OK remember I wrote about my cat? I entered him in a cutest pet contest?
Well I'm sitting by the front window of my house right now, watching him toss around a dead chipmunk that he caught himself. It's kind of gross.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Great News!!
California, the nation's biggest state, has officially released the ban on same sex marriages! This is really crucial, and a big win for the gay rights movement! I'll be in a great mood tomorrow. And I'll be wearing a rainbow colored ribbon in my hair!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Rotary Conference
About two weeks ago, I met up with Ashley, another exchange student with me from Rotary, who's going to Denmark next year. It's really exciting talking to Ashley, since I used to live in Denmark. She's going to a city way up north, and I was living in a town pretty far south (Southern Denmark: oxymoron of the year), but it's all the same Denmark. She's so cute: "it can't be that cold there, right?"
She drove the 30 minutes from Elkhart to South Bend and parked her truck in my driveway, and we set off to a resort in Plymouth, Indiana for a weekend conference of the Rotary club of northern Indiana. Arrival time was between 1o and Noon, and by arriving at 11, Ashley and I thought we would be the first ones there. But, in fact, we were the last. The youth exchange director was mad..
Basically the whole weekend consisted of putting on our stylish blazers (mine, plus the matching pants, was 2 dollars at a local thrift store), donning our name tags, and heading down to the main hall. We ate breakfast lunch and dinner there, and to get us out and involved in the community, only two students were allowed at a table. So the first meal, Ashley and I were joined at the table by two old men who kept trying to get us to eat pie. That was weird.
But in the second meal, I was joined by the nicest couple, who had recently been to Copenhagen! I love it when people have been where I've been :) They even invited me back to their district to talk about youth exchange when I'm back from my exchange year.
I know that was all very boring, but the entire weekend, in between meals, the exchange students and me and Ashley spent time watching movies and taking TONS of pictures. These exchange students love their cameras.
These photos are from what I could get from facebook alone:
Me, Juan, Emeline, and Stephen in the cabin
Ana, Kathi, Norka, Emeline, Ashley, Me, Stephen, and Juan at lunch. For our last supper, they let us stay together. :)
Me beating Stephen in tennis!
All of us with Angie (I don't know why she wasn't in the lunch picture) and MISS INDIANA!
She sang a pop song in Spanish, but she was totally lip syncing. We could tell.
Global Friendship!
My jaws are tired after so much smiling.
Ashley brags about how strong her jaws are.
Don't you hate it when you're in the front row, so when everyone decides to do something crazy, you're never in on it? But you're short, so you have to be in the front row, so this way you look like a 'normal' person who doesn't know how to be crazy in a photo.
If only they'd give me a chance..
I'm the one with my eyes open.
I didn't really get that part either.
Here I am, unaware of the photo being taken right in front of me, and looking up, stoned, at the TV.
GYARG
this here is proof that I'm not the type of person who only puts photos on the net because I'm vain, right?
In this scene, Zoe notices the camera that has been present for so many minutes, and to make up for her mistake, buries Stephen in a blanket.
Stephen, feeling threatened, remains hidden.
AFS?
Aspect?
YFU?
Fool, no one poses like this for them.
yay!
She drove the 30 minutes from Elkhart to South Bend and parked her truck in my driveway, and we set off to a resort in Plymouth, Indiana for a weekend conference of the Rotary club of northern Indiana. Arrival time was between 1o and Noon, and by arriving at 11, Ashley and I thought we would be the first ones there. But, in fact, we were the last. The youth exchange director was mad..
Basically the whole weekend consisted of putting on our stylish blazers (mine, plus the matching pants, was 2 dollars at a local thrift store), donning our name tags, and heading down to the main hall. We ate breakfast lunch and dinner there, and to get us out and involved in the community, only two students were allowed at a table. So the first meal, Ashley and I were joined at the table by two old men who kept trying to get us to eat pie. That was weird.
But in the second meal, I was joined by the nicest couple, who had recently been to Copenhagen! I love it when people have been where I've been :) They even invited me back to their district to talk about youth exchange when I'm back from my exchange year.
I know that was all very boring, but the entire weekend, in between meals, the exchange students and me and Ashley spent time watching movies and taking TONS of pictures. These exchange students love their cameras.
These photos are from what I could get from facebook alone:
Me, Juan, Emeline, and Stephen in the cabin
Ana, Kathi, Norka, Emeline, Ashley, Me, Stephen, and Juan at lunch. For our last supper, they let us stay together. :)
Me beating Stephen in tennis!
All of us with Angie (I don't know why she wasn't in the lunch picture) and MISS INDIANA!
She sang a pop song in Spanish, but she was totally lip syncing. We could tell.
Global Friendship!
My jaws are tired after so much smiling.
Ashley brags about how strong her jaws are.
Don't you hate it when you're in the front row, so when everyone decides to do something crazy, you're never in on it? But you're short, so you have to be in the front row, so this way you look like a 'normal' person who doesn't know how to be crazy in a photo.
If only they'd give me a chance..
I'm the one with my eyes open.
I didn't really get that part either.
Here I am, unaware of the photo being taken right in front of me, and looking up, stoned, at the TV.
GYARG
this here is proof that I'm not the type of person who only puts photos on the net because I'm vain, right?
In this scene, Zoe notices the camera that has been present for so many minutes, and to make up for her mistake, buries Stephen in a blanket.
Stephen, feeling threatened, remains hidden.
AFS?
Aspect?
YFU?
Fool, no one poses like this for them.
yay!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Cutest Pet Contest
I entered my dog and cat in a pet contest online. I have been told that I'm going to grow up to be a 'cat lady' and wear wool all the time and have a plaid couch and spend my time picking cat hair out of my sleepy time tea, but the people who say that are unaware of just how adorable my animals are. I give you proof:
This is the picture I entered of my dog, Deleuze. Vote for him here:
http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/586595293?browse_order=default
And this is the picture I entered of my kitty, Satchel! You can vote for him here:
http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/586660829?browse_order=default&prevID=586595293&prevVote=10
It looks like you can rate each picture more than once, so go crazy if you have the time!
And if you think your pets are cuter than mine (I know of a few.. Millie and Lola to start) sign up at Sugarloot.com and enter your pictures of your pets :)
http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/586595293?browse_order=default
And this is the picture I entered of my kitty, Satchel! You can vote for him here:http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/586660829?browse_order=default&prevID=586595293&prevVote=10
It looks like you can rate each picture more than once, so go crazy if you have the time!
And if you think your pets are cuter than mine (I know of a few.. Millie and Lola to start) sign up at Sugarloot.com and enter your pictures of your pets :)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Introduction
Hey guys,
I thought I'd write my first entry, just to test this blog thing out.
My name is Zoe, I'm a sophomore in high school in South Bend, Indiana. I like to play piano, speak spanish, watch movies, hang out with my friends.. and oh yeah, I'm going to Brazil in august, to be an exchange student for a year! Big news, I know.
The process for becoming an exchange student was long and grueling. I applied in October for a Rotary scholarship. After a series of interviews, weeks of completing long applications, and months of anxious waiting by the phone, I got the call that Rotary had accepted me in December. After that, more applications and more meetings, and I finally got word in March that I'll be spending my exchange year in Brazil.
A few weeks ago, I found out that I'll be living in a city called Itabuna, in the state of Bahia.
From wikipedia..
I thought I'd write my first entry, just to test this blog thing out.
My name is Zoe, I'm a sophomore in high school in South Bend, Indiana. I like to play piano, speak spanish, watch movies, hang out with my friends.. and oh yeah, I'm going to Brazil in august, to be an exchange student for a year! Big news, I know.
The process for becoming an exchange student was long and grueling. I applied in October for a Rotary scholarship. After a series of interviews, weeks of completing long applications, and months of anxious waiting by the phone, I got the call that Rotary had accepted me in December. After that, more applications and more meetings, and I finally got word in March that I'll be spending my exchange year in Brazil.
A few weeks ago, I found out that I'll be living in a city called Itabuna, in the state of Bahia.
From wikipedia..
"As the chief locus of the early Brazilian slave trade, Bahia is considered to possess the greatest and most
distinctive African imprint, in terms of culture and customs, in Brazil. These include the Yoruba-derived religious system of Candomblé, the martial art of capoeira (especially the style of capoeira de Angola), African-derived music such as samba (especially samba's Bahian precursor samba-de-roda), afoxé, and axé, and a cuisine with strong links to western Africa."
The city of Salvador has a lot of colonial architecture.
Bahia is on the coast, so it is famous for its beaches.
Oh yeah, I scored.
If you know me, you know that I'm big on nature and the outdoors. However, this does not mean that I'm a hippie. Very distinct difference. All the same,
BEAUTIFUL!
distinctive African imprint, in terms of culture and customs, in Brazil. These include the Yoruba-derived religious system of Candomblé, the martial art of capoeira (especially the style of capoeira de Angola), African-derived music such as samba (especially samba's Bahian precursor samba-de-roda), afoxé, and axé, and a cuisine with strong links to western Africa."
The city of Salvador has a lot of colonial architecture.
Bahia is on the coast, so it is famous for its beaches.
Oh yeah, I scored.
If you know me, you know that I'm big on nature and the outdoors. However, this does not mean that I'm a hippie. Very distinct difference. All the same,
BEAUTIFUL!
I can't wait to explore a different culture, learn a new language, and discover something new about a country different than my own. I already have a mental list of things I want to do there.
1). Learn Portuguese
2). Wax my legs (apparently brazilians do it)
3). Get way too attached to a brazilian soap opera
4). Play soccer
5). Get over my fear of monkeys
6). Learn capoeira
7). Drink out of a coconut
8). Buy a bikini
9). Nearly die of a tropical disease
10). MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE.............
1). Learn Portuguese
2). Wax my legs (apparently brazilians do it)
3). Get way too attached to a brazilian soap opera
4). Play soccer
5). Get over my fear of monkeys
6). Learn capoeira
7). Drink out of a coconut
8). Buy a bikini
9). Nearly die of a tropical disease
10). MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE.............
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