The Adventures of a once Central Asian Red Head

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Sister pictures, first day of school and other fun things!

My sweet sister came to visit me! It was so wonderful to get to hang out with her abnd show her what my life here is like. Needless to say we had a wonderful time together.

The second day Kaitlin was here I took her to watch some of the high school boys play baseball. It was great fun untill I got hit in the head with a foul ball! Oh well it made a memory that is for sure! (notice the ice pack - it is a bag of frozen peas!)

In frount of a traditional yurt

Dress up night

At the Cathedral

My favorite picture!!

Another year has begun and I am now no longer a first year teacher but a "wise and knowledgeable " teacher! (ha, ha, ha). I am excited about the commign year but I really don't feel any more prepared than I did last year!

Sally Kathernin and Me looking like "grown up teachers"!

My Kindergarten class ! (I actually have 10 students but two were absent)

The other day, while at the Green Bazaar I happened upon a lady selling seedless green grapes. In order to understand this story you need to know that I really like seedless green grapes and that it has been over a year since I have had any (we have the kind with the seeds). Well I got so animated and excited that the fruit man next to my fruit lady started laughing at me. Normally, this would make me upset but not this day because I was getting seedless green grapes! I bought a whole kilo (2.2 pounds)! I have greatly enjoyed my green grapes and to make things even better last night I got a Dr. Pepper too! Can life be any better than this?!

A little camping

I am not a bigg camper; maybe because I just never went camping in the United States but I decided that I would try to become a camper. Some of my friends decided to go camping asked Sally Katherine and me to go along. I loved going and had a blast but it was so cold -it got down to 58 degrees one night. I wore every peice of clothing I had brought with me!

The little ble tent on the right is where Sally Katherine and I slept!

Isn't he just too cute??!

A castle that is being built into the side of the mountain

Monday, July 23, 2007

A European Adventure!

My adventuresome friend Kelly and I went on a European adventure. We visited several places in Europe. I enjoyed Prague and Vienna but the hopeless romantic in me loved Salzburg and Paris the best! Here are few pictures of the highlights from the trip.

Paris, France

Notre Dame

The Louvre

Just hanging out at the Louve

The Eiffel Tower

The Effiel Tower! We climbed 668 steps to the second level and then rode the elevator to the top, enjoyed the view and then climbed 668 steps back down!

View from the tip of the Effiel Tower (theArc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees are in the center of the picture!)

Arc de Triomphe

What could possibly make Paris more wonderful than it already is? A nice big Dr. Pepper. My sweet friends in Paris shared with me from their precious stash; It was AMAZING!!!!

Salzburg, Austria

Sound of Music Tour

For those of you who are “Sound of Music” lovers, Kelly and I got to explore many of the Salzburg sights where “The Sound of Music” was filmed.

I am 16 going on 17… wait a minute, I am 24 going on 25 (it just doesn’t have the same ring to it!)

Do, Re Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do!!!!

The hills are alive with the Sound of Music!

After getting completely soaked in a rain storm, Kelly and I stopped in a little cafe and had the best apple strudel and hot chocolate!

I randomly ran into Sarah, one of my Friends from home! She was on a choir tour and they were only in Salzburg for one day and I happened to see her (What a gift from Dad).

Anyone up for a little Christmas decorations?

That little pink blip in the bottom is me with my umbrella. I am just a little bit to short to reach in and splash the water in the fountain (oh, well).