fun fact

I just learned this and would like to share:
There are only 2 words in the English language that have all the vowels in the correct order:

arsenious & facetious.

aburrimiento

ughhh...

I've reached the end of my patience!!!!!!

I CANT BE IN THIS HOUSE ANYMORE!

TWO weeks straight, without leaving, hardly moving! All I do is eat, drink, pee, shit, watch TV, use the internet and sleep!!!!!


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

I'm going nuts!

Published Book Chapter.

Here's a link to the site that is selling the book that I contributed to. There's a chapter written by myself and my colleagues about our time teaching in South Africa.

African Media, African Children

Another of my students films

love this one! Such young professions! They are only in High School and look at this amazing work!

My student's film

This is one of my students films that they made over this summer. Great film, great experience. I'm so proud of them!

musica para el corazon

Me encanta este cancion ya mismo... que bonita, Y carlos Baute vive en Malaga!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qExd-3oCTl4

healing nicely

I've been in a wheelchair for this past week, my first week in Spain and I'm injured, but it was a good excuse to relax and enjoy my new apartment!

I didn't think it was as bad as it actually was, so I waited 3 days to go to the hospital, then when I did they told me it was pretty bad and it'll take 2 weeks to heal!

I have to be more careful I guess, I am always getting hurt!

CRIPPLED IN SPAIN:
<3 chris.

Alex's birthday weekend in Nerja

This weekend was my first weekend back in Spain and also my guy's birthday weekend, so naturally, we decided to go away-- somewhere special-- somewhere gorgeous-- somewhere relaxing-- somewhere (cheap, haha)-- so we choose Nerja.

Nerja used to be a sleepy fishing village town, now it's somewhat of a small resort area without the huge hotels. There's a dramatic mountain range that lines the clear blue waters and powdery white sand. It's only about 40 minutes from where I live, but it feels like a world apart, mostly due to the natural beauty. This town also houses Europes' Balcony, el balcon de europa, which is a promenade on a cliff which provides gorgeous views of the Costa del Sol. I was amazed every second I looked at the views... ughhhh.... so so so beautiful.

A few of Alex's many birthday dinners/meals this weekend:



me and our bee in the background, sorry, I had to do it:
more of Nerja:


did I mention, I busted my ankle climbing down a mountain to jump into the sea, ughhh... always getting injured, haha. (look at that egg, sorry to kill the beach mood, hah)

@ the airport

thinking about my life...

where I'm going.

where I'll be this time next year.

what I am leaving behind.

who I am leaving behind.

it's crazy.

damn.

back to Spain

I'm moving back to Spain tomorrow, as always when I leave a place, I am very sad... I don't want to go, I'm not ready to leave my family and friends, but I will anyway, and in a short time, I'll love it there and then not want to come back to NYC, or where ever,

and the cycle continues...

xo.

Puerto Rico, August 2009

Now I know why they call it the beautiful Island. It was magical. Gorgeous. I love the culture. I love the people. The warm ocean water is so soothing. The people are beautiful. I loved it, the only complaint I have is that I should have stayed longer.

gorgeous ocean!

I had to look my best for a night out, there are so many beautiful ppl in PR!

sipping from a coconut :)

castle in Old San Juan

driving along the shore.

Tampa, Florida, August 2009

Went to visit family in Tampa--

I LOVE spending time with my family, I don't take it for granted at all, I think it's because I'm away from them so much during the year that when I'm with them I am so happy and have so much love to share. My cousins daughter is getting so big too, it makes me sad that I can't see her grow up, ok, enough sentimental-ness.

I had a GREAT time! I saw a zebra in someones backyard, I mowed a lawn for the first time in my life (everyone knows REAL New Yorkers don't have lawns, and if they do, they have $$$ and hire a gardener!) I went out for my cousins' friends birthday, my mother was there for the first 2 days and we went shopping in all the chain stores because that's all they have out there; I went shopping in walmart (don't kill me with the comments for this one) and bought everything I needed for the whole year in Spain, haha. It was nice. I had fun. I wish I could have stayed longer.

only a member of MY family would bring a tent to the beach-- here it is blowing away, haha.

the crazy fam.

squeezing in travel.

I got back from Florida yesterday, it was so refreshing to see my family, especially my cousins 3 year old girl! She is adorable!

In about 5 minutes I'm heading to the airport to catch a flight to Puerto Rico, I got a good last minute deal for the holiday weekend. I'm SO excited, I've never been there, but it's been one of my dream destinations (along with India, Thailand & Greece).

More soon. I'm crazy excited!!!

xo.