Six months have passed since the last time I saw Jose Luiz-Lopez Sanchez. His home, a cubby in the underside of a bridge in Chapel Hill, remains intact. But as the seasons have changed, it seemed so had the man I found early in the spring planting his garden under the bridge. His 52 years […]
I Am Thankful for Grace
I was seven when I found out my name means, “grace.” I can’t tell you how hard it was to find my name amongst the bookmarks, key chains, or any of those normal trinkets spelling out names, and doling out descriptions of them. My name wasn’t ever included – it was too different, too odd. […]
What is La Voz Translation Services?
I realized two days ago I haven’t been keeping my blog up to date on the program I have been working on. Truthfully, I’ve been too busy to be as diligent with my blog writing as I need or want to be, but I thought I had dedicated one blog to talking about the program […]
The Road To Success Is Lonely
It has been a while since I posted a blog. Too long in fact. There has been a lot happening in my life. I am learning more each day. And my Fall ~ has finally appeared. I am going to write frankly. I spent a large part of my life chasing an ideal that is […]
My Chance To Push My Limits
So much has happened since school started in August. My life had been bumping along steadily, but pitifully over the summer. I was eager to return to the pace of student life. It was another chance to push my limits – farther than I ever have. The first day, I woke up again. I talk […]
Why I Am Proud To Be A Tarheel
With all the recent hoopla that has invaded UNC’s football program, and given our university some sort of bad rap – I thought it was important to outline some of my top reasons that I am oh, so, proud to be a student at UNC at Chapel Hill! First of all, you must know that […]
Eat Your Heart Out With Ceviche!!
Yesterday, (after shamelessly teasing my followers with details of my dinner plans) I promised a Twitter friend I would share the recipe for the ceviche my friend and I were making. The “recipe” is more or less his, but really it’s a straight forward Ceviche recipe that requires just a few pieces of magic ;). […]
Religion & The Mosque in NYC
I am not exactly sure why, but when I woke up this morning, I knew exactly what I was going to write about today. I haven’t been paying attention to all the articles about the Muslim mosque being built-in NYC. Nor have I been listening to everyone’s (politicians) commentary on the matter. Previously, I heard […]
Media World: I Take You Up On Your Challenge
It’s right around the corner and I can almost touch it! I know that I shouldn’t be so stoked about school starting again, but I just can’t wait. The mad schedule, the crazy rush and the never-ending list of things to do is…within my grasp! I am most excited about this semester because it represents a […]
Death…How I Wanna Go
This morning, as I came into work at the police department I was overwhelmed with activity. Another dead body had been found. The voice on the other side of the radio described, “a very strong smell coming from the apartment and flies on the windows.” It’s as gruesome as it sounds, but it really got […]