23:44:41 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7af369be6afd16f89d7e455e8bf0f34b/tumblr_mmd6nd7DpN1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3bc73c386e464ee58b78485fec9e1a08/tumblr_mmd6nd7DpN1qdditao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758728489http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758728489Sun, 05 May 2013 23:42:49 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/523729bc5bb5b354e50981f5011f23c3/tumblr_mmd6gi28ER1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758568880http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758568880Sun, 05 May 2013 23:38:42 -0700leo c.charlie chaplinleoischaplinblack and whiteportraitmustacheveniallover<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec7df4f91f6d3ee6a2660c2b1632b3a5/tumblr_mmd6cg0SXV1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758474675http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758474675Sun, 05 May 2013 23:36:16 -0700leo c.charlie chaplinleoischaplinblack and whiteportraitmustacheveniallover<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/503fd9157d001b6f2efee81ae06d4c1e/tumblr_mmd6aeIV9Y1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758428134http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758428134Sun, 05 May 2013 23:35:02 -0700leo c.charlie chaplinleoischaplinblack and whiteportraitmustacheveniallover<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5ed938d71113ec5efa503a2c0fd2ad2c/tumblr_mmd68z6W0v1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758395304http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758395304Sun, 05 May 2013 23:34:11 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/658887bf7cd9bc8f7f8cf024bb5401f4/tumblr_mmd66ruY3V1qdditao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758344066http://vastyst.tumblr.com/post/49758344066Sun, 05 May 2013 23:32:51 -0700salvador dalileoisdalileo c.venialloverportraitblack and whitemustache