I am renting a lovely little bungalow just off the center of town. This is a local neighborhood full of all the wonderful ambience of life here in Ubud...but that also means...I awoke to a very early rising rooster who must have gotten confused because he began his lovely …good morning… at 4am! That, of … Continue reading HELLO FROM UBUD BALI
Well, here I am in lovely Hong Kong! ...What a stark contrast to Tokyo... the people here are vastly different...Tokyo was quite regimented and very quiet and conservative in style and dress(yet chic and tailored)...and Hong Kong is just like New York... the people are defiantly similar to New Yorkers...no time to waste and...well, they don't really like … Continue reading NOW SOME WORK IN HONG KONG!
OK...it is amazing what 6 consecutive hours of sleep...and ...well..a lot of Starbucks Frappacinos will do for my energy level and brainpower...as well as sense of Direction! Today I proudly re-tackled the train and subway system ...and other than one slight misdirection, overcame my newly found transpo-phobia! I feel less "Lost in Translation" today. Last night … Continue reading A LITTLE MORE ON TOKYO
Yep, here I am on a very speedy trip to Tokyo and Hong Kong( 9 days)...but this time it is an all expense paid one...no I didn't win the lottery BUT I did get hired to take a Video Crew to tape the Christmas show at each place for ABC's Disney's XMAS Parade(if you watch … Continue reading WORKING IN TOKYO…FOR A MOMENT!
Well this has been alot of fun...My last 10 days were, as usual, fun filled...my last 2 days in Quito brought me the "Gripa" and also a lovely stomach ailment...but did that slow me down...not a chance...actually, it was all by my choice...I went to my last day of class on Friday, dressed for a … Continue reading THE END OF SCHOOL & A QUICK ADVENTURE INTO THE ANDES
I moved into my new family's home on Sunday night and am considering a trip on Sunday up the volcano(Cotopaxi)..we would go up 14000+ feet...drive part way and hike some...not a difficult hike but still quite high right now for me... So far, no altitude problems, I think walking to school up and down hills … Continue reading ONE LAST THOUGHT FROM QUITO
May I just start by saying that grammar was never my strong suit in English...and yet here I am... now expected to figure out what a "reflexive verb" or better yet a " Verbo reflexivo" or "Pasada verbos"... are...it has been rather humorous...my teacher, Maria, had her work cut out for her from day one. On my first day, … Continue reading SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION FUN
I have arrived in Quito..although I must say landing in this glorious city had me thinking I was on a roller coaster in Orlando...The flight was uneventful until our approach into Quito. As we approached, everyone who had a window seat had their faces glued to the windows looking at the beautiful view of all the … Continue reading MY ADVENTURE INTO LANGUAGE IMMERSION IN ECUADOR-HELLO QUITO!
Cuenca is a wonderful Colonial City in Ecuador...But getting here...well now that was an adventure! And it was, so far, the scariest plane experience I have had in quite awhile...besides flying in a small plane from Coca(the city near the amazon) to Quito ...we ended up having to change planes because of mechanical problems...no big … Continue reading HOLA CUENCA
Let me apologize upfront...I am in the grips of the "Gripa"...which is the cold/flu...it just hit me about an hour ago...but I am only near an internet for today and tomorrow(not sure about next week...I will try) and I fear the gripa will have a stronger grip on me by tomorrow!!! After our wonderful time in … Continue reading GUAYAQUIL…ALANDALUZ…ISLA DE LA PLATA
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