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Living in Hawaii, you find that people have all sorts of odd jobs. Well, today I applied for my first odd job. Actually 2nd. The first was the whole “stuffing envelopes” thing that I totally got scammed on. But their promise of making $200 in a day was worth the $40 I lost to at … Continue reading Desperate for Work

A letter from Spencer to my mom So the red-eye home from Long Beach was an adventure….but I arrived…in once piece, if only physically. It was extremely painful to leave the girl of my dreams, but exciting at the same time. There’s nothing faith cannot cure.! The life we will lead will be the life … Continue reading fine dining

Hello! I think it’s been over a week since I wrote the last email. This week has been so amazing. Whenever you’re least expecting something, it happens. A group of 8 of us went south about two hours to Playa Nosara, a little surfing town on the beach. I love it! Definitely a place I … Continue reading Pink Island Angels

We had a soccer game against the teachers at school. I got “home” from school to get ready, and my mama tica (more like a college roommate) has the younger girls in town over and they were making pom poms and cutting up pineapple for the game. As soon as they saw me walking up, … Continue reading Soy peligrosa

Buenas DIas….I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Lots of going to the beach, enjoying crystal blue water, beautiful sunsets, riding bikes, good fruit, and of course dancing. Oh, and speaking Spanish. I keep forgetting that that is why I’m here. Just kidding. No, but I can tell my SPanish is getting a lot … Continue reading Tico Times