One beautiful day at Chapala Lake

So as you know I am in Mexico. I came to visit a very good friend of mine who I meet in Germany during my Erasmus Scholarship. Since 2009 we continued to Skype and keep a friendship. He is one of the nicest guy I know. We made a promise to meet again and I also said I'll come visit him. In 2009 though when I came to the states I wanted to visit California and USA so the trip was delayed. Right now I'm here. He lives in a hugeeeeeeee gorgeous vintage house with his girlfriend, Consuela, who is an angel. She picked me up from the airport she showed me the house. All in all she is really lovely.

Today I woke up had finally a hot shower, as in NY our boiler was broken and I was using cold water to wash myself. Had a mexican style breakfast with tortillas and then we all had some drinks and left to visit Chapala Lake. We made the plan for the whole week so we're all set in the German style.

Mexico is similar to Romania. I don't wanna say something bad but things are just as they are and I will describe it from my point of view. The streets are also bad, the landscape is beautiful, there are "homeless dogs" on the streets and people here try to make a living from selling everything. Some sell flowers and candy and the traffic lights some try to sing something nice to earn some money. A guy even opened our car doors in order to get a little tip.

So we headed to Chapala. We we're starving so made our way to a restaurant there. Jose ordered my food and it was really good. The only thing it was hot! I need to get accommodated to the spiciness of food in here. But the naranja juice was so delicious.And let me tell you the view is so marvelous.  I still can believe I'm in Mexico. Weather is so nice and hot. Nothing as September is like. I wear shorts and t-shirt which makes me smile. I'm being silly but I just escaped from a stormy rainy New York. I don't know how to organize my thoughts. Cause I am tired and usually not good at this. So I will jump to the point we're I am feeling as a tourist. In New York I am a citizen here it's all about vacation. It's relaxing and I even bought the first souvenir for my parents.

This month Mexico celebrates it's independence and there are flags everywhere.

I am happy to be here and have such a great company.

I am very tired now so I will let picture speak the in the name of the beauty of Chapala Lake.


Almost forgot the ice-cream here. Delicious! They are crazy they have cheese flavored ice-cream which I didn't like but the vanilla, cookies and nuts it's different and very tasty.

Is this even possible

You wake up pretty early make sure you have money and documents take your back pack and hurry to the airport. Before though I stop at a russian shop to get a butter cheese bagel.All set I make it to the Laguardia airport. Kinda small but fully equipt with ipads ready to use only. Surprised! It' s all on delta. I make my way to Atlanta and baaaaam! This is the biggest airport I've ever been on! It's huge. Reminds me of Schipol. I make it out to my gate passing a lot of shops an even riding the airtrain. All set and ready for Mexico I decide to call my mom. After I hang up I decide to eat my subway sandwich. And suddenly a girl just tells me bon appetit in romanian. I feel so surprised and try to recognize he but no chance. I start feeling bad till she says she heard me talk in romanian and came over. Imagine she was at Ocean City is from TMbase and is visiting a friend she meet 4 years ago as an erasmus student in Spain. And I though I am special and do crazy stuff. I wonder if we will hang out in Guadalajara:)

I had to share! Besitos y abrazos!

It is what it is

It's been some time that I haven't been writing anything. But I'll make up for that right now. So all I pretty much did is hang out with a friend who happens to be a police guy. It is so funny cause I don't have to worry about nothing. He is really nice and funny. He is kind of a surfer and we hang out at cool places so far. Besides this though I've been getting to know a Haitian girl and a Dominican guy from work. They are lovely. She's like 26 and his 23 and already has a little princess. Is great cause I get to know different people and different stories. And yes talk to more grown ups. OK. I don't know I feel like getting boring so I'll just go to the hard part.

Everyone is wired for struggle. Life is hard and people are mostly bad and mean. I feel this has to be said. It doesn't matter if you back or withe, gay or straight, women or man. We should be all treated with the same kind of respect and equality wherever at our free time or at work.

I recently released how fortune I am. My friends are the best. Love you all so much.

I can't get enough of New York. In two days I'm going to Mexico to celebrate my birthday. It's all happening. Even though I've been to hard times I feel like I never wanna leave. Besides the food which is the worst thing ever I kinda could be a new yawker. I miss my Worldclass workouts, my going out at Control club, my cooking and healthy eating but still music at parties omg so much better that home. I know what will happen I'll be at a party putting some music and all be like what's that?!  Is good.

I'm tired as hell. It's so cold. Yesterday I was chilling on the beach. I got home soooo late! I have to shower and all that. So I leave you with a bit of a messed up post but promise to try write more and better..Things happen fast though!

Love

Starships

Sorry for the delayed post but if been working and doing stuff.

9/11 always remeber

It never been so hard to walk from the subway station to the ferry. Today was 9/11. There was the memorial flags around battery park next to the memorial which is a sculpture that stood between the two towers and was moved here damaged to remember the tragic day. I was passing by trying to take a silent moment. I turned off my music and though about someone I lost. Next to me a older women was crying so bag. 3000 people from over 30 nations. That is devastating. And what I just found out is that after this 1000 people died of disease related to 9/11. Because of the smoke and all the bad air a lot of people got cancer and live now a very bad life. There is a fireman. He actually was the last one walking out of on of the tower saving 2 people after him the building crashed. He survived. He got cancer though, but this changed him. Today he visited the last National Park of USA. He visited all the other as he decided to do this after that day.

"Society blind by color, Why hold down one to raise another
Discrimination now on both sides, seeds of hate blossom further
The world is heading for mutiny, when all we want is unity.
We may rise and fall, but in the end we meet our fate together." (c)

Always Remember.

When I get sad I start being happy instead

This morning I had a rough starting of my day. I was kinda sad of some stupid things that just made me realized how stupid and childish I could be sometimes. I woke up pretty early for my free day and made my way to the B&H and bestbuy. September is my birthday so this year I am kinda selfish. I didn't give 100% of my bday away cause I .. (it's not a real reason). Next year though I will!!! So I got one of my gifts, got my mom something she asked for and than made my way to Soho to look for a backpack. Hadn't found a good one at a low price so I'll keep looking. What was nice though was the guys singing in the Subway. They made me smile. I love this about New York. Sometimes people just start singing or dancing or performing in the subway to earn some extra money. One day some guy just started talking about the presidential votes and who not to pick and how 50% of the people who finish college work at Burger King. It's sad..Anyways my co-worker Loredana said one right thing: the "if you can make it in NY you can make it everywhere" is wrong cause "if you can make it in Botosani you might make it everywere". Yes she got her point.

Anyways..I got another I am so lonely moment. Got to hang out with people that are way to young for my age so I went a bit down. Thank good though I have this amazing nice place I go and volunteer for and meet so many inspiring people. It's of cource charity:water organisation. So we had this huge volunteer night. We all got pizza and hang out doing lots of stuff spreading the world about the September Campaign. If you still don't know what that is. Shame on you - www.charitywater.org/september. So we wrote thank you notes for all the September campaigners, we called some campaigners to wish them a happy bday (sadly I just got to their voice mail), we e-mailed and we liked the chase community giveaway for charity:water. How? Simple. Just go on your facebook search Chase Community Giveaway than search charitywater and vote for it.(https://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving/app_162065369655?cv=2&app_data=ein|22-3936753|fb_aggregation_id|288381481237582|fb_action_ids|282929418478725)
It will change life's in Rwanda!! This is quite important in my opinion!

I meet some lovely people at charity:water. Even though they thank me every time I go I actually have to thank them. It's such a great atmosphere there and the people I meet amazing. Stephanie,Grace, Uma, Alice and everyone else. So lovely so passionate so amazing!  Alice actually even gave me a book she wrote. Can't wait to read it.

Below is the video from the party for the 7th anniversary! I volunteered and helped at the door. We raised 20.000$. Things will get better. Rwanda will get safe, drinking water. Be part of it! Share, like, donate, volunteer, whatever you like!

PS please like this : => https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151190459602025&set=o.261704547435&type=1&theater
my picture :)

An amazing summer!! 2012

Yes! Summer is over. With 2 months left of my stay in NY(let's hope for that cause there are still some things I have to fix..) I have to say I ha a great adventure. The purpose of this trip was selfdiscovery, celabration of my succesful graduation and giving back to the comunity. Of course I laugh at the selfdiscovery thing but even though it was an important part of my trip. Guess what?I didn't find anything new. I passionatly live every day as who I am like before. So I don't know. I did celabrate and gave back to the comunity and above all I filled my llife with a great experience. I really understand why ppl buy I <3 NY T-shirts! It's because NY is more than a city. I could call it my summer rollercoaster. I've cried and laughed.

Besides allthe above I miss my friends. It's harder this way but worth it!

9/11, Company Dinner and American Museum of History

Last week was great. I managed to cross two places I wanted to visit from my list.

On my day off me and my roomate made reservations to 9/11 memorial. Let me tell you it's a wonderful memorial. I remember reading incredibly close extremly far book going trough the story of a young boy who lost his dad on 9/11at the WTC. It was a horrible event. 3000 people from over 90 nations died. It terrifies me. The memorial is quiet and calm. After a competition the design of the memorial was chosen. Where the twin towers where standing there are two massive waterfall fountans in the shape of the buildings. You hear the water going down in a whole. I think it greatly expresses the sadness of the past event.
After seeing this we walked accross wall street and made our way the thw Goveners Island where we enjoyed a free design exhibition. Loved it! It just reminded me of my trip with Anda to Boston and of the fact that soon I have to go to the Museum of Modern Art!!!!

Work is much easier now. The number of customer decresed and our programm is shorter. A lot of students lef and others (americans) start school aswell. Our management organised and annual company dinner to thank us for our work. I also thank them for a great summer. It was a poor summer but filled with smiles and respect. They are all great people and so happy I got the chance to meet them. Dasha I think made a great movie which I have to share with you! It was really nice, ended though at 11pm :(

I'm tired to write more. All there was more is a great tour of the American Museum of National History, a walk on 6th ave., a lot of time at B&H shop, trying on my bdaygiff hopefuly a Fossil watch and a hug with Snoop Dog.

Love and peace!

Six flags day

I can say I have a nice employee. Besides all yhe bad things that happen at work that I keep to myself somw good things are organised for us. This week I went to six flags park only paying a little part of the price. I feel like I am getting old. I was seriously scared of the rides allthough I tried everything. The park is ok, could be better..but nice. I think Bush gardens 3 years ago was better. So I had a great crew for the day so we did flash pass we rided twice our favorite rides. It was lovely. I was so exhaused when I got home I missed my subway station.

I miss u all a lot. I just hug u in my dreams.. Even though I like it here I wish I'd be home to my healthy food, my workout, family and friends and much more.

Cheers!

Funny fact

Today it's labor day in USA which officialy closes the summere season. In Romania labor day is 1 mai the day officialy openimg the summer season. Funny,right?