so yes, i’m back. so my second day back at work and i was sent home this morning. traveling home i didn’t feel too well the whole time and my compadres were convinced that i was suffering from sun stroke (heat stroke or whatever you want to call it). this morning after someone realized that… Continue reading back again
i didn’t remember the Spanish sun being this hot or this intense. i didn’t remember suncreen not working. i didn’t remember how wonderful the Mediterranean feels on a warm afternoon. i didn’t remember just how good Spanish tortilla is. i didn’t remember how much i love the culture, the people (i feel so comfortable here… Continue reading remember
after only four months of working i’m officially on vacation until next saturday. i sit here with the world at my fingertips, knowing i can do whatever it is that i want to do right now and there is no schedule that will stop me. as it is, what i’m doing and want to do… Continue reading time off
is finding this picture on my camera. and taking others.
yesterday i was a girl. in the afternoon i sat on the floor of my home, surrounded by scissors, glue sticks, paper, pens, markers, rulers, and ribbons. i listened to andrea bocelli and attempted to make a beautiful birthday card. late in the evening, after our program with the kiddies, i sat on a couch… Continue reading just a girl
i’m in the midst of the last weekend with konfi’s. and i’m so tired. i have days where i realize what a jerk i am and all i want to do is go to bed and start the day over. it really rots when you have two days in a row like that. i am… Continue reading continuing
it’s 9:20 pm. i’m freshly showered and am wearing my pink striped pajamas. i feel the same way i used to when i was eight, was bathed the night before church, and was allowed to go and watch tv for a bit before bed. i’m not sure how often i actually did that, but somehow… Continue reading life
our lives are very routine here and center around one building where we live and work and spend every second of every single day. as you can guess, after nine months of being here, boredom has taken over more than one of us, which then means that we end up doing crazy things to entertain… Continue reading run, louissa, run!
 today makes the third year in a row that i’ve spent the 4th of july in europe. i know, strange. i really do love my country. happy independence day.
i arrived in Germany nine months ago very happy to be doing something with at least the following six months of my life. i had somehow made a decision to leave home for a bit and was really more happy to have an answer for the ever present “what are you doing next” question than the… Continue reading quandary