DAD IS HERE!!!!!! My dad arrived on Saturday night! It was glorious! We hugged and hugged and hugged all the way home! My mom arrives tomorrow night, and i can hardley keep myself containted. I am trying to act like an adult here and not run through the halls singing praises that she is coming, but i'm on the verg of breaking...if you must know the truth.
And you know...since they are here...guess what else is... MY SHOES! *(i'm doing a little dance right here in my seat while typing)*
I have been working overtime trying to get things done so that i have more time to hang out with mom and dad, so therfore i have not updated my blog much...but i think about you all, all the time! I promise!
I have been blessed the last few weeks and recived several letters from my wonderful friends! It honestly is like putting gas in my tank...i can keep going a little furter on this trip of a lifetime when i know that my family and friends are backing me up! You all are awesome!
I will make another update soon with how classes are going. I need to write a speech for public speaking now. (YUCK!)
I hope you all have a great week!!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
PMS
Purchase More Shoes!
I have not bought a pair of shoes in 6+ months. Crazy, I know! Now I did receive a pair of boots, but I did not buy them…so I think that should not count against me…do you?
I am going through withdrawals!!!
At home, when I was stressed out, or bored, or excited about something, I would go to Ross or Target or Nordstrom’s and just look at the shoes. Often buying a pair, but not always. It just helped me feel…powerful. I love wearing high heels. They make me feel more like a lady. Now, when I am stressed or happy or bored…I have homework. No more shoes.
I went from this…
To this….
And I’m feeling it! Thankfully mom will be here in a week and will be bringing me some more pairs that I was not able to fit in my luggage before. It’s going to be like Christmas!
Upon packing my things from my last apartment, I decided that I needed to pare down my shoes. I had about 110 pairs when I packed them up. I ended up giving away apx 40 pairs. I brought with me (including the ones that mom is bringing) about 20 pairs, and I boxed up the rest for my arrival back home. I think that is more normal right? 60 pairs?
Living here in SA as a student with NO money has been like a shoe detox for me. It’s helping me deal with my emotions rather than hiding behind a new fun pair of shoes. Thank you Jesus!
I think I could get used to not buying so many shoes….i think.
I have not bought a pair of shoes in 6+ months. Crazy, I know! Now I did receive a pair of boots, but I did not buy them…so I think that should not count against me…do you?
I am going through withdrawals!!!
At home, when I was stressed out, or bored, or excited about something, I would go to Ross or Target or Nordstrom’s and just look at the shoes. Often buying a pair, but not always. It just helped me feel…powerful. I love wearing high heels. They make me feel more like a lady. Now, when I am stressed or happy or bored…I have homework. No more shoes.
I went from this…
To this….
And I’m feeling it! Thankfully mom will be here in a week and will be bringing me some more pairs that I was not able to fit in my luggage before. It’s going to be like Christmas!
Upon packing my things from my last apartment, I decided that I needed to pare down my shoes. I had about 110 pairs when I packed them up. I ended up giving away apx 40 pairs. I brought with me (including the ones that mom is bringing) about 20 pairs, and I boxed up the rest for my arrival back home. I think that is more normal right? 60 pairs?
Living here in SA as a student with NO money has been like a shoe detox for me. It’s helping me deal with my emotions rather than hiding behind a new fun pair of shoes. Thank you Jesus!
I think I could get used to not buying so many shoes….i think.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Boost Africa Foundation
So I have had a few inquiries about how to help out the kids of Boost Africa and what you all could do.
Honestly, without you being here in the country, the only thing you could do is sponsor a child or donate money to the foundation. The things that are needed are things that need to be bought here and not really sent via mail. Plus, sending packages is not always trustworthy.
Sponsor a child. A uniform cost about $50 a child. It provides them with the appropriate clothing needed to attend school as well as the basics they need for class. Such as two pencils and a pad of paper. (paper is a luxury for some of these students, and having pens or pencils is not common) The schools here do not provide anything. If you cannot afford pen and paper, then hopefully you have a good memory! There are about 50 kids or so per class and usually there is only one teacher. If a kid falls behind, there really is nothing they can do about it. A kid has the option of taking a grade three times, and if they don’t pass on the 3rd time, they just promote him to the next grade up. Which then also leads to drop outs because the kids don’t know what is going on. If you are of the age about 10ish, and had to drop out of school, there is no program to get back into school. Once you are out, you’re out! You will have to wait until you are about 18 and then go get your GED sort of. They don’t actually have anything equivalent to a GED, but it’s the easiest way for me to explain it. So, doing the after school program that we do also helps them with homework and we do weekly reports on them to see if they need any extra attention.
There are lots of paintings that you could purchase, but shipping might be a little expensive. The paintings are pretty cheap and they are beautiful in person. Then there are always the other things like necklaces and such. There is no online store, so it’s hard to show you what is available, but if you happen to see anything in any of the pictures that I post, let me know and we can chat about it.
I have also tried to put a video on here, I’m not sure if it is going to work or not. Sorry if it doesn’t’. It’s just a little something about Boost Africa.
If you do feel led to helping out a child, you also have to know that it’s not like World Vision or anything where you give the foundation money and we send you a photo. There might not be one specific kid that gets the money, it might go towards uniforms for two or three if we find good deals and we are always getting new kids and old was leave the program because their parents get a job or something like that, so there is not much that can be done to show you what kid you supported, but we can send you pictures of the events that we do that has all the kids in there. Sorry, but it’s the best we can do right now until we figure out a better system.
Also, because this is a non-profit organization, you CAN get a tax write off for it.
If you find that you have more questions, or would like to donate, please email me directly! Thanks!
A friend...he is sort of a...well...a "guard rhino". He can see the whole gallary from where he sits there...just keeping an eye on things.
Did i show this to you already? This giraffe is made totally of wire and beads...so cool!
Also a favorite!
This is my most favorite picture in all of the gallary! It is a new one and i look at it several times a day! I want it. But...i am a student and broke. But i have the privalege of seeing it at the gallary until it sells. LOVE IT!
This picture is 4 feet tall!
I think the thought going on here is "just try me..." LOL!
Bushman. He also watches me while i work. We chat often!
Ok, you know who this reminds me of? That one author that is super ineresting to read...Augustine Bouroughs or something like that. He wrote Running with Scissors. This is how i picture him in some of his other books.
I love this one! It's one of my favorites. The wave is so perfect.
This is the oddest picture. I like it...and when it sells i will miss it. I think it's about as long as i am tall!
Ratatoullie!!! This picture is huge and i laugh at it every day! I actually gree him each time i come into the gallary, thinking maybe one day he will smile! HA!
This picture stares at me while i'm sitting in the gallary...kind of creepy, but also makes me think a lot. I wonder things like,what she went through, and where the artist got her image from.
The beach is made up of shells and little rocks that cover your feet in a sock like sort. It's very interesting.
This is my view from the gallary. I never get tired of it. I was sitting on a bench in front of te gallary when i took this reading the book of Numbers. (so boring!)
Honestly, without you being here in the country, the only thing you could do is sponsor a child or donate money to the foundation. The things that are needed are things that need to be bought here and not really sent via mail. Plus, sending packages is not always trustworthy.
Sponsor a child. A uniform cost about $50 a child. It provides them with the appropriate clothing needed to attend school as well as the basics they need for class. Such as two pencils and a pad of paper. (paper is a luxury for some of these students, and having pens or pencils is not common) The schools here do not provide anything. If you cannot afford pen and paper, then hopefully you have a good memory! There are about 50 kids or so per class and usually there is only one teacher. If a kid falls behind, there really is nothing they can do about it. A kid has the option of taking a grade three times, and if they don’t pass on the 3rd time, they just promote him to the next grade up. Which then also leads to drop outs because the kids don’t know what is going on. If you are of the age about 10ish, and had to drop out of school, there is no program to get back into school. Once you are out, you’re out! You will have to wait until you are about 18 and then go get your GED sort of. They don’t actually have anything equivalent to a GED, but it’s the easiest way for me to explain it. So, doing the after school program that we do also helps them with homework and we do weekly reports on them to see if they need any extra attention.
There are lots of paintings that you could purchase, but shipping might be a little expensive. The paintings are pretty cheap and they are beautiful in person. Then there are always the other things like necklaces and such. There is no online store, so it’s hard to show you what is available, but if you happen to see anything in any of the pictures that I post, let me know and we can chat about it.
I have also tried to put a video on here, I’m not sure if it is going to work or not. Sorry if it doesn’t’. It’s just a little something about Boost Africa.
If you do feel led to helping out a child, you also have to know that it’s not like World Vision or anything where you give the foundation money and we send you a photo. There might not be one specific kid that gets the money, it might go towards uniforms for two or three if we find good deals and we are always getting new kids and old was leave the program because their parents get a job or something like that, so there is not much that can be done to show you what kid you supported, but we can send you pictures of the events that we do that has all the kids in there. Sorry, but it’s the best we can do right now until we figure out a better system.
Also, because this is a non-profit organization, you CAN get a tax write off for it.
If you find that you have more questions, or would like to donate, please email me directly! Thanks!
A friend...he is sort of a...well...a "guard rhino". He can see the whole gallary from where he sits there...just keeping an eye on things.
Did i show this to you already? This giraffe is made totally of wire and beads...so cool!
Also a favorite!
This is my most favorite picture in all of the gallary! It is a new one and i look at it several times a day! I want it. But...i am a student and broke. But i have the privalege of seeing it at the gallary until it sells. LOVE IT!
This picture is 4 feet tall!
I think the thought going on here is "just try me..." LOL!
Bushman. He also watches me while i work. We chat often!
Ok, you know who this reminds me of? That one author that is super ineresting to read...Augustine Bouroughs or something like that. He wrote Running with Scissors. This is how i picture him in some of his other books.
I love this one! It's one of my favorites. The wave is so perfect.
This is the oddest picture. I like it...and when it sells i will miss it. I think it's about as long as i am tall!
Ratatoullie!!! This picture is huge and i laugh at it every day! I actually gree him each time i come into the gallary, thinking maybe one day he will smile! HA!
This picture stares at me while i'm sitting in the gallary...kind of creepy, but also makes me think a lot. I wonder things like,what she went through, and where the artist got her image from.
The beach is made up of shells and little rocks that cover your feet in a sock like sort. It's very interesting.
This is my view from the gallary. I never get tired of it. I was sitting on a bench in front of te gallary when i took this reading the book of Numbers. (so boring!)
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