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Monday, May 29, 2006 ( 8:44 PM ) shut up christine okay so I am either incredibly lucky or incredibly stupid... this post is dedicated to Priya because I know she would appreciate it I met Kanye West in Honduras not really, he just has an uncanny resemblance to Kanye and he fed me muffins and took care of me on our 3 hour boat ride when I was feeling sick then his friend gave us a free ride halfway across the country and paid for our lunch on Wednesday he's going to pick us up and give us a personal tour of the countryside and we're going to stay at his house and I know I just met him and it seems shady but he doesn't give off any donkey vibes but trust me on this one, I have a feeling he's a genuinely good guy and I would share him with you Pri, but I want him all to myself if I'm wrong and I end up in a ditch somewhere, his name is Kent and he's from Crooked Tree and he looks like Kanye ahh I don't think I want to come home anymore I could get used to this # Sunday, May 28, 2006 ( 11:40 AM ) shut up christine woot we traveled safely through Guatemala and into Honduras. its hot like a mother over here, but I think this place (Omoa, Honduras) is my favorite so far. I want to say so much, but i want ice cream even more. Did I mention it was hot here? dang. know that everything is well # Friday, May 19, 2006 ( 5:25 PM ) shut up christine Loralei sprained her ankle in the jungle and I stood there and laughed and took pictures because I'm a good friend :) don't worry she's okay, a healer told us to crush some special leaves and wrap her foot and the swelling totally went down. this stuff is no joke another healer we met believes he has the cure for AIDS. THE CURE FOR AIDS! but he doesn't have adequate facilities to treat people. All these healers are getting pretty old, and it seems like the younger generations are leaning more towards western medicine and natural healing is slowly dying out. What a shame here's a clip from a Creole brochure about HIV, written for teenagers: Get di Faks Wah Buk Bout HIV ah AIDS Fi Teenaja Ah haff wah rite fi b helty fi hah fun and fi knoh how fi liv wah liff widout HIV. Sex ah drugs noh mix Di sayfes sex dah no sex Protec yuself al di tyme. easy to understand, yeah? anyhoo in a few days we are leaving San Ignacio this is the part of backpacking that makes me a little sad, knowing that whenever we begin to settle in, we'll have to leave in the morning. And last week a dog followed us home, I named him Chu Chu and it hasn't even been that long but I am so attached to him! I knew it would be like this even before I came though p.s. back in Cali I secretly laughed at people who wore Teva sandals, but I take it all back, Teva sandals are the way to go Peace out # Saturday, May 13, 2006 ( 8:46 PM ) shut up christine hello from San Ignacio, Belize Lo and I share a little two room house with three other girls. It's cute and comfortable we have chickens in our backyard and a field behind the house where we watch boys play soccer they are teaching me how to cook Life is good. In Belize they speak English and use US currency, prices are kinda high tho, I paid $5US for a gallon of juice. my brain is still trying to get used to everything, like the other day we rode in the back of a pickup truck to a small village where we met up with a Mayan healer, she prayed over us and we picked different flowers and leaves off bushes and crushed them in water and next thing I know, I am stripping down, kneeling in a small dark thatched-roof hut next to a completely naked chick and we are pouring the herbal bath over our heads, we are naked and covered in leaves... and I have to stop myself and think IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING? anyway right now Loralei is sitting across from me at this internet cafe, and I'm thinking wow Loralei and I have been through a lot together over the years... she was the one who walked me to the bathroom after I pooped diarrhea on the slide in second grade... and she is still my friend after all these years... and we actually made it here and that makes me happy peace out # Monday, May 08, 2006 ( 1:30 PM ) shut up christine The idea first came up last July while chatting with my friend Loralei at my sister's 24th birthday picnic... tomorrow Loralei and I begin our backpacking trip through Central America holy moly! Been trying to prepare mentally, financially, and physically for this since October, but eek I don't feel ready Do I have enough money? Do we know what we're doing? Will I develop a yeast infection under my titties if I don't wipe the sweaty moistness under my jog bra? (NOTE TO SELF: keep area under titties dry) and yes, this poor attempt at humor is an attempt to disguise how nervous I really am. I know it'll be an amazing-a-ding-ding experience, but I know that difficult times are ahead as well, and that part scares me a little... truthfully I'm so scared I want to throw up! Gahh and thanks to Nanet I've had nightmares about being kidnapped to work in a donkey show. Big hugs to Valero, Priya, Cuong, M, and Loralei -- you guys might not have realized it these past few weeks, but thank you for holding my hand So every step leading up to this moment has been painstakingly deliberate, from weightlifting to spanish flashcards to the Jergens Naturally Smooth Shave-Minimizing Moisturizer I've been using everyday for 10 months to gradually reduce my body hair so I won't have to shave in the jungle (it really works!) Now I just need to be brave and Belize in myself..... hee feel free to roll your eyes, I won't be offended. All jokes aside, underneath the nervousness I am muy excitado. And when I put on my backpack, good thoughts fill up my head and I feel like tiny hearts are floating out of my ears! That's how I know, y'know what I mean? :) Our first two weeks will be spent in Belize learning "natural healing" and jungle survival skills from bush masters in the rainforest. Tis amazing who/what you can find on the internet nowadays Will be back in two months Email me if you get a chance, okay? (and tell me what happens in the season finale of 24!) LOVE, Kit  bye long hair!  after cutting off 12 inches adios amigos # Tuesday, May 02, 2006 ( 6:44 AM ) shut up christine Cuong Phu Trinh has shown me more of Los Angeles in one day than I've seen in all my 22 years... and I freakin work in LA so that says a lot Last night I fell in love with this city I can't believe all this time I let my utter inability to parallel park, my uncanny gift for getting lost, and my fear of making unprotected left turns/hitting pedestrians/driving in general keep me from exploring such a great place I wish I had discovered this sooner # Monday, May 01, 2006 ( 3:05 AM ) shut up christine May the sun bring you new energy by day, May the moon softly restore you by night, May the rain wash away your worries, May the breeze blow new strength into your being, May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. --Apache blessing happy first of May! # |
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