Two monitas, los quatro Colombianos y one dinner de sopa mexicana!  Que rico!

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I went to bed at 11:30. My eyes are swollen. My hair looks like poo. My jeans are too tight. Today could be the day I lose it. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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My life is an amazing one.  There’s no question about that at all.  I’ve been lucky and done more in 28 years than some people get to do in a lifetime. I’ve seen an Australian sunrise and snorkeled on The Great Barrier Reef.  I’ve stood beneath the eerie glow of Big Ben at night and […]

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Mountain sunshine pouring through classroom windows. Spanglish chatter and children’s laughter in the corridor. The smell of coffee and empanadas dancing in the air. Kisses on cool cheeks. Small, brown hands around my waist.

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This post that my blog friend of a blog friend wrote about this book that I loved and this author that I stalk made my day. I’m going to do better.  I really am.  I’m going to live well.

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I talk about kid quotes a lot, but today I’ve been reflecting on something a wise old teacher told me at the end of a long day in May. “One of these days, I’m gone be skinny and good lookin’ and get me a husband that pays for me to get my nails done every […]

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Airports. You’d think I’d be used to them by now.  I’ve rushed through more than I can name and couldn’t possibly add up all the hours I’ve spent waiting on floors or sleeping in uncomfortable chairs.  I walk down concourses with no sense of panic and can take off my shoes and clear security before […]

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Spending eight days with six Colombian children in the good ole US of A was more than an adventure. It was a reminder that not everyone has eaten a biscuit and not everyone has to love them.  It was a chance to make driving a fifteen passenger van look luxurious.  It was a time when […]

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FACT:  If a child drinks three containers of chocolate milk at lunch, there shall be vomit. FACT:  All gaseous type expulsions cease to be funny after midnight on the fifth day of travel. FACT:  Morning people are weirdos that should be locked up for life. FACT:  Wal-mart is a breeding ground for animalistic behavior. FACT:  […]

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I’m not cut out for this. I TEACH kids.  I don’t raise them. But this week, I’m in Knoxville, TN (Go Vols!) with six Colombian kids that forget to brush their hair (and teeth) and need to be tucked in and be reminded to eat lunch and told how much farther it is and to […]

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