"The body is the primary mode of perceiving scale."
This is a picture of my daughter, her best friend, and her best friend's little sister. We took this picture a week before they moved across the country, they have all grown so much since then. This picture makes me miss them being so close to us and being able to spend so much time with them.
"Capacity of objects to serve as traces of authentic experience."
This was from my vacation with my boyfriend. We went to Jamaica and were brought pina coladas and jerk chicken. It was one of the best vacations I've ever been on. This makes me want to go back and sit on that beach again.
"The souvenir reduces the public, the monumental, and the three-dimensional into the miniature, that which can be enveloped by the body."
This was a barf bag that was on a plane on my trip to Newfoundland for my cousin's wedding. It was one of the worst experiences on a plane I've ever had, but this little bag made us laugh and helped us survive the flight. We made the crown.
"To have a souvenir of the exotic is to possess both a specimen and a trophy."
This is of my daughter at the Mexico pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot. She loves souvenirs but loves to have fun with the stuff in the gift shops. She will try random things on and take goofy pictures in it. These moments are what make me enjoy getting her little gifts for her. The joy on her face makes it worth it every time.
"The place of origin must remain unavailable in order for desire to be generated."
This was another picture from my vacation with my boyfriend. The tropical waters were my paradise. I would live in those waters if I could. There is nothing more serene than sitting in that warm water and fish swimming all around me.
