Thursday, September 2, 2010

Immaculée Ilibagiza



I finally finished "Left To Tell" by Immaculée Ilibagiza. I've been wanting to read it for about two years now. I took it with me to Australia hoping I would get a chance...& guess what...I did!

I have to be honest...I didn't know much about the genocide that happened in Uganda in the early '90's. Maybe it's because the Clinton administration made the selfish choice not to do anything about all the innocent people dyeing in Africa......leading to the American race (me) not knowing what was really going on in that part of that world. I guess as I grew up, I started to understood that there was a war that happened in Uganda and generally there was poverty in Africa. When I was in Kenya in 2004 I remember hearing about the troubles of Uganda. but I didn't know the extent of why it happened.

Reading the story of Immaculée Ilibagiza was an eye opener to just one person's experience. In 1994, she spent 91 days hiding in a cramped bathroom with seven other women while outside many of her friends, family and fellow Tutsi (her race) were being slaughtered by the rival Hutus during the bloodiest period of the Rwandan Civil War. While she was in the bathroom she prayed all the time and even taught herself English because she believed that God was going to get her through that unjust time and get her a job at the UN. It's amazing after all the suffering she went through, she learned to forgive. Now she works for the UN and is an advocate for peace and forgiveness (what a beautiful job!) If you don't have the time to read her book "Left to Tell", then I highly recommend you watching these short clips about her! SOOO GOOD!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

the best of the Emmy's





Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Why Americans are FAT!!!

Invest time and watch this..... interesting facts about why Americans are fat!

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I love this photo taken by Braedon Photography from the OC!

Monday, August 30, 2010

base jumping in water!!

so cool...

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Salvatore Ferragamo {resort 2011}

Salvatore Ferragamo! Loving the brezzy, island ready look! The model is Lindsay Ellingson who is a San Diego Native! She is beautiful!














images via style

me update....



So I basically have been lying in bed all week....so boring!!! I had a doctors appointment on Friday and they unveiled my big toe. It's basically all FLESH! They call it an open fracture because they bone is broken and the wound is open. Sounds like a party on my foot!! So I will be not working by doctors order for the next two weeks. Hopefully it will give it enough time to heal! My Lovely friend Kendal from Laguna is coming to visit me the end of this week. I am hoping to muster up some energy and show her a good time while sitting down. haha. What to do??? If you know me well, I can have fun shaking a kernel in a can! Thank you to all of you who have sent your sympathy to me about this toe tragedy! Miss you all!! xx
PS: (the pic above is me in ER sucking happy gas)
PPS: IF you like blood, let me know can send you pics of my toe in the ER...it's bloody, but kinda cool!


Friday, August 27, 2010

Hungry Kids of Hungary - 'Wristwatch'

I heart "Hungry Kids of Hungary"! They are from Brizzy! This song makes me dance!