Hey Akbayan community! ⊹˚₊･ I started this term with very little. I had no idea what I was getting into, I just wanted to create again – for people to see themselves in my work, to feel all the love and passion I have for documentation. All of the sounds and colors of my art are reflective of the way you all made me feel this year. Thank you 49 for teaching me that I am capable of love. Thank you for teaching me that love is comfort. Thank you for filling my life with color, giving me a reason to fight, a reason to feel inspired, and a reason to create. It is only now that I realize our mantra and mission statement are more than words on paper, that we all became someone’s north star. Thank you, 49, for being my Polaris. To media core, COREWAII, thank you for taking a chance on us and being a part of the first ever media core… #didthat! Thank you for helping us connect with the community, thank you for being an extension of our love. To my cos, Andrew and Teresa, thank you for bec...