So I put my old iphone in a sack of rice and waited three days for it to dry. It dried and surprisingly did turn on but would only work if it was connected to electricity. I was bummed :(
I went ahead and purchased another iphone and turned my frown around :) I simply could not go back to a normal phone! You can do so much more with an iphone! In just the time that I didn’t have an iphone my productivity dropped a few points. I am constantly checking my emails, using the gps, to do lists, and googling during class when I don't understand a concept. It's knowledge at your finger tips!
I started classes Monday, the 24th. I am taking four classes, physical science, California’s real estate principles, theory of economic thought, and contemporary development planning. So far I am enjoying all my classes, except for physical science. Physical science is basically a combination of physics and chemistry. Even though the teacher is the sweetest thing his lectures are so boring! I sometimes literally feel the need to slam my head against the desk to keep myself awake. So with this science course I am going to try to just get by with a decent grade. But for my other three classes I am approaching them as investing in tools that will help me in the future, in other words I wan to learn something practical and not only go to class to pass the course.
-Maira
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
iphone in the toilet
So I forgot to mention earlier… I dropped my phone in the toilet earlier today… So I am going to wait a few days for it to dry and hope that it still works. So if you want to get a hold of me please send me an email: mairaflores1033@pointloma.edu or mairaflores1@hotmail.com
I'm in San Diego
First off I want to apologize for not posting sooner. As some of you might know now, the past few weeks before leaving the Dominican Republic were quite hectic. I was working long hours in the fields conducting interviews so I had no or limited internet access.
I returned to the San Diego, Friday August 7th @ 11:30pm. Since I’ve landed I been busy meeting up with friends, hanging out with family, and starting work.
I am still in denial, I can’t quite grasp that I am back in the United States. There has been so much going on around me that I have been caught up in the excitement of being back and haven’t really had the time to myself to debrief about my experience. I hope I can do so this weekend.
But here our some events that have happened in my life this past week:
On Monday I had lunch at Panera with Jocelyn, I helped her move, and then we headed to church. At church I gave a talk about poverty to Pathways’ Jr. High/ High School students who were conducting a 30hour famine à (http://www.30hourfamine.org/). The group of roughly eight students, impressively raised $2,200 to help World Vision fight hunger. After our talk I went to a volleyball game to watch Anthony play, he was definitely the star of the game :D
On Tuesday morning my friend Aida gave birth to twins , Stephanie and Alex, all three of them are healthy. Alex, the first born, is having problems breathing and is hooked up to an oxygen tank but the doctors say its normal for a twin to have respiratory problems, he should be in good shape soon. But please keep him in your prayers. After the hospital visit I headed to the beach to celebrate my sister’s birthday with the family. There I played Frisbee and volleyball with my now 6 year old nephew. I had fun riding around on a bike and the bon fire was definitely a plus (must add that our fire was the biggest on the beach!)
I headed over to Jesenia’s house, my best friend, on Wednesday morning. We had Denny’s for breakfast and then hit the mall. After the mall we met up with more friends and played Rock Band. I have to say I am getting better at playing the drums and the guitar.
On Thursday I woke up at 6:30am to go help my friend Jocelyn prepare her classroom for the new semester. We organized all the drawers and cleaned a lot of her supplies (she’s a biology, chemistry, physics, and Spanish teacher) so believe me there was a lot to do! In the evening I headed back to work for the first time since I left in May. As soon as I entered the nursery’s door, I was happily greeted by Aiya. Even though Aiya is only one she still remembered who I was after three months, she ran up to me excitedly waving her hands and then proceeded to hug me. That really made my day.
This morning, Friday, I went back to my second job for the first time since I left. I am here in the Armenian Center for International Development catching up with changes, emails and doing as much as I can before the school year starts.
For those that are reading this abroad I thought it would be cool (maybe a little jerkish) to tease you on what I’ve been eating since I left the DR.
Denny’s
Panera
Soupplantation
Chipotle
Homemade Mexican food
Italian Food
Barbecue- Veggies on Skewers, Veggie hamburgers
Ice Cream- mmm
Doritos
Okay the list is too long I have to stop… haha I am just excited that I am not eating the same thing over and over again (I used to have every day for lunch; Peruvian beans, white rice, and oven baked plantains).
Love,
Maira
I returned to the San Diego, Friday August 7th @ 11:30pm. Since I’ve landed I been busy meeting up with friends, hanging out with family, and starting work.
I am still in denial, I can’t quite grasp that I am back in the United States. There has been so much going on around me that I have been caught up in the excitement of being back and haven’t really had the time to myself to debrief about my experience. I hope I can do so this weekend.
But here our some events that have happened in my life this past week:
On Monday I had lunch at Panera with Jocelyn, I helped her move, and then we headed to church. At church I gave a talk about poverty to Pathways’ Jr. High/ High School students who were conducting a 30hour famine à (http://www.30hourfamine.org/). The group of roughly eight students, impressively raised $2,200 to help World Vision fight hunger. After our talk I went to a volleyball game to watch Anthony play, he was definitely the star of the game :D
On Tuesday morning my friend Aida gave birth to twins , Stephanie and Alex, all three of them are healthy. Alex, the first born, is having problems breathing and is hooked up to an oxygen tank but the doctors say its normal for a twin to have respiratory problems, he should be in good shape soon. But please keep him in your prayers. After the hospital visit I headed to the beach to celebrate my sister’s birthday with the family. There I played Frisbee and volleyball with my now 6 year old nephew. I had fun riding around on a bike and the bon fire was definitely a plus (must add that our fire was the biggest on the beach!)
I headed over to Jesenia’s house, my best friend, on Wednesday morning. We had Denny’s for breakfast and then hit the mall. After the mall we met up with more friends and played Rock Band. I have to say I am getting better at playing the drums and the guitar.
On Thursday I woke up at 6:30am to go help my friend Jocelyn prepare her classroom for the new semester. We organized all the drawers and cleaned a lot of her supplies (she’s a biology, chemistry, physics, and Spanish teacher) so believe me there was a lot to do! In the evening I headed back to work for the first time since I left in May. As soon as I entered the nursery’s door, I was happily greeted by Aiya. Even though Aiya is only one she still remembered who I was after three months, she ran up to me excitedly waving her hands and then proceeded to hug me. That really made my day.
This morning, Friday, I went back to my second job for the first time since I left. I am here in the Armenian Center for International Development catching up with changes, emails and doing as much as I can before the school year starts.
For those that are reading this abroad I thought it would be cool (maybe a little jerkish) to tease you on what I’ve been eating since I left the DR.
Denny’s
Panera
Soupplantation
Chipotle
Homemade Mexican food
Italian Food
Barbecue- Veggies on Skewers, Veggie hamburgers
Ice Cream- mmm
Doritos
Okay the list is too long I have to stop… haha I am just excited that I am not eating the same thing over and over again (I used to have every day for lunch; Peruvian beans, white rice, and oven baked plantains).
Love,
Maira
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