Wow, weekends sure can be long, especially when you pack so much stuff into them. I won't go into excrutiatingly boring details about my weekend, but just comment that it was great over all. I will say though, that my ultimate frisbee team played their 5th and last game of the season. We were in the semi-finals and lost by one point. It was dissapointing but we know we played really well and over all did a top-notch job! Hurray for the I.V. Frequent Flyers! I'm so glad I joined the team. On another note, what is up with the freezing weather and snow! Even someone from Venezuela knows that when you are getting close to May it should be warm! Now I have windburn on my face and legs from playing ultimate in the cold, freezing wind. At least the cold can't last.

This semester just flew by. It's crazy how quickly time goes by. I don't want the semester to end, because it means saying good bye to dear friends, and more transitions. But I guess that's just life and at least we can rest at ease, knowing that God is in control over all things. The calm in the middle of the storm. I watched Garden State today. It helped wake me up and realize that I'm alive and that every moment matters. Every second that ticks away on the clock is a part of life. I really hope I don't waste my life. Maybe some how going to college helps you prevent wasting your life. Haha, in theory at least. Guess I'll know someday.

outside Newman Library Amor en Primavera Oh delicious spring now mirrored in my heart By a delicate blossom beginning to open slowly; Each individual petal carefully unraveling itself From the bud that has been heavily guarded till now. Awakened from its heavy sleep, this young flower Turns her face to the sky, hopeful and expectant. Love has untied the iron knot binding the blossom. Not nearly in full bloom but well on it's way, This love is being nurtured in my heart. But this sleeping beauty finally come to life will lie still in her elegant crystal coffin, Unless her handsome young prince shall come to break the charm with true love's first kiss.

I've been reminiscing looking at old pictures that I have. My life has changed so very much in just a couple of years: I went from being home schooled, to attending a private Venezuelan school, to attending middle school in the U.S. of A., to boarding school, to an international secular school, to finally an international Christian school where I lived in a hostel, and now college way up here in Virginia! So many people went in and out of my life, it's weird to look back. The older memories are starting to fade, but I hope I never forget. I decided to put up some pictures of me as a kid and in my earlier teen years, since most of the friends I have now have only known me for less than a year. Wow, my little sister has grown up soo much since these pictures, and Ben too. I believe I have as well . Ok, now time for pictures:

Here I am with my family, posing on our lunch break during one of the many workteam visits we got when I was growing up. They came to help us out with construction for the Camp Chuparipal, which my Dad directed in Eastern Venezuela. We lived in that area for 10 years. I was a serious tomboy then .

My little sister, Melissa, and I had just finished putting together a puzzle when this picture was taken. I was thirteen or fourteen.

Melissa has always been a drama queen. So I did my part of dressing her up and doing her make-up.

Fourteen years old at my 8th grade graduation.

These were some of my best buds from boarding school, Christy and Lisseth. We were in 9th grade in this picture. Christy actually came to visit me here at Tech last semester. She's in Hawaii now and I really miss her!!!

Christy and I, at the top of Mt. Baldy. Well at least thats what we called it because it was flat on top, like the head of an old, bald man. I never knew what it was really called. Below us lies Rubio, a town in the foothills of the Andes where our boarding school was, right on the border of Colombia.

Ahhh, the curly hair! It's always been there . These girls, Christina and Milena, were the only girls who were nice to me at the one school I went to . But anyways, I actually ran into them over Christmas break! They were at the airport, flying back home to Venezuela to visit their families, just like me .

Here I am with Melissa, and a friend I've been close to since I was three, Sairis. Even though we moved 5 hrs away from where she lived, we still got together quite often. In this picture we were pouring over our favorite teen magazine at the time called TU.

Ben, Melissa and I are at a mall on the Island of Margarita, which is off the coast of Venezuela. We used to go there a lot for Christmas vacation, but lately we've decided to go the more rustic way, and camp way down south in the jungle . This was about 3-4 years ago.

I guess that's about it, a revised compact edition of my early teen years. Fun, awesome times, where I was still naive and didn't even think about college .

Hooray! It's SPRINGTIME! My first spring in 13 years.

This is probably the longest I've gone without putting up a new entry. Almost a week!

So... last week, thursday actually because I didn't have class that day , I was lazy and spent a lot of time outside walking around or chilling with friends and not really doing much work . During that extended period of relaxation and enjoying of the weather, I morphed into being one of my favorite things, a little shutter bug . I found new and exciting things to come up to and clic at. I think the daffodils are tired of me coming up in their faces. They want more space they told me . N...E...ways, here a few results of my photographic romp around campus and the burg. Hope you enjoy them!

1. Budding red trees spanned across Miles

2. The first white and yellow daffodils that I've ever seen

From the top

Close up

2. Happy cheerful flowers that wish they could break free and skip into the wind!

3. Another lovely bloom that I'm sure Amy or Emmy could help me identify! I go by these on the way to Owens from WAJ and they smell delightful.

4. Walking towards War Memorial

4. Looking up from War Memorial

5. Sun going down thru D2

OK. Thats all for this week. I need to get to class.

Y'all take care and don't slack off like me for the remainder of the semester!

ps. love to my emmy. i'm gonna miss ya