The Shades of Perception...

It is amazing how each person sees the same situation so differently and responds according to their perception... even if parts of this same situation are agreed upon by both people... the way they interpret the remainder is amazing.

Ideas confirmed and reevaluated in every moment...
with every breath...
with every thought...
and conversation...

my perception continues to change... gracias a la ayuda de unos amigos!

Que tiempo hace hoy??

Es domingo y esta nevando, nublado y hace frrrrio!!

I snowed more than a foot in less than 24 hours. My shoveled twice... my back and arms hurt. Before it snowed it rained/slushed for about 4 hours... so... it is slushy, heavy, slippry slop that is out there.... yuck!!

Nothing is happening here... I went on an online shopping spree in the last week... I am out of control. I now need to start saving my money and not spending it on fun things I find online that I can use in my classes.

My parents lest on vacation yesterday... for a two week Caribbean adventure... in St. Lucia and Barbados... but then they got stranded in Dallas yesterday... and I am assuming they made it to St. Lucia today as I did not get any complaining phone calls from them.

Ok... me voy!

paz y amor

Oh no she didn't....

So.... I have some theories about latino men.... some of my theories dictate how I approach relationships and latino men. I don't like men with really big cocky egos or attitudes (which is common in some groups)... and so, when latino men that I interact with get a bit crazy/cocky/egolicious....I be sure to to keep them in check.... not let the ego get toooo big.... Yes, people... this white girl has atttttttitude!! Daaaaaayyyyyuumm.

Wellll.... apparently I offended someone.... opps! But I think he was just offended because his ego was a little toooo big for me and I brought back down to normal size. I didn't offend him enough to not want to get coffee and go dancing.... ;) better luck next time!

Cute New Shoes = Temp. Happiness!! =)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Somedays I just get so frusterated.

I think I need to make a change. NOW!!!

Hice una decision... POR FIN!!!

Es confirmado con un boleto de avion... voy a estar en Rep. Dom., el 2 de mayo hasta el 26 de agosto. Dicidi que no iba a hacer mi pasantia (student teaching) en Costa Rica.... iba a ser muy costoso... y la verdad es no tengo interes en este pais. Lo que dicidi es voy a hacer todo aqui en Minneapolis y empieza el 27 de agosto y termina en diciembre, la semana antes de vacaciones de invierno. Fue una decision medio facil, medio dificil... pero todo esta bien ahora... estoy contenta y tengo menos de 11 semanas hasta que voy a SD.

Bueno... ademas que eso no hay mucho pasando en la vida. Hoy tengo que ir al Mall of America con mi colegio (donde trabajo). Los estudiantes de sexto grado estan haciendo un proyecto de fisica... y tengo que acompanar los chicos auticos en las montana rusas y todo.

Esta noche voy al 'Carnaval Brasiliero' aqui en Minneapolis. Va a ser buenisimo... y ojala que hay hombres... brasilenos bellos alli. Vamos a tomar caiparihnas y bailar samba... y no se que mas.

Es un fin de semana larga... no hay clase lunes... por el ferido 'dia de presidentes' aqui en EE.UU. entocnes tengo mas tiempo hacer... NADA!!

Ok Srtas y Srs... me voy.... chau! Mando saludos, besos y paz a todos!

Sick but Excited for Carnaval 2007 this Friday

I'm sick... I need to get better.... I'm going to Brazilian Carnaval this Friday evening... it should be great.... well, not as good as being in Salvador for Carnaval but the 2nd best thing ;)

Here is a link to the festivities... anyone out there in MPLS... I hope to see you there.

Beijos
>jcg

What do I need??

I was tagged by Amity...

So, here is what I need....

1. Janet needs 500 more tiles (should I be re-doing a bathroom or something?)
2. Janet needs help (who doesn't)
3. Janet needs to do the damn thing (I need to do many damn things)
4. Janet needs to be terminated (somedays I think so ;)
5. Janet needs access to my science webpage (no I don't)
6. Janet needs to stop being so proud (oh hell no!)
7. Janet needs another cat (NOOO, I hate cats)
8. Janet needs to raise the bar (could be)
9. Janet needs to try to explain (what??)
10. Janet needs to fire her publicist (I didn't know I had one!)

So... about half of mine had to do with Janet Jackson... I guess I'm not the only famous Janet in the world.

Republica Dominicana

4am- airport - flights - no working cajero - 20 mph on freeway -celebrating national beisbol championships by tying large chunks of scrap metal to back to cars, driving around, honking and yelling -brahma -police riads for underage club goers - long drive - Haitian border - tierra de nadie - Haitian witch doctor 'curring' the NY dominicanos - Haitian homebrewed Whiskey - dehydration - poverty - new born twins - huge gallo (rooster) fight - extreme poverty - happy faces - front row seat - fueding brothers - one agressive, lo mejor y otro no - bachata - brahma - merengue - brahma - merengue - dancin' (manly) dragqueens - locked in house - boys outside waiting - no beach or river - la gua gua had a problem - doctor's daughter - playing - dancing - a child's sadness of separated parents - brahma - aimless drives around the 'hood - visiting the dr's paitients - dra xiomara - Yenny's engagment - sick sister - waiting to see drs - getting the transmition fixed - family favors - more visits and tests for sick sister - a entire day en the taller - no logic - 29 mil pesos!! - more family favors and connections payoff - more visits to paitients - neighborhood salon - chicken bones - playing with nariz - cell phone fiasco - stomach ache - museo del hombre dominicano - malecon - early morning - muchos carros - turtle - Promed outting to Constanza - rum - dominos - karokee - rum- mama juana - river swimming - rum - mosquitos - rum - drunkeness - dizziness - passing out - - missed my set up with abogado's nephew - mosquitos - packing -breaking open the piggy bank - brahma - shopping - brahma - puertoriquena?? - CD's - brahma - lunch - fotos - speed dating dominican style - crazy packing - brahma - bachata -barely making it to the airport in time - delayed flights - intense airconditioning - 2am- HOME