Well, day 1 of my “stay away from ‘entertaining’ websites and man-made ways to distract yourself for no reason” experiment. At this time next week I will be sitting in committee meetings and translating my little heart out. I’ll be at the Division’s 5-year planning meeting in Foz do Iguaçu. So not only is it…
Baby Steps
So there are days I feel like a grown up. They usually revolve around work, because being a teacher is the most adult thing I do, but other times, I create these moments all by myself and usually without even realizing it. This week was no exception. In the routine of my life I do…
A Walk to Remember
//www.youtube.com/get_player Here’s a glimpse of my walk to my office. Enjoy the world through my life.
Cute Little Parrots
So, I love this point of teaching when as a teacher you are faced with all the words you repeat too often. And the only way I ever notice this is when my basic students start using the funniest words and I think, “where did they pick that up?!” So I find them praising eachother…
Too lazy to write
I know I will post more about my weekend trip to Campos dos Goytacazes. But until then, this was my favorite part. Filipe, your brothers rock. Fawn, you have the coolest brothers-in-law. I wish mine was this cool… oh wait. I love you Filipe!
Mommy Moment
There are brief moments that would just be better with my mommy. For example: –When I embarrass myself in a Mexican restaurant because I was accidentally staring at the cute waiter the whole time. I know my mom would have embarrassed me more and taken a picture with him. –When I pull out my camera…
Hello Radio World
Clear your calendars my dear family and friends. Check out LifeTalk Radio at 2-3pm ET to tune into Steve Gallimore Live this Friday, September 17th. I’ll be giving an interview regarding the trapped Chilean miners and the work the Adventist church is doing in relation to the situation. As I mentioned earlier, I had the…
Not a Toys-R-Us Kid
As much as my heart stays young, and I’ll admit sometimes my mind as well, the rest of me doesn’t always keep up. My knee aches as I exercise and today I found myself logging onto the BBC before Adventures in Odyssey and yes, that’s a big deal. Today’s just one of those days. Anyways,…
Happiness: In its concrete and abstract forms
Despite being in a bad mood almost all week, yesterday I forced myself into some positive thinking. And today was splendid. I’m going to share glimpses of the random things that God put in my path to paint a smile on my face. 1. Chores that look like art Here in Brazil, and I don’t know…
Love Story of the Century
There are moments I wonder how my own love story will come about. And yes, I’ll admit, sometimes when I meet a new guy in an entertaining way (such as accidentally telling him I wasn’t wearing underwear. I mixed up the Portuguese words for underwear and socks. That didn’t turn out well) I sit back…
Brown Bag Adventures 