Howdy!

Aha! Con que pensaron que ya me habia desaparecido eh??? No contaban con mi astucia! hahahaha

Ok so this is just a quick post to say LOOK AT MY NEW BLOG LAYOUT! Ain't it purrttyyy?!?! lol
I will start putting more time and energy into the blog like I used to, and the makeover is just a little taste of the great things to come! Thanks for sticking around! I'll post more soon :)

5/30 Days of Elisa

Here's a picture of something I hate:


Doing the dishes!!! I absolutely HATE doing the dishes!! It's always a nightmare to me... ugh... it takes everything I've got to muster the courange and energy to face those dishes that seem to materialize every time I blink... they're soooo annoying! I've hated doing it since I had to do my chores as a little girl, and when my sister and I had to divide the chores of the household I'd negotiate with her to take on other tasks of hers in exchange for her doing the dishes instead of me. I just can't stand it! I don't even know what it is about it that I dislike so much, because it's not even an exhausting task or anything... but it's just annoying to me! hahaha
I could whine about it forever but the fact is, I just have to face the fact that I'm going to have to wash dishes for the rest of my life... or at least until I have some offspring old enough to take over the household chores!

4/30 Days of Elisa

A picture of someone I miss? Boy, that is one TOUGH question, seeing as how I live far away from virtually everyone that I know and love. I miss everybody! I even miss random people like Mr. Chong, the KHS janitor! lol. Oh boy. But I'll just highlight a few of the major ones :)

My crew! This pic shows some of the friends I love and miss... there's a lot of people missing in this pic, but I miss all my friends very very much!

The O's! These ladies are my sisters from another mister and Sammy is the little brother I never had! Miss them terribly all the time! :(

The lovely Bryces. My adoptive family :) They've been heavensent to the G-Unit. LOVE them and miss them so much...

There you have it. Some of the people that fill my memories and bring a smile to my face everytime I think of them.

3/30 Days of Elisa

A picture of me and a family member:

The siblings and I. We share an incomparable, unbreakable bond!

The G-Unit. Love these three more than I can say!

2/30 Days of Elisa

A picture of something I want to do before I die:

Skydiving!!!

I've been wanting to do this for aaages but for some reason I never get around to doing it while I'm on vacation. I'm gotta get it together, find some skydiving buddies, and just go! I know Mikes is down... anyone else wanna join in on the fun?? C'mon guys! let's organize a skydiving outing! :D

1/30 Days of Elisa

Ok! Alright! I've fallen prey to the trend! I'm doing it too, peer pressure has gotten the better of me: 30 Days of Elisa coming atcha!
Hopefully I can keep it up for a full 30 days, because we all know how great and consistent I am at posting... :S


So, RO, send me the list too (I want your version without the boring themes :D)!

10 Random Facts about Me:

1. I have too many hobbies. So many that I can't keep up with them!

2. I have huge nostrils. Seriously. I can fit two fingers into each one of them. And yes, I do think that makes me cool.

3. I like to entertain myself by doing duets with myself. Hum the melody and whistle the harmony simultaneously (or vice versa). It's oodles of fun.

4. My grandma is teaching me kimbundu, my dad's native language. Twasakidila. Kiambote.

5. I'm a giant in Angola. I can never find shoes that fit me so I often buy them a size too small...

6. I give all my coworkers nicknames (Agnelo = Agnelation, Avidio = A Video Clip, etc...) It makes me laugh. They don't get it.

7. Nelito and I share a love for old-school Country Music. We've been known to veg out on the couch for hours downloading youtube videos of Alan Jackson, Don Williams, and the likes.

8. Technology has it out for me. I'm always giving my computer or its accessories to the IT guy begging him to fix the inexplicable problem that it started giving me all of a sudden. He thinks I'm clumsy, neglectful, or careless. I plead not guilty!!!

9. I'm a serious sugar addict. Sometimes I get really bad headaches that won't go away until I eat something sweet and junky. A fruit wont do. It has to be junky. I'm not exaggerating either, it must be psychological but it really happens...

10. Being up in the air is one of my favorite feelings in the world. I don't only love traveling for the destination and for the new cultural experiences. I also relish the actual journey.

Viva Mexico!

Last Saturday night was sooo much fun: I went to a Mexican Independence Day celebration. I haven't been to one of those in quite a few years and boy oh boy have I missed it. They had typical ranchera music, DELICIOUS food brought all the way from Mexico by one of the expats that had just gotten into town, and a grand time was had by all. I have a Mexican coworker who's become my good friend, and as all expats seem to do here in Angola, she knew other Mexicans from other oil companies that are also here on their international assignment. Well, when they decided to organize an official 'grito' celebration, she immediately thought to invite me because I am, after all, an honorary Mexican hahaha. It was so good to hang out, make new friends, sing the songs of my childhood and pig out on awesome quesadillas and authentic salsa (bien picante! YUMMM!). It was one of the best Saturday nights ever :D

The whole crew... give or take a couple...

NOM NOM


The Blackxican Charra