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Meet Tess Ledeux, the Youngest French Athlete at the Winter…

Meet Tess Ledeux, the Youngest French Athlete at the Winter…

Meet Tess Ledeux, the Youngest French Athlete at the Winter Olympics

To see more from Tess, follow @tessledeux on Instagram.

Sixteen-year-old Tess Ledeux (@tessledeux) still remembers her first backcountry ski experience in her hometown in the French Alps: “I was following much older friends and decided to drop off a small cliff with them,” says Tess, who was 9 years old at the time. “The result was a broken nose, but it didn’t stop my love of jumps and tricks!”

Tess is the youngest French athlete representing her country at the Winter Olympics this year in #Pyeongchang2018. “It’s just so cool to see all these athletes from so many different countries and cultures, all reunited by their love for winter sports,” says the slopestyle skier, a sport that combines downhill skiing with terrain park obstacles, like jumps and rails. “After the Olympics, I’ll probably take a short break from skiing. But I’ll soon get back to practicing. I can’t go too long without it!”

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Bedtime Prayer

Bedtime Prayer

Julie Bracken posted a photo:

Bedtime Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man who’s not a creep.

One who’s handsome, smart and strong.
Who’s not afraid to admit when he is wrong

One who thinks before he speaks.
When he promises to call, he doesn’t wait six weeks.

I pray that he is gainfully employed,
Won’t lose his cool when he’s annoyed.

Pulls out my chair and opens my door,
Massages my back and begs to do more.

Oh send me a man who will make love to my mind.
Know what to say when I ask “How fat is my behind?”

One who’ll make love till my body’s a’ itchin’
He brings ME a sandwich too, when he goes to the kitchen.

I pray that this man will love me to no end,
And never compare me to my best friend.

Thank you in advance and now I’ll just wait,
For I know you will send him before it’s too late.

Amen

Makeup and styling by the talented Kelayla of www.transvista.co.uk/

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9 Feb 18

Bedtime Prayer

Paying It Forward with @shaistadeen To see more of Shaista’s…

Paying It Forward with @shaistadeen

To see more of Shaista’s…

Paying It Forward with @shaistadeen

To see more of Shaista’s life and work, follow @shaistadeen on Instagram.

Photographer Shaista Deen (@shaistadeen) is giving the world the role model she wanted. “Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, I never saw any female hijabi photographers,” says the 22-year-old great-great-granddaughter of Indian immigrants.

At age 14, she saved up for her first camera. With a bedroom desk lamp as her studio light and a stack of books as a tripod, she captured what was closest: her friends, her family and herself. “I was very different with regards to the way I saw myself back then,” she remembers. “I was depressed for a period of time as a teenager. Photography was one of the main things that helped me out of that. I was extremely insecure about myself, pessimistic and doubted my abilities a lot. After I was able to get past all of that, I wanted to help others do the same.”

Now, she’s a university student (and freelance photographer) living in the UK, but Shaista misses her homeland — and the Caribbean sun. “I love my little island and I’m proud of where I’m from,” she says.

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SF The Castro

SF The Castro

CSUMB-Japan Exchange posted a photo:

SF The Castro

My first visit to the Castro in San Francisco is one that I will never
forget. Rainbow Pride flags adorned the city streets in a declaration of
strength and resilience. Honestly, I couldn’t believe a place like this
exists. I was raised to have a lot of hate for this community which
eventually manifested into self hate. Walking into this city block I saw a
place where couples weren’t afraid to hold hands, where they weren’t
afraid of being called names, where they were free of all the hate that
myself and so many have been subject to. They didn’t have to be afraid and
that meant that I didn’t have to be afraid either. Being raised to hate
every aspect of yourself and then stepping into an environment that instead
accepts and loves you, is an absolutely incredible, liberating experience.

SF The Castro