Weekly Photo 2.26.2011

Taken 2.26.2011, Notre Dame-AmeriCorps National Conference, Washington, DC
We Americorps members ARE the essential piece to the puzzle.

New Book

I just ordered Living in the Raw: Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle from Amazon. This might be my new project: incorporating raw foods into my diet, possibly replacing, but we'll see.

Weekly Photo 2.13.2011

In 2004, I lived in Miami, Florida and attended Florida International University. It was such a different time then! It was practically a requirement to know Spanish to leave the campus, but it was cool because the chances were higher in Miami to run into a Brazilian or two while roaming around. 

One day, James and I took the 1.5 hour public transit bus ride to the eastern edge of Miami: downtown, to do a little exploring. In the front of one of the buildings we ran across this camera thing and we were amused. :) Memories.

Taken in 2004, Miami, Florida

Songs I like

Some songs I've bookmarked recently on Pandora.

Weekly Photo 2.5.2011

Yes, I'm going to go ahead and post another photo. I miss my maternal grandparents. Lately, a new project has been started in our family: to rebuild / repair the house my mom grew up in and my grandparents lived in until they passed. It's a beautiful old house that has a secret stairway that used to be for the servants - it is now closed off and the house has been divided up for renting. I am the oldest of the 3 girls in my family and I have the most memories of Gramma and Grampa, and that house. The following picture was taken a long time ago, and probably when I was either very young or not yet born. The location is the porch of the old house, where I remember swinging in that very same swing, probably singing to myself.

Weekly Photo 2.5.2011

This photo was taken my my grandparents when they visited me at college. It reminds me of another time.. I made a few good friends that I still keep in touch with today, I studied a language I love, and I had an awesome professor that was also a good friend. It's amazing how much a life can change (and how many things can happen) in a mere 7 years.

Taken some time in 2003-2005, Florida International University,  Miami, Florida