Egypt... Cairo, Taba, and Dahab

I've been terrible at blogging since I started working.. Having said that, teaching is no easy task. I've been teaching high school Spanish 2. The kids are great, and I'm enjoying my new found career very much. One of the greatest perks of being a teacher is all the time off of course. Having the same holidays off as Lauren and not to mention the whole summer off. We were lucky enough to go to Egypt last month. It was an amazing trip needless to say. Cairo was breathtaking, we had a great tour guide named Vanda, who was full of knowledge of this fabulous country. We were very lucky. Not only were the pyramids of Giza amazing to see, but also the Red Sea.... wow is all I can say! We had the great fortune of not only visiting Cairo, but also Taba and Dahab. The Red Sea was spectacular! The culture was unique and the people were terrific. Here are some pictures of our trip.. Hope to be back blogging more frequently.

Skydiving Finally!!

I loved it! It was amazing.. The cost was about $229, at Skydive Dallas , click here for the link.
I was really scared, my stomach was in knots!!!! It was a little scary at first because I thought it was gonna feel like I was a brick falling from the sky, but to my surprise... It felt as I was floating, swimming I dunno.. I felt light as a feather. It was the most amazing feeling, not anything like a rollercoaster ride. The temperature was great, about 40 degrees cooler than on the ground, and the view from the sky was brilliant! I had a great tandem partner his name is Ernie. I would recommend this to any of my friends.. I wanna do it again soon!!!
Enjoy the pictures.

Zensational sushi & Vegas trip

Ok... where to begin.. My Sony VAIO recently crashed, so I've been a little disconnected from the world... ( the things technology does to us, geez! )
Since my computer died, I have been to Vegas, applied for grad school, passed my teacher certification test, and had lots of sushi..
I went to see Reza, had a great time as always.. hence the pictures. I'm most excited about having passed the teacher certification test... I made an 87 -- I am now a Spanish Teacher 6-12
I have one more tiny test to take, and I'm working on my resume... and hope to have a job at the high school here by my house.
We shall see...
well sorry I've been so lacking in updating my bloggy blog.
:)

Skydiving: Take 4

After rescheduling for a 4th time... we finally made it to Skydive Dallas.... took the "training class" (15 min video) and we were ready to jump... However, we were unable to due to the 31 mph winds.. grrrrrr!

But we did manage to take some pictures of the sign! LOL

Next Monday we shall attempt again!

Hangin out with my Tony!

Me and Tony!!

My dear Isabel, you will be missed.

Isabel Benedetti
April 12, 1928 ~ October 28, 2008

Dear Isa,
The thing that I will miss most about you is ---- your emails! the political stuff that I told you never got under my skin, but it did.... Aren't you glad you voted early??!!
Sadly, I will miss those e-mails. I'm grateful to have known you. You were a ray of light in each of the lives you touched with your contagious charm, and wit.
I will especially miss your laugh!

Last day in Spain

We celebrated at the Negra Flor (a local bar) in Valladolid, and from there to Sotobanco ( a discoteca). I decided not to sleep that night since I had to be at the bus station in Valladolid at 4:00 am. I'm glad I didn't, b/c I was ready and on time by 3:45. Anyway, we left Valladolid, and took a 2.5 hour bus ride to Madrid. We were there with plenty of time to spare!
It was nice to hang out with everyone before leaving.. I met some great people, and made great friendships.. Here are some pictures from the night.

PARIS WAS A BLAST!!!

Hello!!! I know, I know, I say the same thing about all the places I've been to since being here in Europe. Seriously though, Paris was AMAZING! I really enjoyed seeing my cousin who I hadn't seen in 8 years!
Marieth! I had a blast... You are the best!
(The people in Paris are much nicer than here in Spain... I hate to say that, because I've heard terrible things about Paris)
Apparently people in Paris are gone since it's "HOLIDAY" (vacation)
Anyway... Hope you enjoy the pics.