Sup amigitos!
Wow, it's been kind of forever since I last updated. My bad. There really hasn't been much, though, to talk about. My daily life is starting to get mad busy with projects I'm working on, and some projects are starting to get modified as the days go on and I realize the resources I actual have available to me.
Still, what with things getting kind of hectic, I'm starting to realize that the little things that happen in my day really make a difference to how I will feel before going to bed that night. I've decided to give you a small list of things that make me feel instantly happier, even if it's just for a few seconds in my day:
- letting down my hair once I'm done with work. I get back to my room, usually mildly sore form having to stand/pace/sit for hours during a meeting or teaching or whatever, and the first thing I do is change into my inside clothes (running or basketball shorts and a tanktop) and let down my hair. I keep my hair up in a tight, out of the way, bun all day. Undoing that band and letting my hair loose is immediate tension release of all the roots and it gives you that immediate satisfaction of feeling yourself unwind. Love it.
- eating a snack before lunch. I don't know what it is, but there's this time period right between breakfast and lunch when I'm craving something kind of sweet. I'll take a quick walk outside to my neighbor's place and by myself some animal crackers or wafer cookies or maybe ice cream. Walking back into my room and sitting myself down to munch on a snack, right before I eat a full meal, makes me happy. It might be because I know I shouldn't (I'm just about to eat!) but no one can stop me...
- finding amazing youtube videos. Whenever I get internet, I know I get youtube crazy. I'm subscribed to a gajillion people and I watch all of the videos. Every once in a while, I stumble across something that I'm not subscribed to but can't help but immediately love it. Most of the time, they're just weird things that I can't help but enjoy, like http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wjsZbnTNB8c#!.... wtf is that??? hahahahhahahahhahha
- hearing stupid jokes. I love jokes. How did the hipster burn his tongue? He ate his pizza before it was cool. If you say "beer can" with a British accent, you are saying "bacon" with a Jamaican accent. Hey, are you heading out for yoga class? Namaste here. These jokes make my life.
- hugs from very small children. I work with kids of all ages, but the majority are high school aged. When I go to teach a class at the comedor popular, however, there are a few very tiny kids running around sometimes and all of them love me. When I get mobbed by a few of them and they run up and scramble to give my kneecaps a hug, I just melt into a puddle of awwwwww...
- finishing a workout. So many endorphins swimming in my head, you just can't help but feel like a boss.
- getting a random phone call or text from someone I haven't talked to in a while. It's a sad fact, but I do lose touch with a lot of people whom I love. When I get a random phone call or a text message from them, however, I get this giddy feeling. Yea, sometimes the messages and stuff are just for some info, but it's just always nice to hear from people, no matter what!
- mail. This is more of a Trujillo thing than a daily, random, happy thing, but I thought I should mention it because I want to encourage everyone to send me mail. You know how it feels like to get mail. Snail mail isn't very common anymore, so when you reach into your mailbox and discover that someone has taken the time out of their life to send you something that they put thought and time into, that someone has been thinking of you at some point in the past... well, that feeling is glorious. Now imagine you are in another part of the world, you can't just call up someone and go meet them for lunch or whatever, you're disconnected from things that are happening back home and you're living as a stranger in a random town. Getting mail makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. Getting care packages? I've won the fricken lottery. So this is just more of a thank you to those of you who have written me letters and sent me little things to remind me of home. p.s. JAMIE! I'm like half dying, knowing that there's a box of girl scout cookies in the mail for me. DYING from the excitement. LOVE YOU GIRL!
LOVE YOU ALL and that's all for now~ I'll be writing more after I go to Ancash next week for training, and Ayacucho for Semana Santa/Holidays! Pictures too, if I can get them to load : )
Peace and love, y'all <3
oh man, i have so many bad jokes for you that i've learned. my favorites (or perhaps the ones that have been pounded into my brain) are as follows:
ReplyDeletewhat did the atlantic ocean say to the pacific ocean?
nothing. they just waved.
did you hear the joke about the sidewalk?
it's all over town.
did you hear the one about swiss cheese?
you wouldn't like it. it's full of holes.