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How I did it
How to take a jewelry class
It took me
20 months
It made me
LOVE IT!!!!

How I did it: I have now taken metalsmithing and PMC. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is magical. I would like to continue taking classes in different areas. I hope to take a few this summer when I go home. Read how I did it…

Apr 16, 08:55AM PDT | 0 comments


How to ride a hot air balloon
It took me
15 years
It made me
Happy to be alive!!!

How I did it: We went up on a hot air balloon over Luxor, Egypt. The Hod Hod Air Balloon company is the most experienced company in the area. Safety was definetly an issue because my 13 year old son was with me. The team that had prepared the balloon sang a song as we floated into the barely lite sky. My eyes filled with tears at the beauty before me. We drifted for over an hour, then landed softly. The view was spectacular, the experience unforgettable.  Read how I did it…

Apr 16, 08:44AM PDT | 0 comments


Recent entries
get a henna tattoo
This was fun 21 months ago

I never had the guts to get a real tattoo. Since I have been living in the Middle East, I have gotten several henna tattoos. They last about three weeks and then you can get a new one. Women here and in India get them for their wedding night. It actually looks like lace. I really love it.

May 16, 2008, 11:51PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


Go to Bolivia
I left my heart there 21 months ago

I went to Bolivia on a mission five years ago. I translated (I speak Spanish fluently) for workshops given on Montessori teaching methods. Approximately 25 teachers attended. Everyone was so loving. It is the only place I’ve visited, besides Cuba, from which I have left sobbing. When I left Cuba, I was leaving family. In my ten short days in Bolivia, the people I met became my brothers and sisters. I will never forget them.

May 16, 2008, 11:29PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Become a vegetarian
It's part of who I am 21 months ago

I became a vegetarian 28 years ago. At first, I was a closet vegetarian because I was afraid people would think I was a freak. I was very young (19) and considered other’s opinion of me important. As time passed I started sharing my secret with family and friends and was pleasantly surprised to find that most people supported me. Some brought up concerns of proper nutrition. In a Cuban family, meat is a staple. Roasting a pig in a pit is considered the only true way to celebrate an important occasion.
I am raising my children as vegetarians and my husband joined in a few years after we married. I don’t lecture people on the subject. It simply brings me Peace.

May 16, 2008, 10:54PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


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start a riot go to New Zealand kangaroolocket wants to be more confident buy a BMW smile at strangers learn to cook. Really cook. Read a book every month Improve my French get in a fist fight play in the rain Read the 'Chronicles of Amber' Series youhavemyattention wants to Fall in love find out my blood type Make a Japanese Garden relearn spanish be a better wife become as self-sufficient as possible. Loose 10 pounds in a week comedy eat healthily make a hippie skirt have a band direct my own movie. have a serious relationship become a freelance writer Go on a mission trip to help people Girl2BCorrupted wants to become a notary public learn how to play "Imagine" on the piano
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