With family

Curitiba, 07 de dezembro de 200

O homem que venceu na vida foi aquele que viveu bem, riu muitas vezes e amou muito; que conquistou o respeito de homens inteligentes e o amor das crianças; que preencheu um lugar e cumpriu uma missão; que deixou o mundo melhor do que encontrou, seja com uma flor, um poema perfeito ou o salvamento de uma alma; que procurou o melhor nos outros e deu o melhor de si.


Persiga um sonho, mas não deixe ele viver sozinho.
Descubra-se todos os dias, deixe-se levar pelas vontades, mas não enlouqueça por elas.
Procure, sempre procure o fim de uma história, seja ela qual for.
Dê um sorriso para quem esqueceu como se faz isso.
Acelere seus pensamentos, mas não permita que eles te consumam.
Olhe para o lado, alguém precisa de você.
Abasteça seu coração de fé, não a perca nunca.
Mergulhe de cabeça nos seus desejos e satisfaça-os.
Procure os seus caminhos, mas não magoe ninguém nessa procura.
Arrependa-se, volte atrás, peça perdão!
Não se acostume com o que não o faz feliz, revolte-se quando julgar necessário.
Alague seu coração de esperanças, mas não deixe que ele se afogue nelas.
Se achar que precisa voltar, volte!
Se perceber que precisa seguir, siga!
Se estiver tudo errado, comece novamente.
Se estiver tudo certo, continue.
Se sentir saudades, mate-a.
Se perder um amor, não se perca!
Se achá-lo, segure-o!

(Fernando Pessoa)

Peaceful Place in Mind

Tomorrow we leave Peru', so these words are also our farewell, in which I would like to remark how grateful I am to the people of this country who have generously looked after us again and again.

Even though we are too insignificant to be spokesmen for such a noble cause, we beleive, and this journey has only confirmed this belief, that the division of America into unstable and illusory nations in a complete fiction.
We are one single mestizo race from Mexico to the Magellan Straits and so, in an attempt to free ourselves from narrow minded provincialism I propose a toast to PEru' and to United America.

Nao so falou mais fez, Nadando across the river.

-enthusiasm
-dedication
-apreciation


I think you will find something important there for each of you.

You gotta fight for every health and tell death to go to hell.

This river it segregates the ill from the healthy.
=community help
=build together
=group
=joining together


The Hight Road is often not the easiest road, but it is the only one that leads to the highest of living.

We go to a higher level when we treat others betther than they treat us.

"A genuine friend encourages and challenges us to live out our best thoughts, honor our purest motives and achieve our most significant dreams!"





I am going to spend my birthday in the other side of the river.
How many times did we think we wouln't make it?
And look, here we are because I won't be there to help you. You will always be there to help me.
The river is very strong, the current is even stronger. Swimming torward us. You can do it, Ernesto! Just a bit more. He made it!
Make an impact in the lives of other people and at the same time yours.

She got better after the blessing!

Idaho Falls 14th, 2009.

Went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming on monday with the girls and Jenny. It was so much fun! Beautiful landscape.
Today hang out with Jelair and her beautiful kids. When arriving back at home, Shara was here, not feeling well. I guess she got the flu also. She is taking Temaflu in case the flu may be the swine flu. Hope it is not. She was felling terrible,but now a little better. She told me that she was felling terrible at her house before granpa and grandma arrived there to pick her up and right away grandpa gave her a blessing and after 2 minutes her pain went away. She felt better from the pain. She still has the sintoms but the pain in her muscles had gone away.

100%!!!!

Idaho Falls, Oct 6th, 2009

Just got 100% on the final exam for the physical therapy assistant certification!!!! YEAH!!!!!
Now going to sleep... :)

Live life while living! ALWAYS! EVERYDAY!!!

Idaho Falls, Oct 6th, 2009-

Today was the 3rd day of the Palliative Care class. Lots to learn and lots of ideals for my life have come thru this class. I am going to push myself to the best above and beyond the best of my talents. Live the present and do my best. I am very happy to be able to have this experience at the hospital.
Also, just finished completing the Physical Therapy certification which i want to get 100%.
Will start re-learning how to playing the piano,my host mom will be teaching me,how to plan and i will another new skill in my life.
Yesterday i went to a quilting class, and will start doing some quilt blocks this week.
Have been cooking meals for my host family and they are loving it. I got a 100% LIKE from my host dad. That made me happy!!! :) They told me they like the diversity and that everyday i put up a diferent meal, that they never thought about it and that it is very colorful to their eyes!
On monday i had a meditation class together with Jenny and Shallin, and tomorrow we will go to a fall detox class at the Wellness Center.
I am planning to take a CPR certification next.
I will plan to apply for jobs in Qatar and in the middle east to have an oppourtunity to work there.

Studying for the certification

Idaho Falls, 30th, 2009.

Studying for the final of the physical therapy aide certification today.

Volunteering at the Hospital Palliative Care Program

Idaho Falls,29th,2009.

1st day of trainning for the Palliative Care program commonly known as confort care. Amazing learning experience thought by Celeste, nurses and members of the department of Palliative Care at the local hospital in Idaho Falls, ID. About 10 volunteers from all sorts of ages and walks of life are participating in this 4 day trainning.
We did an exercise at the end of the first day about you being the patient and things that you would give up step by step until the end of your life with cancer. Even I cried at the end, it is a very emotional experience and makes you think about life different. For me made me think that we need to live life today in the present because you never know what may happen tomorrow.