# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/_PyJSxlyfT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430955-kirstenalana-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f6a4880ad8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-12-13T21:11:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

I had pre-conceived notions of what I wanted to capture during this trip to Mexico. A rarity for me since usually I go without any and I just let the destination speak for itself. Yet somehow this time was different. And perhaps as a lesson from the universe, between the fact that it rained for half of my trip and the fact that I didn't have the time to simply wander on my own as I would have liked -- I of course didn't really get any photos that I had dreamed up in my head. This comes close! You see I'd wanted colorful doors and facades but hadn't seen them really. Just a lot of white. Then as we were driving into the mountains one day, we sped past these two homes and I thought how lovely the color was as it blurred in my vision. In a split second I asked to stop and I jogged back down the road to take this photo. I'm not sure why I expected more color in Jalisco than I found, but now this photo serves as a reminder that it's best to travel with an open mind and heart, ready for whatever a destination wants to reveal to you. Instead of being dependent on your own assumptions. Often, the best moments are the ones you never see coming! #LiveItToBelieveIt

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