People often seem to want what they can't have. The grass is greener on the other side, and a lot of the time it doesn't really matter what the grass is, the neighbor's grass is better.
People think I'm crazy, but I want something that I have never been able to have. I have never made a C, and it's due to no fault or "good doing" on my part. No matter how much I slack off, I always make good grades. On one essay that I wrote during my undergrad the professor wrote the following "Everything that you wrote is completely wrong, but I like the way you wrote it." and I got a B+. How can a person make a B+ on an essay in a literature class when they don't even know what the book is about?? When I was applying to do student teaching I asked my very favorite professor, Dr. Brown, for a recommendation. He told me the following "You are an awful student and there's no way that you'll be a good teacher." He wrote the recommendation anyway, and I hope that I've at least sorta proved him wrong. All throughout college I never studied and never worked hard, but I still never made a C. Anyone who has ever had a class with me, sat beside me in a meeting or conference knows that I do not pay attention and do not listen. And there never seems to be any consequence for me.
My time as a student will be coming to an end this summer. I'm tired of "studying", so I decided that beginning this semester I would slack off and make Cs for the rest of my student days. I have been working hard and have been making a conscious effort to do mediocre work. I have only read 1 chapter of over 20 chapters of assigned reading in the past 6 weeks, and that chapter was read during a teacher training when I was supposed to be listening to something else. Last week I turned in a project. I turned in 10 pages stapled together, bullet points instead of paragraphs, and did not include concrete examples that the professor asked for. I have no idea what my classmates wrote, but they turned in binders and portfolios full of papers with something written on them. I was so sure that I had earned my C. Got it back today, and I got a 96. Took a midterm tonight, and I hadn't read any of the books for this class, and had taken no notes in class because I was too busy playing with my pipe cleaners and play doh. I don't know my grade yet, but I knew how to answer all of the 6 essay questions.
People think I'm crazy, but I really want to make a C before my days as a student are over. I'm mad and disappointed because I don't seem capable of doing it, no matter how hard I try. I am really frustrated, and I know that people think I'm just being a brat, but this is something that I really want. What good is making good grades if you have done nothing to earn it? If I got my C, it would mean something to me. Education is nothing if it is not meaningful.
jueves, octubre 08, 2009
lunes, agosto 03, 2009
Trip to Europe 2009
I just returned from a really great trip to Europe, I went to Barcelona, Paris, Rome, Florence, and Venice. I went with my friend, Becky, and we were gone for a total of 3 weeks. We did a lot, saw a lot, ate a lot, and sweated a lot. It was great!!!
A few things from the trip that I will never forget (in no particular order)
1. Barcelona's nude beach. I think that's really enough said, but the day before we actually went to the beach we had a little extra time, so we thought that we would go check it out. We were in our clothes, and just kind of walking around. We noticed some topless women, but that didn't really come as a surprise. We went down to walk in the water, and as we walked, we came to a part of the beach that was almost all naked people! Talk about awkward. Not really an enjoyable experience...there were some funny moments, but really, most people just need to keep their clothes and swimsuits on.
2. Getting pooped on. in Paris. It's just really hard to forget poop falling from the sky and landing on you.
3. Eating over 17 pizzas. The week that we were in Italy I ate pizza for every meal, and I had a couple before we went. My favorite was hot dog pizza, or pizza viennese, but unfortunately I didn't find it until the next to last day.
4. The crepe man by Notre Dame. By far the best crepes in all of Paris...I think I ate about 7... He remembered me, and one day we chatted a bit and he told me to come back, so I did about a week later and he still remembered me and gave me a free bottle of water!!! I have a huge crush on him.
5. Sagrada Familia. After seeing Macchu Picchu, Sagrada Familia became the thing that I most wanted to see in the world. It was pretty amazing. I'm still not sure what my next travel dream is going to be...
6. Movie theater in Rome. You get assigned seats, and there's a bathroom in each theater!
Of course there's plenty more, but those are the first that I thought of....all the pictures do a better job of telling about our trip!
A few things from the trip that I will never forget (in no particular order)
1. Barcelona's nude beach. I think that's really enough said, but the day before we actually went to the beach we had a little extra time, so we thought that we would go check it out. We were in our clothes, and just kind of walking around. We noticed some topless women, but that didn't really come as a surprise. We went down to walk in the water, and as we walked, we came to a part of the beach that was almost all naked people! Talk about awkward. Not really an enjoyable experience...there were some funny moments, but really, most people just need to keep their clothes and swimsuits on.
2. Getting pooped on. in Paris. It's just really hard to forget poop falling from the sky and landing on you.
3. Eating over 17 pizzas. The week that we were in Italy I ate pizza for every meal, and I had a couple before we went. My favorite was hot dog pizza, or pizza viennese, but unfortunately I didn't find it until the next to last day.
4. The crepe man by Notre Dame. By far the best crepes in all of Paris...I think I ate about 7... He remembered me, and one day we chatted a bit and he told me to come back, so I did about a week later and he still remembered me and gave me a free bottle of water!!! I have a huge crush on him.
5. Sagrada Familia. After seeing Macchu Picchu, Sagrada Familia became the thing that I most wanted to see in the world. It was pretty amazing. I'm still not sure what my next travel dream is going to be...
6. Movie theater in Rome. You get assigned seats, and there's a bathroom in each theater!
Of course there's plenty more, but those are the first that I thought of....all the pictures do a better job of telling about our trip!
jueves, julio 23, 2009
BARCELONA
We are still here for a couple more days, but I´d like to share a few thoughts about Barcelona.
1. Catalan is a very intriguing language. It is a mix of Spanish and French, both of which I can understand (well, my French isn´t so great, but I get the gist when I read), but when mixed together it can be a little tricky. They also like to leave the last letters off of words, such as -o, -a, and -n. Examples: informacio, turistic, pa
2. Mullets are cool. We have seen so many!! More than I´ve seen in my entire life previous to this Tuesday. And the best ones are the dreaklock mullets, which are quite interesting. I´m considering growing one myself.
3. Man capris are hott! I am loving the man capris, and I wish that American men would get over their ¨manliness¨and not be afraid of the capri.
4. Midriffs and bras were designed to be shown. It doesn´t matter if you are hugely overweight and unattractive, if you´ve got it, show it!!!
5. Everything costs lots of dinero.
6. There are so many international people here!! We have only actually talked to one other American the whole time we´ve been here. There are tons of French people and I like them.
7. If you get hot, just take your shirt off.
8. Armpits are smelly. You don´t need deodorant, just a little sweat and you´re good to go! It´s most important to stand really close to other people on the subway.
9. Baguettes are very common here. Something that we have noticed is that if you buy one, you shouldn´t cover it or wrap it up, just stick it halfway into your bag and walk home. This is very unlike our need to cover up food to protect it from the unknown environment, but I like the ease of just tossing your bread into an open-air bag and carrying it home. We have also seen a huge head of lettuce sticking out of a bag.
10. This city is amazing. The scenery and the buildings, and the people. Don´t get the wrong impression from my previous notings, I love it here!! There are things that are very different from my culture and things that I am familiar with, but I love getting to observe the differences and realize certain things about myself and the place that I come from that tend to go unnoticed. Although we laugh and kid about certain differences in cultures and places, I think that the most important thing is to notice the differences and appreciate that they exist. I love this place and can´t wait to come back!!
1. Catalan is a very intriguing language. It is a mix of Spanish and French, both of which I can understand (well, my French isn´t so great, but I get the gist when I read), but when mixed together it can be a little tricky. They also like to leave the last letters off of words, such as -o, -a, and -n. Examples: informacio, turistic, pa
2. Mullets are cool. We have seen so many!! More than I´ve seen in my entire life previous to this Tuesday. And the best ones are the dreaklock mullets, which are quite interesting. I´m considering growing one myself.
3. Man capris are hott! I am loving the man capris, and I wish that American men would get over their ¨manliness¨and not be afraid of the capri.
4. Midriffs and bras were designed to be shown. It doesn´t matter if you are hugely overweight and unattractive, if you´ve got it, show it!!!
5. Everything costs lots of dinero.
6. There are so many international people here!! We have only actually talked to one other American the whole time we´ve been here. There are tons of French people and I like them.
7. If you get hot, just take your shirt off.
8. Armpits are smelly. You don´t need deodorant, just a little sweat and you´re good to go! It´s most important to stand really close to other people on the subway.
9. Baguettes are very common here. Something that we have noticed is that if you buy one, you shouldn´t cover it or wrap it up, just stick it halfway into your bag and walk home. This is very unlike our need to cover up food to protect it from the unknown environment, but I like the ease of just tossing your bread into an open-air bag and carrying it home. We have also seen a huge head of lettuce sticking out of a bag.
10. This city is amazing. The scenery and the buildings, and the people. Don´t get the wrong impression from my previous notings, I love it here!! There are things that are very different from my culture and things that I am familiar with, but I love getting to observe the differences and realize certain things about myself and the place that I come from that tend to go unnoticed. Although we laugh and kid about certain differences in cultures and places, I think that the most important thing is to notice the differences and appreciate that they exist. I love this place and can´t wait to come back!!
lunes, julio 13, 2009
Happy Birthday, Val
Today is Val's birthday - she's 18 and she's all grown up.
There are many reasons why I love my little sister, but here are just a few....
She loves to be hugged.
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She loves Spanish music...well, maybe not love, but she went to a concert with me!
She runs into tree branches...or did once.
She'll let you know if she smells something.
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She loves to sing very loudly.
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She loves animals, especially her dog, Bella.
She lets me come into her bedroom unannounced.
She always listens.
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She lets me and Jess try to drown her.
She is always happy...unless she's mad or pouty.
She isn't afraid to try new things...like my bra
She can impersonate statues.
She always tries to look her best.
She loves to match me.
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There are many reasons why I love my little sister, but here are just a few....
She loves to be hugged.
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She loves Spanish music...well, maybe not love, but she went to a concert with me!
She runs into tree branches...or did once.
She'll let you know if she smells something.
She is always ready for a good time.
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She loves to sing very loudly.
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She loves animals, especially her dog, Bella.
She lets me come into her bedroom unannounced.
She always listens.
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She lets me and Jess try to drown her.
She is always happy...unless she's mad or pouty.
She isn't afraid to try new things...like my bra
She can impersonate statues.
She always tries to look her best.
She loves to match me.
She is good at taking naps.
No matter where we travel she never brings enough clothes and always gets really cold.
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sábado, julio 11, 2009
Rest of the days in Antigua
I don't really remember where I left off, but we left the hotel with free internet so I kinda gave up on the blogging, but I figured I'd splurge for five minutes this last night.
We started work with the clinic on Sunday - I again translated for the optometrist and gave people sight, or so I like to think. We didn't see a whole lot of out of the ordinary things.
Monday we went to a rural school in a pueblo about 10 minutes outside of Antigua, it was a Monday, which is market day in Antigua, so the place was deserted. We were literally sitting around twiddling our thumbs for most of the day. My favorite part of that day was the ladies grilling chicken off to the side, it was yum!! Too bad most of our people were too scared to eat it, but I loved it!!!
Tuesday was a LOT more eventful, our line was forever long!!! Even longer than the line for the dentist, which never happens! We saw a lot of people and gave out a lot of glasses, it is so cool to see a person's face light up when you put a pair of glasses on them and they are able distinguish faces and figures for the first time. That happened a lot that day, we also got a lot of people complaining of not being able to read in the dark and their eyes burning when they look at the sun. We laugh and make fun of them a little, but it is really eye-opening to realize that things that we consider common sense are so foreign to these people.
Wednesday was free day - Becky and I went to an old convent, the best cathedral in town, and a boring museum (we only went to the museum because my book said they let you hold guns, but it lied). After that we went to the market then had lunch at Pollo Campero. I spent my last night at Bill's this day.
Thursday I was sick....so I took some Benadryl and Fenagran(sp?) and slept the entire day. I was sad to miss out on the clinic, but I felt way better when I woke up.
Today was our last day and we spent it in Chimaltenango...it was pretty busy, but not as crazy as I had thought it might be. We did more glasses stuff, and overall it was a pretty good day. We just ate dinner and are about to just chill before hitting the sack and heading home tomorrow.
BYe.
We started work with the clinic on Sunday - I again translated for the optometrist and gave people sight, or so I like to think. We didn't see a whole lot of out of the ordinary things.
Monday we went to a rural school in a pueblo about 10 minutes outside of Antigua, it was a Monday, which is market day in Antigua, so the place was deserted. We were literally sitting around twiddling our thumbs for most of the day. My favorite part of that day was the ladies grilling chicken off to the side, it was yum!! Too bad most of our people were too scared to eat it, but I loved it!!!
Tuesday was a LOT more eventful, our line was forever long!!! Even longer than the line for the dentist, which never happens! We saw a lot of people and gave out a lot of glasses, it is so cool to see a person's face light up when you put a pair of glasses on them and they are able distinguish faces and figures for the first time. That happened a lot that day, we also got a lot of people complaining of not being able to read in the dark and their eyes burning when they look at the sun. We laugh and make fun of them a little, but it is really eye-opening to realize that things that we consider common sense are so foreign to these people.
Wednesday was free day - Becky and I went to an old convent, the best cathedral in town, and a boring museum (we only went to the museum because my book said they let you hold guns, but it lied). After that we went to the market then had lunch at Pollo Campero. I spent my last night at Bill's this day.
Thursday I was sick....so I took some Benadryl and Fenagran(sp?) and slept the entire day. I was sad to miss out on the clinic, but I felt way better when I woke up.
Today was our last day and we spent it in Chimaltenango...it was pretty busy, but not as crazy as I had thought it might be. We did more glasses stuff, and overall it was a pretty good day. We just ate dinner and are about to just chill before hitting the sack and heading home tomorrow.
BYe.
viernes, julio 03, 2009
Day 2: Antigua, Guatemala
Today was way exciting!!!
Luckily I was feeling all better when I got up (which was way early) so we headed to the volcano. Since our key broke last night, we were having issues and couldn't get out the front door, so our van almost left us, but luckily I ran up to it fast enough once it started moving that we could get on. The hour or so drive to the volcano was pretty uneventful, I ate some granola and fruit snacks. We started the hike up, which was really hard!! I climbed this same volcano a few years ago, and it was way easier. I blame the difficulty on my ever increasing age. Anyway, pretty soon Becky and I decided that we needed help, so we paid these guys to ride their horses up. That was a very smart decision, and fun, since I like to ride horses. I had to pop some pills pretty quick, though, since I am allergic to them. So we rode and rode, and the views were spectacular!! It was really cool to see the other 3 volcanoes in the distance, and we even saw one of them erupt! Once we had ridden the horses as far up as they could go, we got off of them. Becky didn't wanna go all the way to the top, but I did.... I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The climb was extremely steep, and it wasn't a normal path either. It was all the little lava rocks piled up together, and you just had to climb up them. It was hard because every rock that I touched moved, and all the rocks touched by people ahead of me also moved. It was fun trying to maneuver and not sink into the lava, but it was hard, and I got tired and sore pretty quick. As we got higher, we started to be able to feel the heat from underneath, it was such a cool feeling! When we got to the top and I could see the lava it was unbelievable! There it was, right in front of me, red lava actually flowing out of a volcano. It was extremely hot up there, and it smelled sulphury and little ashes and things were blowing in my eyes. As awesome as it was, I didn't linger long because my body just couldn't handle the temperature, smell, and ashy eyes. So began the descent....which was a lot like the ascent, except 100% harder. It is very difficult to climb down a steep mountain of little lava rocks that move and start to roll down as soon as you touch them. When I could I just scooted down on my butt, for a few minutes I tried going down backwards like it was a ladder but that was too hard because I couldn't really see below me, so I mostly just climbed down like a normal person. I slipped and fell several times, and ended up with a pretty big scratch on my wrist, and it hurt, but I didn't really mind because I at least had a battlewound. When I was about halfway down, I heard cries from up above yelling "Watch out!", in both Spanish and English, and I looked back, and a huge boulder, about half my size was rolling down the mountain straight towards me. I didn't know what to do, there was no way I was going to beat it down, so I did the only thing I could do and caught it. Yes, I caught the boulder, and used my body weight to hold this giant rock. And so I was just standing there, because I couldn't really move or it would crush me and push me down the volcano. Eventually a few strong guys caught up to me and held onto the boulder from above, and said that I had to move over to the side as fast as I could because they wouldn't be able to hold onto it from above for very long, so I let go and jumped to the side as fast as I could. The boulder rolled on down and I was saved. A few more slides and I made it down. And so we hiked back down and arrived back in Antigua.
We went to Pollo Campero for lunch and ate fried chicken and mashed potatoes, and had an amazing dessert that Krispy Kreme needs to get...it was a glazed donut with ice cream on top. Talk about delicious. Yum. Next we came back to the hotel and rested for a couple hours because we were very tired.
We headed back out and went to see an old Guatemalan movie about the Cold War and stuff. It wasn't very good, but I'm glad that we saw it.
Next was very fun. We went to this restaurant that had live Andean music - we LOVED it!! Not only was the music cool, but the food was delicious - we had a brownie with ice cream for dessert. This is also where I met my Guatemalan crush, Bill. Bill is 70 years old, originally from Nashville, but moved here to Guatemala to open the restaurant and play the drum in the band. He is awesome, and so cute when he's dancing, singing, and playing his drum all at the same time.
I can't wait to see what adventures await us tomorrow!!
Luckily I was feeling all better when I got up (which was way early) so we headed to the volcano. Since our key broke last night, we were having issues and couldn't get out the front door, so our van almost left us, but luckily I ran up to it fast enough once it started moving that we could get on. The hour or so drive to the volcano was pretty uneventful, I ate some granola and fruit snacks. We started the hike up, which was really hard!! I climbed this same volcano a few years ago, and it was way easier. I blame the difficulty on my ever increasing age. Anyway, pretty soon Becky and I decided that we needed help, so we paid these guys to ride their horses up. That was a very smart decision, and fun, since I like to ride horses. I had to pop some pills pretty quick, though, since I am allergic to them. So we rode and rode, and the views were spectacular!! It was really cool to see the other 3 volcanoes in the distance, and we even saw one of them erupt! Once we had ridden the horses as far up as they could go, we got off of them. Becky didn't wanna go all the way to the top, but I did.... I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The climb was extremely steep, and it wasn't a normal path either. It was all the little lava rocks piled up together, and you just had to climb up them. It was hard because every rock that I touched moved, and all the rocks touched by people ahead of me also moved. It was fun trying to maneuver and not sink into the lava, but it was hard, and I got tired and sore pretty quick. As we got higher, we started to be able to feel the heat from underneath, it was such a cool feeling! When we got to the top and I could see the lava it was unbelievable! There it was, right in front of me, red lava actually flowing out of a volcano. It was extremely hot up there, and it smelled sulphury and little ashes and things were blowing in my eyes. As awesome as it was, I didn't linger long because my body just couldn't handle the temperature, smell, and ashy eyes. So began the descent....which was a lot like the ascent, except 100% harder. It is very difficult to climb down a steep mountain of little lava rocks that move and start to roll down as soon as you touch them. When I could I just scooted down on my butt, for a few minutes I tried going down backwards like it was a ladder but that was too hard because I couldn't really see below me, so I mostly just climbed down like a normal person. I slipped and fell several times, and ended up with a pretty big scratch on my wrist, and it hurt, but I didn't really mind because I at least had a battlewound. When I was about halfway down, I heard cries from up above yelling "Watch out!", in both Spanish and English, and I looked back, and a huge boulder, about half my size was rolling down the mountain straight towards me. I didn't know what to do, there was no way I was going to beat it down, so I did the only thing I could do and caught it. Yes, I caught the boulder, and used my body weight to hold this giant rock. And so I was just standing there, because I couldn't really move or it would crush me and push me down the volcano. Eventually a few strong guys caught up to me and held onto the boulder from above, and said that I had to move over to the side as fast as I could because they wouldn't be able to hold onto it from above for very long, so I let go and jumped to the side as fast as I could. The boulder rolled on down and I was saved. A few more slides and I made it down. And so we hiked back down and arrived back in Antigua.
We went to Pollo Campero for lunch and ate fried chicken and mashed potatoes, and had an amazing dessert that Krispy Kreme needs to get...it was a glazed donut with ice cream on top. Talk about delicious. Yum. Next we came back to the hotel and rested for a couple hours because we were very tired.
We headed back out and went to see an old Guatemalan movie about the Cold War and stuff. It wasn't very good, but I'm glad that we saw it.
Next was very fun. We went to this restaurant that had live Andean music - we LOVED it!! Not only was the music cool, but the food was delicious - we had a brownie with ice cream for dessert. This is also where I met my Guatemalan crush, Bill. Bill is 70 years old, originally from Nashville, but moved here to Guatemala to open the restaurant and play the drum in the band. He is awesome, and so cute when he's dancing, singing, and playing his drum all at the same time.
I can't wait to see what adventures await us tomorrow!!
miércoles, julio 01, 2009
Day 1: Antigua, Guatemala
I know, I didn't finish the South American trip yet, but maybe later.
Becky and I left this morning, and the flights were pretty uneventful, but at the airport in Houston and drunk man found us and wanted us to carry his bag, but we said no and got away as fast as we could.
We landed around 1, and got a taxi to take us from Guatemala City to Antigua. Again, uneventful transport. We were a little unsure when we arrived at our hotel, because there wasn't a sign on the outside, and the door was locked, but our nice taxi driver rang the bell and asked, and yes we were at the right place. As soon as we walked inside, we fell in love. The lady greeted me by name, and they took us right to our room, before we even signed anything! It is a beautiful hotel, with a nice courtyard and a splendid view of one of the volcanoes. And the room is great too - and it has the hugest bathroom that I've ever seen!! Another cool thing is that there is a journal in the room that all the people write in that stay here and write about all the things that they did here in Antigua. It was really cool to read about all the trips that different people from around the world have had in the same room that we are staying in.
After relaxing a bit at the hotel, we set off for the main square in Antigua. We stopped to peruse and shop a little bit on our way, got some money, and booked our tour for the volcano tomorrow. By that time we were pretty hungry so we stopped for dinner at Frida's and had some yummy Mexican food. We did a little more shopping, then stopped at an ice cream shop that we had passed earlier.
We then headed back to the hotel...we made a couple wrong turns, but we finally made it! As guests at our hotel we have 3 keys: one to the front door, one to our room, and one to the big gate in the back that is only for emergency use. So, when we got to the hotel, I stuck in the key for the front door, turned it, and the key broke in the door. Yes, it broke. Fortunately I was able to pull it out so that the door isn't ruined for everyone. We tried knocking and ringing the bell, but no one answered. So, we then considered our situation an emergency, so we used the big gate in the back. Success! We made it in. Becky is now in charge of keys.
At this point I am already sick, and I'm mad because we just got here!! I'm not surprised to be sick, it happens at least once every trip, but really, on the first day?!? I am drinking manzanilla tea right now, Becky says that's the Mexican cure, so we'll see.
We depart at 6am tomorrow to climb an active volcano - Volcan Pacaya. I am so excited - I went a few years ago and loved it, so I can't wait to do it again.
Yay Guatemala.
Becky and I left this morning, and the flights were pretty uneventful, but at the airport in Houston and drunk man found us and wanted us to carry his bag, but we said no and got away as fast as we could.
We landed around 1, and got a taxi to take us from Guatemala City to Antigua. Again, uneventful transport. We were a little unsure when we arrived at our hotel, because there wasn't a sign on the outside, and the door was locked, but our nice taxi driver rang the bell and asked, and yes we were at the right place. As soon as we walked inside, we fell in love. The lady greeted me by name, and they took us right to our room, before we even signed anything! It is a beautiful hotel, with a nice courtyard and a splendid view of one of the volcanoes. And the room is great too - and it has the hugest bathroom that I've ever seen!! Another cool thing is that there is a journal in the room that all the people write in that stay here and write about all the things that they did here in Antigua. It was really cool to read about all the trips that different people from around the world have had in the same room that we are staying in.
After relaxing a bit at the hotel, we set off for the main square in Antigua. We stopped to peruse and shop a little bit on our way, got some money, and booked our tour for the volcano tomorrow. By that time we were pretty hungry so we stopped for dinner at Frida's and had some yummy Mexican food. We did a little more shopping, then stopped at an ice cream shop that we had passed earlier.
We then headed back to the hotel...we made a couple wrong turns, but we finally made it! As guests at our hotel we have 3 keys: one to the front door, one to our room, and one to the big gate in the back that is only for emergency use. So, when we got to the hotel, I stuck in the key for the front door, turned it, and the key broke in the door. Yes, it broke. Fortunately I was able to pull it out so that the door isn't ruined for everyone. We tried knocking and ringing the bell, but no one answered. So, we then considered our situation an emergency, so we used the big gate in the back. Success! We made it in. Becky is now in charge of keys.
At this point I am already sick, and I'm mad because we just got here!! I'm not surprised to be sick, it happens at least once every trip, but really, on the first day?!? I am drinking manzanilla tea right now, Becky says that's the Mexican cure, so we'll see.
We depart at 6am tomorrow to climb an active volcano - Volcan Pacaya. I am so excited - I went a few years ago and loved it, so I can't wait to do it again.
Yay Guatemala.
sábado, junio 27, 2009
Trip to South America: Day 8 Colonia, Uruguay
On this day, which was a Monday, we took the Buquebus (which is a ferry) from Buenos Aires to Colonia. We uneventfully boarded the ferry, and in order to sit by windows, the four of us split up on different rows. Some guy ended up sitting with me, which was fine, he was very enthralled with the books that he was reading. When the boat landed, everyone was lining up to get off, and like all other passengers, I got my stuff together and was ready to leave. The guy was a little awkward at this point, he knew that I was ready to get off, but he just kept sitting there reading and I couldn't get out. Eventually Andrea saw me stuck and yelled for me so that he had to let me out. So we landed in Colonia, and were supposed to meet up with a tour bus. We couldn't find the right bus, so we left the ferry terminal and walked a ways and didn't see anything, so then we walked back. I found someone who looked official and asked them about our tour, and our bus had already left, but there was a "Spanish" bus of the same tour, so we got on that bus, and got dropped off at a restaurant for lunch. Lunch was pretty good, I had chicken and mashed potatoes, one of my favorite meals. After we finished eating we had a little time before we were supposed to meet up with the "English" tour, so we walked down the street and went into a couple shops. Finally it was time for the tour. We boarded a bus and went for a drive. We saw the old bullfighting ring and made a stop at the beach for about 10 minutes. Next we went make to the main street, and got off the bus and walked towards the old city. I love the old part of Colonia! There are cobblestone streets, and there is a city wall, and you can walk through the gate. So our tour continued, and the guide pointed out the oldest street, the lighthouse, a museum, and the church. We went inside the church, the guide kept talking and I stopped listening. Eventually the tour ended and we had a couple hours of freetime. We meandered our way back the way we had come in, stopping in every shop that we passed. I bought a bookmark, and I have no idea what everyone else bought. I really wanted to climb the lighthouse, so Grisham went with me to climb the lighthouse and when we got half up we yelled to Colette and she joined us. We then climbed to the top, which had a good view of the town and the river. When we climbed down, we kept walking and went in some more little shops, ending up at the first shop we had gone in after lunch. There I bought some post cards and crosses for Jess and Lanae - normally crosses are easily found, but these were the first ones that I had seen so I just bought them. At this point we had about an hour left until our ferry left to take us back to Buenos Aires, so we went to a cafe to have a snack. I had some alfajores and hot chocolate...the hot chocolate was good, the alfajores weren't really all that spectacular. Grisham and Colette got a meat-olive-chip board, and fed some of their stuff to a dog that was lingering at our table. After our snack we met back up with our bus, boarded the ferry, and headed back to our hotel in Buenos Aires and went to bed.
jueves, junio 25, 2009
Trip to South America: Days 5-7, Buenos Aires
Day 5: Overall, this was not a fun day. We awoke fairly early in order to eat breakfast and head to the airport for our flight from Rio to BsAs. We got to the airport on time, without a hitch, and found out that our flight was delayed by a minimum of 30 minutes. Ok, no big deal.... we all had a few reals (Brasilian money) left, so we spent a little time in one of the shops. I didn't see anything that I wanted to buy, so I sold my reals to Grisham for $10. I am happy with my decision. We sat at this little table for a while, but our chairs were in the way and people kept trying to get by, so we finally moved to our gate, and our minimum 30 minute delay eventually turned into a couple hours. However, for our entertainment, there was a large group of Hell's Angels from Germany waiting with us...a few of them were pretty scary, but it was fun to watch them. One of them opened up a coke and it exploded, but Lanae wasn't there to clean it up. We finally made it to Buenos Aires around 3 or so, I think, and made it through immigration and customs. We went to our hotel, and we were all pretty tired and cranky, so we stopped at the reception desk place and booked a tango/gaucho show for that night and made reservations for our trip to Colonia, then napped for a couple hours until time for the show. There was a shuttle that came to pick us up for the tango show, and we got on. Grisham and Andrea sat in the front, and Colette sat in the back with me. Eventually the little shuttle filled up, and we convinced a couple guys that I was Colette's daughter. It was a fun game. We arrived at the show place, and we had dinner, which wasn't bad. Colette ordered bread pudding, but it turned out to be flan with raisins sprinkled on top. This was funny to everyone, but I don't really know what bread pudding is, so I just laughed along with everyone else. The show was ok...the tango got a little old after a while though. The best part was the gaucho guy.
Day 6: This was sightseeing day in the city. First we went to El Caminito in La Boca. We walked around, went in the little shops, look at the artist stuff, and hungout for an hour or two. From there we took a taxi to Plaza de Mayo where we saw the Casa Rosada, and then we had a great conflict. Colette really wanted to ride the "hop on-hop off" bus, and Grisham and I didn't. So Andrea went with Colette and me and Grisham went off on our merry way. The first thing that we did was go to Calle Florida, which is a pedestrian street with shops and restaurants. We made our way along, stopped at McDonald's for lunch, and kept going until we reading Plaza de San Martin, which is my favorite place in the city. It's n0t just a plaza, it's like a little park. We walked around for a bit, then we took a taxi to Recoletta Cemetery. We had a crazy taxi driver - he was really into music and kept playing songs for us and telling me about them. He was funny. We went to the cemetery and saw Evita's grave, once we found it after getting lost in there. Next we went to the Evita museum, which wasn't too spectacular. A delicious thing happened next - we stopped at a bakery and bought Alfajores - my favorite cookies!! It was funny because the lady wrapped mine up like a present and tied a ribbon around them, and they just put Grisham's in a bag. They were so yummy!! We walked to an art museum, which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. They had a couple paintings by my favorite artist, Botero, who paints all the fat people. Our last stop of the day was the obelisco on avenida 9 de julio. We took a couple of pictures, walked and took a picture of Teatro Colon, then made our way back to the hotel. We met up with Colette and Andrea and went our for pizza and sangrias.
Day 7: This was my day by myself because the other 3 went to Iguazu. I didn't go because I have been before, and that little jaunt cost them about $400 for the day. So, I saved my money and stayed behind in Buenos Aires. It was Sunday, so I made the long walk to San Telmo to the famous antique market. It was pretty cool...there was some neat stuff. I didn't buy any antiques but I bought a sign painted by an artist there. After walking through the market, I stopped at a small cathedral and attended mass. I then made my way back to Avda 9 de julio, had lunch at a restaurant at a good locale for people watching, then headed to another pedestrian street that crosses with Calle Florida. I walked past a move theater, and thought hey I'll see a movie, so I saw Up, which I really liked. After the movie I hurried to Plaza San Martin so that I would have time to hang out before it got dark. On my way I stopped for ice cream, then I just spend some time enjoying the ambiance at the plaza. It was fantastic!! When it started getting dark I walked back to the hotel and met up with the others and we went to dinner. This was probably my favorte day of the trip.
And so was our time in Buenos Aires.
Day 6: This was sightseeing day in the city. First we went to El Caminito in La Boca. We walked around, went in the little shops, look at the artist stuff, and hungout for an hour or two. From there we took a taxi to Plaza de Mayo where we saw the Casa Rosada, and then we had a great conflict. Colette really wanted to ride the "hop on-hop off" bus, and Grisham and I didn't. So Andrea went with Colette and me and Grisham went off on our merry way. The first thing that we did was go to Calle Florida, which is a pedestrian street with shops and restaurants. We made our way along, stopped at McDonald's for lunch, and kept going until we reading Plaza de San Martin, which is my favorite place in the city. It's n0t just a plaza, it's like a little park. We walked around for a bit, then we took a taxi to Recoletta Cemetery. We had a crazy taxi driver - he was really into music and kept playing songs for us and telling me about them. He was funny. We went to the cemetery and saw Evita's grave, once we found it after getting lost in there. Next we went to the Evita museum, which wasn't too spectacular. A delicious thing happened next - we stopped at a bakery and bought Alfajores - my favorite cookies!! It was funny because the lady wrapped mine up like a present and tied a ribbon around them, and they just put Grisham's in a bag. They were so yummy!! We walked to an art museum, which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. They had a couple paintings by my favorite artist, Botero, who paints all the fat people. Our last stop of the day was the obelisco on avenida 9 de julio. We took a couple of pictures, walked and took a picture of Teatro Colon, then made our way back to the hotel. We met up with Colette and Andrea and went our for pizza and sangrias.
Day 7: This was my day by myself because the other 3 went to Iguazu. I didn't go because I have been before, and that little jaunt cost them about $400 for the day. So, I saved my money and stayed behind in Buenos Aires. It was Sunday, so I made the long walk to San Telmo to the famous antique market. It was pretty cool...there was some neat stuff. I didn't buy any antiques but I bought a sign painted by an artist there. After walking through the market, I stopped at a small cathedral and attended mass. I then made my way back to Avda 9 de julio, had lunch at a restaurant at a good locale for people watching, then headed to another pedestrian street that crosses with Calle Florida. I walked past a move theater, and thought hey I'll see a movie, so I saw Up, which I really liked. After the movie I hurried to Plaza San Martin so that I would have time to hang out before it got dark. On my way I stopped for ice cream, then I just spend some time enjoying the ambiance at the plaza. It was fantastic!! When it started getting dark I walked back to the hotel and met up with the others and we went to dinner. This was probably my favorte day of the trip.
And so was our time in Buenos Aires.
domingo, junio 21, 2009
Trip to South America: Days 1-4, Rio de Janeiro
Day 1: We weren't actually in Rio on this day, it's the day we left Dallas...flew to Atlanta, ate Chinese food and a McFlurry, then 9 hours to Brasil. I don't remember anything funny from this day.
Day 2: We arrive in Rio. It was really exciting because I just had 20 new pages added to my passport because it was all full, and I got my first stamp on one of my new pages!! Copacabana beach was right around the corner from our hotel, so the first thing that we did was go to the beach. We took our shoes off, walked in the sand and it was wonderful! We still had our clothes on, so we didn't actually swim, but as we walked along the shoreline, a huge wave came and got Grisham pretty good - she was soaked!!! If you don't already know, I don't like museums - and where did we go next?? National History Museum. But don't worry - I made sure that we ate lunch before we went inside. This museum was very boring...I don't think anyone liked it. Next we wandered about downtown....saw a couple churches....and then ate a very large amount of meat. It was pretty good, but my favorite part was the french fries. I had wanted some at lunch, but even though they were on the menu, they didn't have any :(. Everyone was tired, I was the only one that slept on the plane, so we all went to bed at 6:30. Oh! And before bed we stopped at a pharmacy and bought drugs.
Day 3: This was the day of awful, boring tours. Before the tours, we had breakfast, which was very yummy!! My favorite thing was waffles, with warm chocolate syrup. The first tour was to Corcovado, better known as the big Jesus statue. Not much to mention there...we rode the train up to the statue, took some pictures, used the facilities, and went back down. Then our tour guide took us to the shop with the "best prices in town", but I think that it should be better known as the "smallest shop in town". It was so tiny that you couldn't even move in there!! Lunch was included in the tour, and it was okay, but nothing to really write about and describe here. After we finished eating, we walked down to Ipanema beach, which was just a couple blocks away. As always, I was in the mood for dessert, so Grisham and I went to a bakery and bought a snack. I had a nutella tart, and it was oh so yum, I ate it as soon as we got on the bus! For the next 3 hours or so, we rode on a bus all around Rio - I think that the tour guide was showing us stuff, but I'm not sure because I slept the whole time. Finally we made it to Sugar Loaf, which is a mountain-hill place that you ride a cable car up to the top so you can see the whole city. By that time it was starting to get dark, so we didn't have much of a view. Also, when we got to the top, it was super windy. And since we were on a tour, we didn't really even get to hang out and enjoy it because we had to rush back to the bus. We ate dinner at this place where you fill your plate up with food at a buffet and then pay by the weight of your food. This place also had all you can eat pizza. The lady there liked us, so she gave us a special deal and let us eat all the pizza and all the buffet that we wanted for pretty cheap. She didn't even charge us for our drinks. And we went to a market on the beach. I bought a really cool map of South America that's on leather...Grisham got one just like it, only hers isn't as cool, because mine has blue on it. We both liked the blue one best, but luckily for me, Grisham is nicer and let me have it. So it's mine now.
Day 4: Last day in Rio. Two more tours, but these weren't as bad as the day before. The first tour was a Jeep tour, which took us to the Tijuca National Park, and I love parks!! It was raining at first, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. We saw a little waterfall, and some other stuff, then we went to a big waterfall. It was pretty fun playing with these little velcro balls and just walking through the forest. Our Jeep tour was a little late returning, and we didn't have much time before our next tour, and lunch was quite a pressin matter - I refused to go without!! So, Colette and I decided to make a run for McDonald's, which I thought was only a couple blocks away down the beach. We had exactly 30 minutes to go, get the food, and get back. We walked really, really fast for about 20ish minutes, and still not McDonald's. We had no choice but to go back, and at this point I was really hungry, and felt like I had burned a lot of calories, so I really wanted to eat. On our way back, we stopped at this place Bob's Burgers to get food, everything seemed okay, so we rushed back. We opened up and began to eat, but we were one burger short. Poor Colette, being the kind souls that we are, Grisham and I tore off a small piece of our burgers to share. Then our next tour began. This was my favorite of the tours, I think...we went through the favelas, which are the slums there. The guide told us some pretty cool drug lord stories, and I found that to be pretty interesting...the drug dealers pretty much rule society in the favelas and do whatever they want.
And so were our days in Rio. Overall, a pleasant experience, although I have to say that I was a little disappointed in the city in general. I'm not really sure what I was expecting or looking for, but it definitely wasn't a favorite city. I did love the the beach and the rainforest, though.
Day 2: We arrive in Rio. It was really exciting because I just had 20 new pages added to my passport because it was all full, and I got my first stamp on one of my new pages!! Copacabana beach was right around the corner from our hotel, so the first thing that we did was go to the beach. We took our shoes off, walked in the sand and it was wonderful! We still had our clothes on, so we didn't actually swim, but as we walked along the shoreline, a huge wave came and got Grisham pretty good - she was soaked!!! If you don't already know, I don't like museums - and where did we go next?? National History Museum. But don't worry - I made sure that we ate lunch before we went inside. This museum was very boring...I don't think anyone liked it. Next we wandered about downtown....saw a couple churches....and then ate a very large amount of meat. It was pretty good, but my favorite part was the french fries. I had wanted some at lunch, but even though they were on the menu, they didn't have any :(. Everyone was tired, I was the only one that slept on the plane, so we all went to bed at 6:30. Oh! And before bed we stopped at a pharmacy and bought drugs.
Day 3: This was the day of awful, boring tours. Before the tours, we had breakfast, which was very yummy!! My favorite thing was waffles, with warm chocolate syrup. The first tour was to Corcovado, better known as the big Jesus statue. Not much to mention there...we rode the train up to the statue, took some pictures, used the facilities, and went back down. Then our tour guide took us to the shop with the "best prices in town", but I think that it should be better known as the "smallest shop in town". It was so tiny that you couldn't even move in there!! Lunch was included in the tour, and it was okay, but nothing to really write about and describe here. After we finished eating, we walked down to Ipanema beach, which was just a couple blocks away. As always, I was in the mood for dessert, so Grisham and I went to a bakery and bought a snack. I had a nutella tart, and it was oh so yum, I ate it as soon as we got on the bus! For the next 3 hours or so, we rode on a bus all around Rio - I think that the tour guide was showing us stuff, but I'm not sure because I slept the whole time. Finally we made it to Sugar Loaf, which is a mountain-hill place that you ride a cable car up to the top so you can see the whole city. By that time it was starting to get dark, so we didn't have much of a view. Also, when we got to the top, it was super windy. And since we were on a tour, we didn't really even get to hang out and enjoy it because we had to rush back to the bus. We ate dinner at this place where you fill your plate up with food at a buffet and then pay by the weight of your food. This place also had all you can eat pizza. The lady there liked us, so she gave us a special deal and let us eat all the pizza and all the buffet that we wanted for pretty cheap. She didn't even charge us for our drinks. And we went to a market on the beach. I bought a really cool map of South America that's on leather...Grisham got one just like it, only hers isn't as cool, because mine has blue on it. We both liked the blue one best, but luckily for me, Grisham is nicer and let me have it. So it's mine now.
Day 4: Last day in Rio. Two more tours, but these weren't as bad as the day before. The first tour was a Jeep tour, which took us to the Tijuca National Park, and I love parks!! It was raining at first, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. We saw a little waterfall, and some other stuff, then we went to a big waterfall. It was pretty fun playing with these little velcro balls and just walking through the forest. Our Jeep tour was a little late returning, and we didn't have much time before our next tour, and lunch was quite a pressin matter - I refused to go without!! So, Colette and I decided to make a run for McDonald's, which I thought was only a couple blocks away down the beach. We had exactly 30 minutes to go, get the food, and get back. We walked really, really fast for about 20ish minutes, and still not McDonald's. We had no choice but to go back, and at this point I was really hungry, and felt like I had burned a lot of calories, so I really wanted to eat. On our way back, we stopped at this place Bob's Burgers to get food, everything seemed okay, so we rushed back. We opened up and began to eat, but we were one burger short. Poor Colette, being the kind souls that we are, Grisham and I tore off a small piece of our burgers to share. Then our next tour began. This was my favorite of the tours, I think...we went through the favelas, which are the slums there. The guide told us some pretty cool drug lord stories, and I found that to be pretty interesting...the drug dealers pretty much rule society in the favelas and do whatever they want.
And so were our days in Rio. Overall, a pleasant experience, although I have to say that I was a little disappointed in the city in general. I'm not really sure what I was expecting or looking for, but it definitely wasn't a favorite city. I did love the the beach and the rainforest, though.
sábado, junio 20, 2009
Trip to South America: A Brief Description
I just returned from a trip to South America, and there is so much that I could say about the pas 12 days, I don't even know where to start. I travelled with three other ladies - all of them older than me...they were approximately 20, 30, and 40 years older than me. I had the privilege of being part of several conversations about bowel movements and bladder control, something that I generally don't talk about all that much, so it was a new experience for me. I ate a lot of food, and didn't work out once, and from what I can tell by pinching my tummy, I didn't get a whole lot fatter, just a little.
The things that we saw were pretty amazing, even if we had to see most of them on guided tours while riding buses...and I didn't even see everything because buses generally put me to sleep.
I have lots of stories, and I hope that I will share them later on, but right now I'm tired.
The things that we saw were pretty amazing, even if we had to see most of them on guided tours while riding buses...and I didn't even see everything because buses generally put me to sleep.
I have lots of stories, and I hope that I will share them later on, but right now I'm tired.
domingo, febrero 01, 2009
The Me That Would Be
I think that the 25 things that everyone are writing are like the best thing ever, and ever since I wrote mine, I keep thinking of things that I wish I would've put on mine, but that I just forgot about when I was writing it. So, I'm just going to make 25 more, only this time I'm writing 25 things that I wish were about me, but really aren't. In an ideal world, this is the me that would be.
1. I live in New York City. Everyday I walk to Central Park and eat a hot dog with lots of mustard on it. I meet all kinds of weird and interesting people everyday, and I can't get enough.
2. My little sister, Valerie, also lives in New York. She is studying biomedical engineering at NYU and we share an apartment. Sometimes we get on each other's nerves, but we have lots of fun together.
3. I have travelled to all 7 continents. Yes, that means that I have also been to Antarctica. Believe it or not, that was my favorite trip. It was amazing to see such broad expanses of "land" that are uninhabited by people. If I had to label a place as spiritual or mystical, that would be it.
4. I have small boobs. Sometimes I can't even find them.
5. I am fluent in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Turkish. I am working on Swahili.
6. I have 3 tattoos. One on my ankle, and two new ones on the insides of my feet. On each foot I have a map of half of the world tattooed, with little stars marking each place that I have ever travelled to. I update it everytime that I take a trip.
7. I have a medical condition, and my doctors tell me that I must eat one piece of cake or brownie everyday or I will die. I truly do eat chocolate to live.
8. I have never in my life seen an entire movie.
9. I commute to the Bronx everyday and am a teacher at a school there. I used to teach high school Spanish, but now I teach a curriculum that I created entitled "Expanding your worldview".
10. Even though we went through a tough time, I have a great relationship with my parents. They accept me for who I am and I am able to be myself around them. They never yell at me or chastise me for not being exactly what they expected, instead they praise me for being who I am.
11. Last year Val and I competed on the Amazing Race, you probably saw us. It was the most amazing experience of my life. And, now we have a million dollars, which helps us to afford living in New York.
12. Jess and Hamilton still live in Texas, and we go and visit them a lot, mostly so we can play with all eight of our nieces and nephews.
13. One spring break when I was in northwestern Canada I spend the night in an igloo.
14. I have an unfaltering faith in God.
15. I have been to Pamplona to run with the bulls three times. It's not as easy as it looks.
16. My job allows me enough time to be able to make all of my own clothes. It's awesome, and I also look very cool. I was finally able to upgrade to a new machine from the one that my mom got me in high school, but I still use my grandma's old serger. When I'm not busy making clothes, I like to quilt.
17. I have decoupaged all of the walls in our apartment, except for Val's room (I'm not allowed to touch that). Each room has a different theme, most of them travel related, except for the "family room", which is decoupaged with thousands of pictures of us with our family. It's pretty cool.
18. Once I had a non-speaking role in a Lifetime movie. I didn't say anything, but you can definitely see me. I have never seen the entire movie, only the parts that I am in.
19. I am very good about telling people that I care about them. I like to express my feelings, and I'm even an ok hugger.
20. Even though people think that I color it, I have naturally red hair and it's curly. I look just like little orphan Annie.
21. I don't know what people are talking about when they talk about having allergies, I have never experienced it myself, not even around cats.
22. It's a good thing that I live in New York, because I love pizza!
23. Next summer Val and I are travelling to Greece for 2 months.
24. I am a published author. I have written two novels, both of which are on the bestseller list. Right now I'm working on my memoirs, and hope to have them published within the next 3-5 years.
25. I am completely spontaneous and carefree. I don't worry about things before they happen. I just have faith in God and trust that everything will work out in its own way, and I live my life the best that I can.
1. I live in New York City. Everyday I walk to Central Park and eat a hot dog with lots of mustard on it. I meet all kinds of weird and interesting people everyday, and I can't get enough.
2. My little sister, Valerie, also lives in New York. She is studying biomedical engineering at NYU and we share an apartment. Sometimes we get on each other's nerves, but we have lots of fun together.
3. I have travelled to all 7 continents. Yes, that means that I have also been to Antarctica. Believe it or not, that was my favorite trip. It was amazing to see such broad expanses of "land" that are uninhabited by people. If I had to label a place as spiritual or mystical, that would be it.
4. I have small boobs. Sometimes I can't even find them.
5. I am fluent in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Turkish. I am working on Swahili.
6. I have 3 tattoos. One on my ankle, and two new ones on the insides of my feet. On each foot I have a map of half of the world tattooed, with little stars marking each place that I have ever travelled to. I update it everytime that I take a trip.
7. I have a medical condition, and my doctors tell me that I must eat one piece of cake or brownie everyday or I will die. I truly do eat chocolate to live.
8. I have never in my life seen an entire movie.
9. I commute to the Bronx everyday and am a teacher at a school there. I used to teach high school Spanish, but now I teach a curriculum that I created entitled "Expanding your worldview".
10. Even though we went through a tough time, I have a great relationship with my parents. They accept me for who I am and I am able to be myself around them. They never yell at me or chastise me for not being exactly what they expected, instead they praise me for being who I am.
11. Last year Val and I competed on the Amazing Race, you probably saw us. It was the most amazing experience of my life. And, now we have a million dollars, which helps us to afford living in New York.
12. Jess and Hamilton still live in Texas, and we go and visit them a lot, mostly so we can play with all eight of our nieces and nephews.
13. One spring break when I was in northwestern Canada I spend the night in an igloo.
14. I have an unfaltering faith in God.
15. I have been to Pamplona to run with the bulls three times. It's not as easy as it looks.
16. My job allows me enough time to be able to make all of my own clothes. It's awesome, and I also look very cool. I was finally able to upgrade to a new machine from the one that my mom got me in high school, but I still use my grandma's old serger. When I'm not busy making clothes, I like to quilt.
17. I have decoupaged all of the walls in our apartment, except for Val's room (I'm not allowed to touch that). Each room has a different theme, most of them travel related, except for the "family room", which is decoupaged with thousands of pictures of us with our family. It's pretty cool.
18. Once I had a non-speaking role in a Lifetime movie. I didn't say anything, but you can definitely see me. I have never seen the entire movie, only the parts that I am in.
19. I am very good about telling people that I care about them. I like to express my feelings, and I'm even an ok hugger.
20. Even though people think that I color it, I have naturally red hair and it's curly. I look just like little orphan Annie.
21. I don't know what people are talking about when they talk about having allergies, I have never experienced it myself, not even around cats.
22. It's a good thing that I live in New York, because I love pizza!
23. Next summer Val and I are travelling to Greece for 2 months.
24. I am a published author. I have written two novels, both of which are on the bestseller list. Right now I'm working on my memoirs, and hope to have them published within the next 3-5 years.
25. I am completely spontaneous and carefree. I don't worry about things before they happen. I just have faith in God and trust that everything will work out in its own way, and I live my life the best that I can.
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