Mile stones of my photography - part 1

Hi everyone,
life has been pretty hectic lately. i have been away for the week and busy with a photography competition to which i would like to invite you all. there is some awesome work and you can vote for your favs.
http://www.minispace.com/en_us/background/invite/vote/?user_id=60210&fbsharer=1&zuffi=1252676161
there are 5 days left and the heat is on ! check it out.

now, i want to tell you the story behind this photo i decided to post today.
it goes like this; year is 2005, a provincial Argentinian bus terminal, a complete stranger. light is just right, reflected from the floor, iluminating her from below, background is darker, helping my subject stand out nicely. with the broken Spanish i spoke back then, i ask her permission. she blushes and agrees, none of us has been to such a strange situation before, i can tell by my heart beat. even though nervous, i manage to take some excellent shots of her and later we sit and talk for a while. a few weeks later we meet again and then again and again... then she moves in... we ended up together for nearly four and a half years. true story.
see you soon with the next part of my mile stones,
Guy.