Candace Rose Rardon

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El Salvador

Seven hours in El Salvador: Notes on life’s unexpected gifts

September 12, 2016Stories - about life
Seven hours in El Salvador: Notes on life’s unexpected gifts

It’s all too easy to doubt our decisions—but every now and then, I’m grateful for the moments when we suddenly know, without any doubt at all, that our steps have led us in the right direction.

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Today on Dandelion Seeds: a new illustrated essay Today on Dandelion Seeds: a new illustrated essay about finding blessings in unexpected places ✈️

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Today on Dandelion Seeds: a long-awaited creative Today on Dandelion Seeds: a long-awaited creative homecoming on Lofoten 🇳🇴 

Link is in my profile and stories ✨
Lofoten, it’s good to be back 😍⛰️ Lofoten, it’s good to be back 😍⛰️
The Andes as seen from 30,000 feet 🏔️ This is The Andes as seen from 30,000 feet 🏔️ This is one of my favorite scenes from this week’s installment of “Home is a Window Seat,” a new illustrated essay on my @substackinc newsletter. I’ve shared the link in my profile, if you’d like to read!
Introducing Dandelion Seeds 🎉 A couple of month Introducing Dandelion Seeds 🎉 A couple of months ago, I launched a new creative project — and my first since Elena was born! It’s a new newsletter on Substack, where each week, I share a short illustrated essay that is hand-drawn and hand-lettered. 

Today, I shared the first installment of a new essay called “Home is a Window Seat,” and I would love to invite you to sign up, if you’d like to follow along! The link to today’s essay is in my profile, and I can’t wait to hear what you think ✍️✈️✨
My favorite podcast is back and all is right in th My favorite podcast is back and all is right in the world again 😍

I fell in love with @onbeing years ago, back when I was traveling full-time, and I can still vividly remember where I was walking in the world as I listened to particular episodes. 

These days, my journeys take place a little closer to home – often in the form of stroller walks around Montevideo, as Elena and I start exploring the world together. 

But On Being is still a constant companion. Not only does it help me live the questions – as Rilke would say – but often, it helps me understand what questions I should even be asking in life. 

Thank you, @onbeing, for always bringing wisdom and insights to my walks, and I can’t wait to begin passing them on now to my favorite little explorer 🤍

#ConversationsToLiveWith #onbeing #newmom
New creative obsession = subtle background texture New creative obsession = subtle background texture (and also, naptime painting sessions 😴🌿🖌️
Elena’s first adventures in the countryside 🐎 Elena’s first adventures in the countryside 🐎💚
Weekend inspiration in the countryside 😌🌾 Weekend inspiration in the countryside 😌🌾
Today marks six years I’ve called Uruguay home ( Today marks six years I’ve called Uruguay home (!) and I’m so grateful to @poittevinlopez for capturing our little family with our new mini Uruguaya 🇺🇾💙💫
A few of my favorite magnolia blossoms, in honor o A few of my favorite magnolia blossoms, in honor of the first day of spring in Uruguay 😍🌸
One of my latest illustration projects was one of One of my latest illustration projects was one of my favorites yet — a series of illustrated maps of Colombia for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Their new exhibition, “The Portable Universe / El Universo en tus Manos,” explores indigenous Colombian art, and to tell the story of how the exhibit came together, they also created a documentary that my maps and artwork were commissioned for. Thanks so much to @lacma and @agnes.stauber for the chance to be part of this special series! 🇨🇴✨
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