open minds

So what is a reputation? I know in the bible it says that a good reputation is more valuable than gold, but I would like to add to that a little bit. Why is it so important that we care what people think? Sometimes, we should, but other times, it is imperative that we live our life according to our own rules not someone else's. When someone is displayed a certain way and you believe all the hype, it can help you to avoid certain situations and problems. Here is my thought of the day: Everyone deserves a chance. People will talk about you no matter what you do, that is inevitable, however, who are we to say that a child of God is not worth a closer look? Everyone can build up a reputation, but the truth sometimes is deeper than that. :)

money

i made $15 my first day of work. wow!!! it was cool. anyways, that's all i have to say for now. i have to go take a shower and get ready for another grueling day at work where i talk, get online, chill and sometimes cook and clean. i am ready to come home. i want a pedicure, and people i trust, but this is working out for me. i am coming to realize some things, and it is a wonderful experience. i miss my car and my friends, and clean toes. now, i feel like my sister mary and her random strings of sentences. :) oh, here's another picture of us chilin at a bonfire at the beach :)

next adventure

i got a job. i start tomorrow. i have to cook, clean, waitress, run the computers, monitor internet usage.... blah blah blah. basically, i have to do everything. i get paid 1000 colones an hour which is roughly $2.00. plus tips, but it will be good. i work 9 to 3, and the market is on the way home, so i can pick up dinner to cook all day. it should be a good time. the men down here are full of shit. just thought i'd throw that in there. hope my readers are doing well!!!!! i will leave you with the view from my cabina on the beach in the tropics.... jealous yet?

here

so far so good. if you didn't get the email, i'm sorry, but we're here. hope everything is good there in the states. i am going to have to get used to not drinking water whenever I feel like it. blah blah blah. this is going to be so fun!!! We are hearing all about Gutstav and the election over here. Charmaine thinks that gas is going to be $7 when we get back. hope not. I am counting on my brother Paul to singlehandedly solve the energy crisis just for me :) I'm glad Charmaine is here. I have someone to be dorky and stupid with. Kevin is always ready to go. I feel bad cause he is waiting on 2 girls who don't get it yet, but we will. The money is a little confusing, but with my math mind, i will figure it out soon. 10,000 just seems like so much, but its only like $20. I doubt that I will send any blogs in spanish. Charmaine and I are still working with Rosetta Stone, thank God they didn't take my computer. I would have been really trippin, then!!! I haven't taken any pictures yet. Now, I feel like my sister, Mary with all the random sentences put together. This is not a typical English class paragraph. love you guys!!!!!

bye

Bye from the U.S. I am scared out of my mind right now, and about to leave everything that I love, but I will make the best out of this situation. I can either make it bad or good, but the obvious solution would be to make it good. :) Thanks to all my friends and family who love me. I love you guys too. I'm off to get drunk now, so I can stop thinking about this shit. It is tearing me up. No tanya, paul, mom and dad are just a email away, but not on the phone. I guess I'm a big girl now and I can do it, but this is scary and I am scared. Did I mention I'm scared. Please pray hard for me these next few weeks.

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unreliablity

I am going to use this to vent today. Yesterday, I had a wonderful time with my girls Maeghan and Tyra. We went out to eat, acted crazy and had a wonderful time. I was supposed to either fly to michigan to see my boy's show and my family or go to the Falcons game. I ended up doing neither. I spent my time with Paul, which actually was better than either except seeing my family. How is it, though that my ticket to the game got sold cause I was too late, and Carlos was too busy to finalize anything. Now, i'm locked out of the house until Tanya wakes up, though. Oh well. I spent time with the girls and Paul, and they are really important to me - more so than the falcons or shawty lo. i guess that is what really matters anyways.

hi family !

I hope that everyone is having a good day today. Today is my grandma's birthday. She would have been old. I miss her, but I'm glad that she is in a better place now. Hi Grandma!!!!!!