yesterday i had a strange encounter with my boss - i finished up my physical filing stuff (yes that is what i am doing at the cdc...what a waste of my talents) and then asked her when she would like me to start on the electronic filing she wanted me to do. she said to come up to her office at 11:30 so we could discuss it. this was at about 9 am - ( Read more... )

so my weekend was very interesting. i didn't know my parents had it in them to go "adventure" holidaying, but apparently they do. friday we left the capital for the bishangari lodge on the shores of lake langano, www.bishangari.com. the ride there wasn't bad; the road was paved most of the way. the last 20 or so kilometers, however, was unpaved. so ( Read more... )

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rest in peace luther...

btw...i will add a list of the new amharic (language of ethiopia) words i have learned next time! woooo amharaic for dummies!

well i haven't written in here in some time so i guess now is as good a time as any to start writing in it again. a lot has happened since i wrote in here last. spring semester was packed with interesting and exciting events. ra-ing in the springs area wasn't bad; i will be back fall semester in building 3, room 405. haha the penthouse. no noise ( Read more... )

You Are 23 Years Old

23

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe ( Read more... )

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so i only have three days left in paris and what do i do? i go to belgium! hehehehe...today was fun once we figured out how to get into the city...(brussels)...by the end of the day i was freezing and soo tired. i wanted to get some chocolate for my folks so we headed into a chocolate place, leonidas, and stood in line for what had to be 45 minutes ( Read more... )

well the stressful last week is finally over and i will be back in the states in 4 days. it was sad leaving my class today and thinking that i'd never go back to hang out with those cool peeps. i really enjoyed my classes even if i had to go to them everday, lol. guess they don't call it study abroad for nothing. but tomorrow i am going to BRUSSELS ( Read more... )

well the home count-down has begun and i'm starting to get sad but anxious that i will be home soon ( Read more... )