Ivana Plesa

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Zagreb, NU, Croatia
female, age 26
single
Speaks: poquito de espanol, English, Serbo-Croatian
Joined Aug 19, 2004

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"Be careful not to go, small as thou are, under the stars"

Antun Branko Simic

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And an orator said, "Speak to us of Freedom."

And he answered:

At the city gate and by your fireside I have seen you prostrate yourself and worship your own freedom,

Even as slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them.

Ay, in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff.

And my heart bled within me; for you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you, and when you cease to speak of freedom as a goal and a fulfillment.

You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and a grief,
But rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound.

And how shall you rise beyond your days and nights unless you break the chains which you at the dawn of your understanding have fastened around your noon hour?

In truth that which you call freedom is the strongest of these chains, though its links glitter in the sun and dazzle the eyes.

And what is it but fragments of your own self you would discard that you may become free?

If it is an unjust law you would abolish, that law was written with your own hand upon your own forehead.

You cannot erase it by burning your law books nor by washing the foreheads of your judges, though you pour the sea upon them.

And if it is a despot you would dethrone, see first that his throne erected within you is destroyed.

For how can a tyrant rule the free and the proud, but for a tyranny in their own freedom and a shame in their won pride?

And if it is a care you would cast off, that care has been chosen by you rather than imposed upon you.

And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.

Verily all things move within your being in constant half embrace, the desired and the dreaded, the repugnant and the cherished, the pursued and that which you would escape.

These things move within you as lights and shadows in pairs that cling.

And when the shadow fades and is no more, the light that lingers becomes a shadow to another light.

And thus your freedom when it loses its fetters becomes itself the fetter of a greater freedom.

Khalil Gibran

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Hometown	Zagreb
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Birthday	Nov 21, 1983
Languages	poquito de espanol, English, Serbo-Croatian
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Pets	Viki is the cat that lives with me
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Political Leaning	Very Liberal
Religions	everything (and nothing)
Eating Habits	Vegetarian
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What Gives Me Hope	Children smiling and everything beyond
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	I don't want to be a mayor...
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What Bugs Me	ignorance
Passions	passion itself
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What Scares Me	Indiference
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Interests	moving
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Music	from Mozart to CocoRosie
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Favorite Foods	spinach, mushrooms
Favorite Places	Ikaria Greece, Vis Croatia, Rovisce Croatia, Ozalj Croatia, Punta de Diablo Uruguay, Taganga Colombia, Samara Costa Rica, Tulum Mexico, High places
Can't Live Without	choices
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	Croatia wins the Davis Cup (Dec 4) Mario Ancic defeated Michal Mertinak 76(1) 63 64 after two hours 50 minutes in the decisive fifth rubber to win Croatia its first eve... more »
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Testimonial on Apr 13, 2006
happy easter? not for this bunny & so many like him...

please consider the slaughter & exploitation of our animal friends this easter, peace & thanx, hippie

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Nov 19, 2009 8:24 AM
NorthrunnerCan G. (390)	Happy Birthday Ivana)
Dec 15, 2008 5:13 AM
Saqib M. (19)	"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Nov 27, 2008 10:38 PM
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Nov 23, 2008 8:25 PM
Tonee D. (8)	Happy Belated Birthday!
Nov 22, 2008 6:52 PM
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Nov 15, 2008 12:54 AM
Karen S. (2312)	Peace,joy,love,light,and respect... Blessings and e lo hi no do hi yi ge se s ti Peace on Earth..Love and hugs...k Thanks for all you do.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..AND MANY MORE..
Nov 14, 2008 9:40 PM
JAY A. (2059)	happy birthday video~
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Nov 20, 2007 4:10 PM
foxy v. (120)	Happy birthday! love you girl!
Nov 14, 2007 5:43 PM
Eduardo L. (29)	Happy Birthday Ivana!!
Nov 14, 2007 11:33 AM
JAY A. (2059)	happy birthday video~
Aug 7, 2007 2:20 PM
Anupam K. (60)	Hey Ivana! I've just shifted to my new college and things are a little hapazard. I don't have a computer yet. The computers that I do have access to are low-grade ... so I am unable to send network messages, or even write well-formatted comments. It will be better if we stayintouch by email for a while. You have my Gmail address, right? Or else, you can mail me at anupam@whale-mail.com
Jul 29, 2007 6:11 PM
JAY A. (2059)	FRIENDS... SOUNDTRACK: [link] THANKS FOR ADDING ME
Jul 21, 2007 2:06 PM
Raymond W. (55)	Haven't been around in awhile & just wanted to say HI
Jun 17, 2007 11:03 PM
foxy v. (120)	How are u girl? Drop me a line (or anything lol)
Jun 5, 2007 5:16 AM
Linda B. (2413)	Like an instrument, nothing seems right when our bodies and our spirits are out of tune.
Apr 7, 2007 4:08 PM
Eliana d. (67)	It's in italian but it's cute, and says happy easter all the same. Beijos. Eliana
Apr 2, 2007 9:06 AM
Linda B. (2413)	There is little that compares to the beauty of nature, but having wonderful friends comes very close.