Still acting like a mommy...lol
I have a new nannying job for a family close by. Today I took the three kids to the movies, the zoo and had a picnic in the park. :) It was fabulous. Crazy hot out today, but fabulous. Can't wait to get to know the kids more and hangout everyweek with them.:)

Oh boy, was this an adventure! Sydney (my younger sister) and I had to pack and plan the entire week of meals,  buy the food, transport the food to the lake and make sure that it was all in coolers. It was definitely a challenge, and during the week having to cook and clean made me not want to be a mom for a long time!. haha..jk. I guess it would be more manageable for just a family, but with all the added kids that were coming and going made it challenging to please everyone and keep mouths fed. It was a good learning experience. Finally my mom came home last night after being away for 2 weeks. (That is a crazy long time for ME to be playing mommy) Feeding all the mobs of kids that come through my house can be fun when just baking or making goodies, but when making meals all the time for large amounts of people ..it gets tiresome.

My mom was in L.A visiting her grandma ( my great grandma) that is 92 years old and has recently found cancer in her uterus and her ovaries. Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for her and our family. She is now in a lot of pain and having a hard time keeping weight on. 

I am so thankful to be able to be in a new place spiritually.  I am seeking to be fed spiritually and I feel fed again. In Ecuador it was so much harder to get to the place where I am right now. Although I still have a lot of growing to do, I know how to do it and I am more motivated in this environment.

I still keep in touch with friends from Ecuador and the students in my program that live on the East Coast. Studying abroad together is an experience that we will always have together. We're in such a crucial time in our lives and our program  was made up of such a unique group of people. We are always changing and growing, I couldn't be more happy with my decision to study abroad. It's definitely an experience that will change my life forever.

Lake House!

thailand

Thailand orphanage Blog

my little brothers friends ( my little brothers...) Raised over 4 thousand dollars and have helped this orphanage in Thailand. This is a blog with their day to day encounters while they are there right now for 7 weeks.

summer lovin

Adele is rocking my world at this moment. Great singer. Loving catching up on all the pop culture haha just the music and funny youtube videos that I missed out on. Today I went to Bikram yoga in SLO and it was fantastic. Its so INTENSE!!!!!! We are saying bye to a few friends that are going away this summer to work at camps, but plan on visiting!! I have decided to stay with my major and take my anatomy class (that was cut this summer) and take it in the spring this coming year at Point Loma. I will still be on track with everything to graduate on time unless there is a problem that comes up later.

I have the summer to work and play! I get to spend a lot of needed time with my family and friends that will be in the area. Our family will be leaving for Hawaii in July for my grandmother's funeral. I would love, love, love to return back to Haiti and help out with childhope. I would stay there all summer if I could! This organization in Haiti has set up a fantastic program for orphans and has continued to grow over the past few years. (check out the link!) The cost to come help out is 60$ per night to stay and help out. Although all the money goes to help pay the staff and support the kids, its still a lot to come up with for a college student. I pray that I will get the opportunity to go back to Haiti in the future. If I can make enough money this summer I would go this summer or over a school break. Please keep Haiti in mind and in prayers. The children recently just got a new music program and have been extremely blessed to learn and enjoy this new addition.
                                                         last summer. miss them.....

these are all from last summer. having withdrawls...