funny the other day i wrote in my journal and saw that i hadn’t written since early february and it seems the same for this blog that no one reads. the past 2 months or so have been so much fun, non-stop and filled with friends, trips, boys, scandals, costumes and memories that’ll stay w/ [...]
Archive for the ‘brazil’ Category
20 Nov
brazil pictures
because i have pictures on flickr (all 416 of them) and facebook (the highlights version) i’m posting the links here for you to check them out! Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/gp/73483668@N00/Q1p0Lv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=62697&l=5f30c&id=578322305
7 Nov
thank you brazil…
i am sitting in my room (#5) for the last night after an amazing 2 weeks. it would be a lie if i said that i didn’t want to go home, but i already know of two more trips i’m planning as soon as i am settled back into life in so cal. today @ [...]
6 Nov
the little things do matter…
this morning on the way to the pre-school i realized that it was my 2nd to last day there and a weird sadness came over me. i thought about how i only know the names of maybe half my class, but when recess is over i know who exactly to look for and who is [...]
5 Nov
heartbreak
i hadn’t gotten much sleep because i had the live stream of the msnbc election coverage on my laptop next to me in bed. i woke up a bunch of times to find out the results & at i think 3am here i saw the big headline that Barack Obama was our new president. that [...]
4 Nov
election day in the US, but just another day in Salvador, Brazil
the ONE day i didn’t bring my camera to the preschool (besides the first day) i wish that i had. the kids got their pictures taken today and it was so funny to watch! some of the girls walked up to the green background and immediately striked a pose, i couldn’t believe it and so [...]
30 Oct
brazil | day 6
i started today off like the past couple of days, at the preschool. we joined the other age 4 class and one of the age 3 classes in a room to watch this learning show with all sorts of songs and learning things. it was basically like a brazilian sesame street. but i actually learned [...]
29 Oct
brazil | day 5
today was a pretty “ordinary day” in the life of a volunteer. again, i stayed in bed until the last minute possible, had a little breakfast & headed to the pre-school. my class happened to be outside in a circle singing songs and it was so cute when they saw me walking towards them b/c [...]
