Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts

Hola!! Soy Jettie!  I'm pretty golden in this photo.

1.  Me gusta bailar (prefiero musica Latina o musica hip hop de el sur)
I like to dance  (I prefer either Salsa/Bachata/Merengue...or really really great southern classics)

2. I enjoy family time.
Me gusta pasar tiempo con mi familia

3. I've lived in a lot of places.
He vivido en muchos lugares

4. Yo subió un arbole por el primero vez este ano.
I climbed my first tree this year.

5. Me gusta escribir (usualmente en mi diario y tambien yo escribo poemas)
 I like to write (mostly journal and write emo poems).

6. Pienso que niños so increible
 I think children are simply amazing.

7. Tengo 2 screws adentro de mi pie
 I have 2 screws in my right foot.

8. I played football in college and for a year after college.
Juegue fútbol americano cuando yo estuvé en la universidad y un año despues.

9. I am passionate about people.

10. Mis lugares favoritos para comer son: My favorite places to eat are:
      Whole foods, Ruths Chris, Waffle House, My house, La Bombonera, and Chic-fil-A

11. The next couple stamps on my passport will be La Republica Dominicana, Greece, Costa Rica, Guyana, Nigeria, and India

12. I sleep with a night light.

13. I enjoy documentaries about prison, gangs, traveling, football, food, and different cultures.
      Yo disfruta documentales sobre carteles, los viajes, fútbol americano, y culturas diferentes.

14. I plan to retire at an early age and move to Puerto Rico or La Republica Dominicana

15. I'm way more interesting than the sum of this list

30 day blog challenge

Hola! Me he decidido que yo voy a hacer un 30 day Blog Challenge (con mi hermana Kimberly). (in efforts to bring some fun to my transition back to the states).  Entonces....Aquí estån los temas... Voy a empezar manana 14- de Junio. ¡Espero que ustedes lo disfrutan!




Day 0: The 30 Day Challenge Explanation and Description
Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts
Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3: Your first love
Day 4: Your parents
Day 5: A song to match your mood
Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7: Favorite movies
Day 8: A place you've traveled to
Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend
Day 10: Something you're afraid of
Day 11: Favorite tv shows
Day 12: Something you don't leave the house without
Day 13: Goals
Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?
Day 15: Bible verse
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you're looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you miss
Day 20: Nicknames
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What's in your purse?
Day 23: Favorite Movie
Day 24: Something you've learned
Day 25: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
Day 29: 3 Wishes
Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge

Chacho!!

 ¡Chacho! Yo estoy despierta a esta hora (roosters are crowing). Mi palabra nueva es : Chacho ( idk if i spelled it correctly).  Yo no estoy 100 % seguro como traducir la palabra en íngles pero yo puedo usarla en el contexto correcta. Las cosas en mi vida estan cambiando. Yo no estoy seguro donde yo voy a estar en el futuro, y yo tengo un poco miedo. Sin embargo, mi confianza que yo estoy en the will de Dios me ayuda a estar seguro que todo va a pasar bien. He terminado a la escuela elemental ayudando en las clases de íngles.  Pero estoy un poco triste por que mi razon para estar en la escuela no paso como yo espere.  La mayoria del tiempo yo estuvé confundido porque a veces no puede entender y tambien me olvidé cosas (mi memoria en español no esta super bueno).  La semana que pasada yo tuvé un super bien tiempo con mi amiga de Washington, D.C. Nosotras fuimos por los musesos, pa la playa, el cine, fuimos kayaking y las lugares turisticas.  Espero que ella disfrutó su tiempo aquí en la isla...porque yo disfruté nuestra tiempo juntas.  Manana dos de mis amigas llegan aquí. Tambien yo voy por una graduacion de la clase 2011 de la escuela elemental...una de los padres de los estudiantes me invitó (estoy super super super emocionada). Mi salud mi salud no ha sido muy buena. Yo creo que Dios cura. orar por mi. 

Chacho! I'm up at this hour. My new word is:Chacho (idk if i Spell It Correctly). I'm not surehow to translate the English word but I can use it in the correct context. Things are changing in my life. I'm not sure where I'll be in the future, and I have a little fear. However, my confidence that Iam in the will of God helps me to be sure thateverything will go well. I finished volunteering at the elementary school in Carolina.  But I'm a bit sad that I didn't fulfill my initial purpose for being in the school.  However, the good news is that God had other plans and those were fulfilled. Most of the time I was either confused or simply forgot things (my memory is not supergood Spanish.) Last week I had a super goodtime with my friend from Washington, DC.  We went to the Museums, the beach, the movies, and tourist sites. We also went kayaking and almost drowned after being hit by 15 ft waves ( i may be exaggerating about the size of the waves but it was pretty scary). I hope she enjoyed her time here on the island (despite the fact she almost lost her life) ... because I enjoyed our time together.Tomorrow two of my other friends are coming for a visit. I am also  going to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2011 from the elementary school where I tutored. I was lucky to receive an invitation from a parent (I'm super super super excited). Lastly, my health has not been well.  I'm believing in God for my healing, so please keep me in  your prayers. 

SN: There is so much healing in talking. I  had a great conversation with a good friend.  She put a lot of things I have been thinking about lately (pre-Howard, Howard, & post- Howard years) into perspective. It always amazes me how I used to think that others were so perfect and that they have it together.  I realize we just don't talk about the mess or the secret moments in our lives.  Since facebook used to consume most of my online time (i'm a recovering fbook addict so I limit myself to once a day vs. every 5 minutes)... I had to constantly remind myself that peoples lives are made up of more than the 100+ photos they post, their status updates, and the locations they check in to.

Life can be challenging. I've been privy to learn that  Education, Job Status, Money, Relationship Status, People Pleasing, Shoes, Friends Lists, VIP lines, Other's opinions, Marlboro Lights, &  double shots of Goose don't fulfill you.  True intimacy with Christ is where I have found my purpose and joy.  Tonight I'm feeling thankful for the amazing people I love & who love me. Thanks to my friend  sister for her wisdom, strength, courage, and unconditional love.  A lot of people don't get it... but she does.
Fotos:

Cass taking fotos 

un gatito in Viejo San Juan

i like arboles

bajando La Bandera

Fish market

Q rico es el amor que nunca falla.... God is good fam. Till Next time!!

Yo Puedo Hablar Español!!

So…. It finally hit me the other day. I  CAN SPEAK SPANISH!!!!  I’m super excited and still have a lot more to learn before I can call myself bilingual.  This blog entry is going to be in English because I spent most of my weekend speaking in Spanish and my brain is fried! 

New Things:

I moved into the new apartment in February. It’s very comfy & cozy.   I’ve decided to purchase a guitar & to bum guitar lessons from some of my artsy friends on the island. So far, I’ve had 2 lessons. I know how to play  ‘twinkle twinkle little star’ & I can read music from a sheet.  

Top 5 reasons I really love my life:

1.       Two friends and I are co-facilitating a small group for 20’s something women! We will be meeting once a week to encourage each other in our walks with Christ & to support each other during this season of transition! 

2.      Three of my really good friends will be visiting Puerto Rico this month. 1 comes today and 2 come at the end of the month.

3.  God is always working on my heart (which can be frustrating at times, but I know he has my best interest at heart) and I have noticed some growth in areas that I have struggled with over the past couple of years. I am very thankful for this. Someone who has really helped me grow while in Puerto Rico is my friend Lindsay. She leaves the island tomorrow for Young Life Wilderness camp and I'm going to miss her dearly. 

4.    I get to hang out with kids everyday. 

5.  My Spanish is improving... so I'll be coming home soon. (The thought of leaving this place...)

Videos

Yo estaba buscando por mi computadora y mira que yo encontré...videos de mis amores

playing dress up with the girls

bed time routines

getting to know each other

Christmas Serenade

En el Camino

Sólo 8 días hasta el gran paso.  Estas dos últimas semanas de mi vida han sido bastante agitadas. Tengo un nuevo trabajo, me unió a un grupo de estudia biblía para mujeres, soy una tutoria por la manana, y tambien soy una maestra de ingles en un organización en un pueblo. En una de mis días libre yo tenía la privilegio de pasar un tiempo super brutal con una amiguita que yo amo mucho.  Tambien yo aprende dos palabras nueva (gracias a Mely): Polkeria y trili-lee--- My  favorite english word (WHACK!!)) jajajajja.  Aqui esta algunas fotos:

www.spanishdict.com

Only 8 days left until the big move. These last 2 weeks of my life have been quite hectic. I have a new job, joined a small group bible study, work as a tutor in the morning, and I am also volunteering at a community based organization as a English instructor!  On one of my days off I had the privilege to spend some great quality time with a friend whom I truly love.  Here are some photos from our QT:

We went to the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico & hung out in the sculpture garden.  On our way captured some pretty cool photos of graffiti and some animals.   

Los pollitos

Bring It!

Pretending to be a tree

La Camila y The HUGE Caterpillar

our lunch

 El arbol de Camila

Peek a boo

Flora

Sculpture Garden

Arbol de Amor

Ricardo Alegria

I finally learned why the chicken crossed the road. 

Because the grass was greener on the other side.

Ceiba Tree

The artist within

After the show its the...

Look

Mi Corazoncito is the most unique and awesomest little guy in the world. We met when he was 4 years old. At that time his favorite words to say to me were "No" and "Go Home."
He is now 10 years old y él esta en el 3rd grado.  His favorite food is bacon, grapes, and apples.  Él encanta dinosaurs and has a true love for elefantes. Su programas/películas favoritas son Sponge Bob, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, y Ice Age. His version of being affectionate is rubbing boogers on me, making farting noises, or any obscene gross things that makes me squirm (I secretly love it).  Sometimes... he repeats lines from movies that he likes (Echolalia) and he has a hard time interacting with his peers.

 'Aydn Look'

At the age of 3 Aydn was diagnosed with autism.  Autism is term used to describe a group of developmental disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder.  About 1 in every 110 kids are diagnosed with autism.  There is no known cause or cure for autism.  However there are several interventions available for families living with autism.

To learn more about autism check out:  www.autismspeaks.org

Solo 23 Días...

Mi apartemento es super brutal (super cool)!!  Yo vivo a lado la playa en Isla Verde PR. 

Me encanta mis vecinas y todo de la gente que trabajan en el edificio.  Hoy, estoy un poco triste porque yo tengo que mudarse en Febrero.  Sin embargo,  he decidido que voy a disfrutar  cada dia que yo tengo aqui en mi Castillo del Mar (el nombre de mi condo) antes de yo mover.  Decidí que yo voy pa la playa por la manana y por la tarde.  Yo fui pa la playa ayer...mira mis photos

///////www.spanishdict.com My apartment is super coo)! I live beside the beach in Isla Verde PR.I love my neighbors and all people working in the building. Today, I am a little sad because I have to move in February. However, I decided that I will enjoy every day that I have here in my sand castle before I move. I decided I'm going to the beach in the morning and afternoon. I went the beach yesterday  ... look @ my photos/////////

Yo vivo aquí en Isla Verde

(look @ the little house)

 Urban Beauty

Where is diego (the lizard)?

Man law: Speedos = No Bueno

Every time I'm at the beach I think of this song.