tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85179822011-09-01T10:03:35.841-07:00standing on the shore.Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.comBlogger4541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-11962812098783053632007-08-12T19:59:00.000-07:002007-08-12T20:12:39.854-07:00

A Talisman:Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Remember the face of the poorest and the weakest man you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate will be of any use to him? Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to Swaraj for the hungry

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inspired tonight by The Freedom Writers..........where to go from here?

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-78229124956294303002007-04-16T18:04:00.000-07:002007-04-16T18:13:40.260-07:00

hello, blog, nice to be reaquainted with you. --funny, it seems like most people seem to have taken a blog sabbatical recently. must be the changes of the seasons, or rather, that busy thing called life.life's been busy here but i'm excited to say that i've been getting more sleep lately and along with that i've been feeling sort of sane, and thinking that perhaps this year will end a whole lot

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yet again i find myself a victim of what one might call escaped time. so many hours in a day, a week, a month, yet i still find there´s never enough in the end. how am i spending each and every one of them?, i suppose i should ask myself... could i spend them more wisely? all i know is that i´m trying the best that i possibly can right now to get by day after day and i find that i´m still alive,

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-26212391891937316712007-03-01T15:45:00.000-08:002007-03-01T15:46:11.862-08:00

i guess there's no other way to describe how i'm feeling right now, other thannumb

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1666677313448072632007-02-21T00:07:00.001-08:002007-02-21T00:07:26.825-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Donde esta mi corazon, originally uploaded by Leisha Jo. And for some reason I'm just never able to stop thinking about this place.

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-48117440577011508082007-02-21T00:06:00.001-08:002007-02-21T00:06:21.818-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Like mom, like daughter, originally uploaded by Leisha Jo. Something else that's happened lately that was quite exciting: Mom came up to cook for the weekend Women's Conference-- and as to be expected, it was the BEST meal

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-87261295429067676262007-02-21T00:05:00.001-08:002007-02-21T00:05:01.746-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Naoko returns to BV, originally uploaded by Leisha Jo. Here are a few things that have happened recently. One: Naoko returned to the States to visit me! Well, not just me, but other friends, as well-- but when she was here

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i will not be defeated by one person's bitterness, one person's anger, one person's lack of self-confidence.i will not be defeated.i will NOT be defeated.this, too, shall pass. and these tears shall dry.mantra: if i'm alive tonight, then it was a good day. if i'm alive tomorrow night, then tomorrow will have been a good day, too.about 31 days left of this hell.i can do this, right? (really. most

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-12114146398460444302007-02-04T19:33:00.000-08:002007-02-04T19:45:08.997-08:00

when you're toohungryangrylonelytiredit's time to come to a (see bold letters).__________________this very cold day in northwest-of-nowhere iowa found me back at the church i've missed for quite some time, in support of this year's mexico awol trip participants, in conversation with the art teacher from the middle school and fully supported by her, my parents, and my grandma (all of which i

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You know i haven't had the best of daysbut i want to stop and thank You anywayevery single moment when you sleep and you're awakeit's Your creation, and what You've made is goodi don't always thank You for the rough days and the hard times in my lifeeven though i should--jury duty, by the supertonesi can't exactly say what made this past week (and my very first week) of student teaching feel like

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-11496717432940848932007-01-15T14:40:00.000-08:002007-01-15T14:50:36.517-08:00

a change in name.

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so i exclaimed right after the ball dropped at midnight: it's finally 2007, the year i graduate from college! i remember years back-- i think when i was in elementary school-- when i had been asked to write down what year i'd be graduating from college, and i'd written 2007, and i remember how that seemed soooooooo far away-- like 100 years away-- and now, to think, it's actually 2007. now that's

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-6366062402461180682006-12-16T00:13:00.000-08:002006-12-16T00:14:30.930-08:00

and so finally,i'm done.with everything.for the semester.and it feels really, really, really, reeeeeally... good.time to breathe for a few moments before another crazy semester arrives (this time of student teaching).......

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-13288824028031908302006-12-10T14:28:00.000-08:002006-12-10T14:52:08.329-08:00

seeing as there's always more to get done, always and forever more,i have a hard time convincing myself that i care anymore.on another note:an apartment in guanajuato from 800 to 1000 or 2000 pesos/month including all services sure doesn't sound bad to me right about now. sure kicks the arse of the hits i get online regarding the beautiful places for americans to go and live. ummm not quite what

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-85309592404989265762006-12-05T01:44:00.000-08:002006-12-05T02:04:28.325-08:00

i thrive on this sort of thing, you know.almost 4am and i'm only halfway along on this final draft for my big nonviolence, peace and justice paper, i mean.this is what i do. i've been doing this for-- well, since i had mr. shields in high school. i distinctly remember my first all-nighter, ever, that i pulled due to a shields paper. it was my senior year and my sole source of energy was water.

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-83239719764934799442006-11-29T22:49:00.000-08:002006-11-29T22:51:37.611-08:00

cafe americano (8oz)french vanilla mocha (20oz)many, many chocolate-covered espresso beansoh, yesit might be a long nightbut hey, at least i'm wide awake now!!!!!!!althoughi might not be tomorrow after crashingi've never done this coffee thing before(insert "eek" look here!)so i had a thought today.maybe i CAN do this.as in, get done all that i need to get done within this next week and a

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-54773829621048628552006-11-21T10:18:00.000-08:002006-11-21T10:19:25.991-08:00

i was recently referred to as being like a happy ending to a hallmark movie.naturally this isn't something i feel like when i'm posting things like what i wrote last night,but most of the time,yeah,it's truelife continues to move on whether good or bad happensand always, always, alwaysi am blessed

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-86747369954903300492006-11-16T19:50:00.000-08:002006-11-16T20:47:28.794-08:00

"Another rainy dayyeah, it's definitely been one of those days. well, it started out wonderfully-- breakfast with a dear friend, a good hour of grading spanish homework in the suite, chapel, awesome conversation in nonviolence, peace & justice, picked up my cooperating teacher handbook for supervised participation, and found out that i'm officially going to be student teaching the first 1/2 of

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1163399387981163102006-11-12T22:28:00.000-08:002006-11-13T20:12:34.300-08:00

leisha's ready to go hooooooooooooooooooome.

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Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1162574576470168862006-11-03T09:17:00.000-08:002006-11-13T20:12:33.932-08:00

i spent all of yesterday thinking to myself,leisha, you spend all of your time listening to others' problems, issues, moans and groanswhat about you?what about what's going in your life?don't you think some "you" time should be in order?well, of course it should be in order,and just as i thought i'd take some,a huge issue came up that called on responsibility as both a friend and raandthen

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1162354332495093102006-10-31T20:06:00.000-08:002006-11-13T20:12:33.705-08:00

i just read that rick ufford-chase, former moderator of the pc(usa), was one of many people arrested in september for peaceful protests in washington dc against the war in iraq. four other presbyterian ministers were also arrested during the interfaith event, which was coordinated by the national campaign for nonviolent resistance. i don't know about you, but i think that's frickin' awesome,and

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1161362229929312112006-10-20T09:31:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:33.526-08:00

countdown to guanajuato: 1 more dayi'm glad, too, because i really feel like that's just where i need to be right nowever get those feelings?on the flip side,i wish things were going better for my brother andy, a lot better, a whole lot better

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1160973617965957162006-10-15T21:39:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:33.310-08:00

1. make it through2. get a little bit of sleep while making it through... yeah, that's about it.it's gonna be a helluva week; feel free to leave comments, send emails, or leave messages on my voicemail b/c i'll inevitably not be around to answer the phone. i'll need all the encouragement i can get!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1160364415184934182006-10-08T20:17:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:33.129-08:00

this is where i spent my spring break this past school year.... the current coordinator will be leaving in the spring to attend seminary in georgia which means this placement is open.... and exists as.... a possibility?____________________________________ Pasos de Fe U.S. Coordinator Organization: Presbyterian Border MinistryLocation: Various MEXICOEcumenical Partner: National

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1160117611099707372006-10-05T23:48:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:32.913-08:00

that's what i heard today when i was out playing a little bit o' futbol with my students at the middle school. i was placed on a team b/c we were low in numbers, and of course i was suckin' it up (i'm really bad at futbol-- not gonna lie, folks). well, one girl, carla, must've said "miss leeeeeeeishaaaaaaa!" just about EVERY time i did something wrong (or just didn't do something right). thank

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1159940663779255562006-10-03T22:39:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:32.756-08:00

so, just as i was really in need of a pick-me-up of sorts, mari had us write love bombardments to each other for staff development tonight. here's what was said about me:Caring 5I don’t’ know how you do it. You get everything done and always have a smile. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I like your room. It’s way cheery.Somehow manages to juggle all that’s thrown at her in life.You know you did a

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1159416305815691302006-09-27T20:22:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:32.532-08:00

ever feel like the world's running a marathon around you, and there you are, chugging along at a snail's pace? that's the story of my past few weeks.two weeks were spent basically getting minimal to no sleep at all. stupid, i know: i always advise against it. there'd be a night of no sleep, then a night of 4 hours, then 2, then no sleep, then 5 hours, then a night of 7 (i felt on top of the world

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1159243655045956152006-09-25T21:03:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:32.347-08:00

i know i've got my head in the clouds, but the greatest part of me forever wants to be a student, and with that, fully take advantage of student loan opportunities while they're available (i know, they have to be paid back eventually, but... these experiences... oh my gosh... are there words enough for them???). i'm addicted to the idea of spending a portion of the summer studying spanish

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1158215074716716552006-09-13T23:16:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:32.103-08:00

so, i'm a souljah. yep, indeed, it's true. bvu step team: combining traditional african dance movements with stomps, claps, and rhythm. think african american fraternities and sororities. think discipline. think loud stomps, loud claps, energy all across the stage, all in accordance with each other. think hott. that's seriously what this is. i thought i got a huge rush just watching the souljah's

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1158129105417976022006-09-12T23:25:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:31.848-08:00

i need to drop a class. i have to drop a class. i'm not sure which sentence is correct, but either way, it's something that has to be done. i'm not happy with it. the only class i can technically afford to rid of is a class i absolutely adore (as i adore every single one of my classes this semester!), but it's outside the realms of spanish, ed, and phil/rel and for that reason... it can

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157861855077429832006-09-09T21:11:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:31.589-08:00

Oh how loved I feel Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. here's what is typically on the marker board on my door.. oh, how i love my residents and friends here at bvu!!!!!

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157586939031465682006-09-06T16:32:00.001-07:002006-11-13T20:12:31.383-08:00

quieter todaythis is a window into the stuff that goes on behind what we think about it & even if we were all to disappear tomorrow it would go on without even noticing except to comment now and then that it was quieter today than usual--storypeople.com story of the dayi didn't read this storypeople.com snippet until this evening, when i got back from what seemed like a million hours of classes

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157501217552684752006-09-05T16:56:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:30.667-08:00

ever seen the kid in the cafeteria who waited until he or she had all of his or her food on his or her tray to accidentally have the most humiliating thing in the world happen to him or her-- have the tray drop, food go all over the place, beverages splash all over clothing, complete with loud sounds of plates breaking?you should have been there this evening to join in my moment! (yeah, i was

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157433154566045712006-09-04T22:07:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:30.436-08:00

This is what it's like... Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. So, Sunday night was the big international student meal at Ken's house-- the 3 Japanese students, 5 Nepalese students, and Shaun and I were there (and of course Ken, too!) at Ken's house right down the road from the university. The meal was supposed to be ready at 6, but didn't end up being ready until about 8:45, so we had a

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Nishan and Leisha Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Cheesy smiles... literally... the thing in my hand was asparagus wrapped in mozarella cheese. Really cheesy!

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Ee se no de! Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Nothing like a good ole' game of "Ee se no de" with three Japanese girls, a Korean-American guy who knows Japanese, 5 guys who speak Nepali to each other all the time, and, well, me. (Here are the guys, battling it out.)

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157432775353921492006-09-04T22:00:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:29.935-08:00

Bishnu and Nishan Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Meet Bishnu and Nishan, just two of the 5 guys who are here studying biology for four years, from Nepal.

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157404968767869332006-09-04T14:17:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:29.754-08:00

is there something bigger out there for me--bigger than guatemala,bigger than argentina,bigger than peru?of course i'm referring to being a YAV after i graduate--and i never thought i'd be asking myself this (and i think it's more-so because of a long-standing obsession with a language more than anything else, not a disinterest in other cultures or peoples or lands),but--what about kenya?what

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1157145288173885692006-09-01T14:10:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:29.418-08:00

jelly belly's got a Sport Beans line out now, complete with carbs, electrolytes, and vitamins B & C (at least, on the lemon lime ones). energizing jelly beans. brilliant. but... (refer to post title). maybe i'll have to budget for them.

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1156732067115460042006-08-27T16:45:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:29.081-08:00

I listened to a Supertones CD today that I haven't listened to in a looooong time. I had one song in mind to listen to, but ended up listening to (quite LOUDLY!, which was a nice release... I'm gonna give the guys to the right of me a run for their money, just you wait) the whole thing, and was reminded of what amazingly true lyrics the songs have.One of the songs (Jury Duty) that had become my

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1156708690193919732006-08-27T12:49:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:28.908-08:00

"No, no es amor, lo que tu sientes, se llama obsesion, una ilusion en tu pensamiento, que te hace hacer cosas, asi funciona el corazon." --Coro de "Obsesion" por AventuraEstas son palabras de una cancion favorita mia desde que estudie en Mexico. Las he escuchado vez tras vez, dia, tras dia, pero ahorita, por fin, realmente las puedo aplicar a mi vida (antes, fue solamente una idea general).No:

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1156620125946846392006-08-26T12:16:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:28.696-08:00

i need to consciously refuse to be owned by another being, and to remember that refusal in my mind, and to not compromise it. i hate feeling owned. it's got to stop.it's still a good, good day, but i had to get the thought out from the back of my mind. sort of my release for the day, for the week. and now, i feel much better (at least, i think i do... we'll see).

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1156616070644220652006-08-26T09:51:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:28.524-08:00

75-degree weather. sunshine. a refreshing breeze. families bringing their first-year college students to the dorms and saying their goodbyes for what is often the first time for many of them. parents checking and re-checking the rooms to make sure everything is "just right," first-year students' excitement (for the most part), ra and resident interaction, room contracts and keys, lofting beds.

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Here's the email I got from my advisor/Span prof this evening:Now that you are back from your world travels, its time to get back to work! Would you like to work in the Spanish department as an AA this year?Ok, so I'm not sure about you, but wouldn't you think that this question should be asked BEFORE the weekend before the semester begins!? I thought for sure that I'd be asked at the end of last

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1156478934728455152006-08-24T20:31:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:28.227-08:00

*give me a break, ok?i've been spoiled with packages in the mail the last two days. i'm talking actual packages-- not just envelopes-- and the type that get sent to mail and printing services because they're too big to fit into my mailbox. oh yes, the type i like! yesterday, it was a package of 3 wonderful-looking books and a card from allen (yahoo; mail from canada!). today, it was two packages

Leisha Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368022076862918826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8517982.post-1156475385498027892006-08-24T19:38:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:12:28.098-08:00

or rather, more appropriately titled, the productivity that doesn't happen whenever i'm supposed to be writing a paper (with special thanks to "little sis" for THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FISH after my asking if fishy was supposed to be floating on its back*)~Heather~ says:I think fishy is deadLeisha Jo says:nah, it's just sleeping~Heather~ says:really? tap the glassdoes it move?Leisha Jo says:nope. deep

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i'm in the home stretch now, folks, with this online class (christian sexual ethics). only 4 more chapters to read, a quiz over the chapters, one discussion forum post and response, and one 15-20ish page paper to finish up and turn in before semester classes begin. all this combined with ra training has proved to present its challenges, but i think i'm going to make it! more random posts later.

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Grand/Liberty loggin' it up Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. 'twas a fabulous day at camp for the entire res life staff. groupstretches, challenge activities in smaller staff groups, a lunchcomplete with a gourmet pb&j sandwich for vegetarians, rock-climbing, getting shoved into the lake about 10 times by the guys (resistance does nothing), kayaking, and of course, getting tipped over by

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I got this guys; I'm a pro Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Bare-footed climbing; the best thing since sliced bread (whole grain, of course).

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Jody and VJ; Miller and Michelob Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Oh yeah, Michelob and Miller, too (both lite)

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Jody and Leisha, Euphoria and Chow Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Peruvian horses are known for being one of the smoothest rides possible on a horse. The faster it goes, the smoother it gets-- quite the opposite from the majority of horse breeds out there. We spent a while on these horses (Euphoria-- her horse; Chow-- my horse), running them in the huge, green pasture and just enjoying

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Horse bum Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Easily entertainedOriginally uploaded by LeishaJo.A bit entertained at the sight of horse poo. ("Wow, Jody, get a picture of this!")

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From the garden Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. This meal made Leisha very, very, very, very, verrrrry happy. (Thanks, Wildeboer family!!!)

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Jodes and Leish Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Tree-hugger Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. For all those who were wondering, yes, I apparently am a tree-hugger.

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no es facil

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Hi Leisha,Sedu 412 has been canceled for fall 2006. Please read the note below from the dean of Education.Peggy>>> >>>Peggy: Please cancel the above course and tell Ms Reynolds that the course will be offered next semester during the first seven weeks and she will take it concurrently with student teaching. Have her contact me if she has questions. Kline

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there are some moments when i wish i could stop everything and reflect over something in particular-- an event that happened, something somebody said, something i did or didn't say, an interaction with someone else, a feeling or thought i had for some reason or another, an occurrence out of the ordinary, or maybe better yet, within the ordinary, but still special. i can't stop everything, though,

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Representing BV, a little bit of everywhere Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. So, guess who's featured as one of the people who "took a giant step" while being here at BVU, in the new 2006 BVU promotional viewbook called "Take Giant Steps: Buena Vista University"? Yeah, that's me in the pic, lookin' sort of dorky if you ask me, but apparently the photographers liked the pic or they

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back to living the bv life of having a laptop at one's fingertips at basically every moment of the day. a bit exagerrated, maybe but it's close to the way things really are. for those of you who don't know, bv gives out new, updated laptops every 2 years. entering as a freshman when i did, with a used laptop, that means 2 switches, and 3 different laptops, in the course of my college career. this

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i refuse to be defined by the limits of my own imagination___________besides that, here's a song i just can't get enough of:seasons of love, by the cast of rent. lyrics:Five hundrend twenty five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundrend twenty five thousand moments so dear Five hundrend twenty five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure, measure a year In daylights, in sunsets, in

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i'm going to have to agree with erica brooks about how ridiculous prices are in victoria's secret. i did much the same thing-- went in with that special little card that said "free panty!" and "$10 off any body bra." hey, can't pass up an opportunity like that, especially not at vicky's (i always say that if i ever make money someday, i'm going to shop there all the time; i love their stuff!).

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the watched pot never boils.and on a completely different note, i leave for storm lake in just barely over a day, and i'm nowhere neeeear packed up and ready. where the heck did this summer go!?!?!?

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tengo la clase de racismo y sexismo a las 12 en los lunes, miercoles, y viernes. lo mismo como tu, espero?y... si, entiendo perfectamente que si haya ganas, entonces todo es posible. todo puede actualizar. vamonos ya a nuestra ciudad de los suenos! vamonos a cervantino! vamonos para pasar un ratito con nuestros amigos y pasear las calles tan bonitas...

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so, here are the textbooks for my classes this coming semester:for edco 401: classroom management and evaluation--student-involved classroom assessment--comprehensive classroom management--teacher man--first days of schoolfor phil 361: racism and sexism--women's voices, feminist visions--race, class, and gender in the united statesfor reli 345: nonviolence, peace, and justice--nevertheless--peace

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So, some favorite (not-so-exactly-verbatim; you just can't ever capture it the way it was said in the moment w/ these hilarious people) conversations from Service Partnership out at camp this year:Leisha and Pam:L: Hi, Pam.P: Hi, Pam.L: I'm Pam?P: That's right, hi, Pam.L: You're Pam, too, Pam.P: I'm Pam? (Moment of confused silence.) You like to tease me. You're not Pam, I'm Pam.L: Ok, Pam.(

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My friend Jody has accepted a position as a YAV within the PC(USA) in Haines, Alaska, for this coming year, effective on August 30 when she takes off by plane, leaving her family's farm in South Dakota and arriving for an amazing year of learning and giving, growing and living. Congratulations, Jody... I love you, gal!

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Blessed Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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That's my brother, the groom! Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Scott and Tracy's big day... July 29th, 2006.

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New sisters Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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The L-Reynolds gals Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Feet in the water Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Just coolin' off in the fountains of the KC Country Club Plaza...

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Chris Sullivant and me Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Scotty and me Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. Ever had your ears full of shaving cream? No?I'm sure Scotty Johnson could hook you up; he sure did for me and several others on the first day of camp!!!!!

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so, consistency is definitely not a strongpoint of mine when it comes to this blogging thing. the sad part about it is that the more things i'm doing in my life, the less i'm blogging. one would think i'd have more to say, but i think i get so overwhelmed with it all happening so fast that i'm left just not knowing what to say except... "wow!" or, "what an amazing experience!" (i'm yet to have a

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fyi: nitric oxide works like a charm on me.and, somebody might be returning to her mexican hometown sometime soon for a little visit...

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so, i had my first "woman" appointment with the doc. ok, so i meant to do this at age 18, and i happen to be 21 now. ok, so time flies a little, and although there's a strong history of breast cancer in the family, not being sexually active has meant that i've cared not much at all about this inevitable and dreaded appointment. my time as a woman, talking with women, and particularly being

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May 19, 2006Two desert aid workers go on trial Oct. 3 Presbyterians among groups supporting accused immigrant-smugglersby Evan SilversteinLOUISVILLE — A new trial date has been set for two volunteers of a faith-based humanitarian group who were arrested last summer and charged in Arizona with smuggling illegal immigrants.Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss of the humanitarian aid group No More Deaths

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well, there's certainly nothing like leaving a place one week and finding out that this has happened the next week...and speaking of being in a place, i promise to post a little something-or-other about my india adventure soon. for those of you who don't know, i'm at home now, safe and sound and no longer sick (let's hope it stays that way). i've begun an online course for the remainder of the

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The rain in Bombay fall on the righteous and the wrong And there is no way for me to understand Faces pull towards me like the sea to the moon Eyes like diamonds in the sun Abraham's grains of sand spilling over the streets A wave of statistics The rain in Bombay feeds the swelling of the sea It threatens to drown all the voices drowning me We stand beneath the gateway of the foreign kings and

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being sick while traveling alone really sucks. i thought i learned that on christmas day in mexico, but this time it's been a whole different story (no host mother to take care of me this time, only a bunch of old, loud men nearby my hotel room who treat women as second-class citizens and couldn't give a crap that the girl in the next room is coughing up a lung and moaning/groaning, feeling like

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if you would have told me, upon starting college at bvu, that by the time i graduated, i would volunteer with the missionaries of charity in calcutta (now kolkata), india-- the exact spot where mother theresa served-- i wouldn't have believed you, even for a moment. but alas, here i am... pics and stories to be updated... eventually.

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You Are Broccoli Casserole SodaVegetarians taste better!What Jones Holiday Soda Are You?

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An adventure I had yesterday in Nagpur, the most central city of India, if I may: Pablo, Ainara (the Spanish couple from Pais Basco-- Navarra, northern Spain)) I've been hanging out with this past week at the ashram) and I were walking around (all day, actually-- but that's another story of about the million that I acquired from yesterday) Nagpur trying to find Internet. Of course there were tons

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Might I say that the weather only seems to get hotter and hotter, although I say that as long as I have drinkable water, I'm ok. The khadi salwar kameez I'm wearing is cooler than anything else I could wear-- or so they say. Today I napped in a family's room-- 3 women on the floor and two on the "beds"-- with one little fan circulating above. I woke up drenched in sweat, but hey, that's how it is

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(this was taken out of an email i just sent a friend-- thought it'd work OK as a post since i'm exhausted yet still want to update whoever might be reading this...)well, just as you might have suspected, i've already met another young world traveler who's staying in the same place as me, gender=male, tall, handsome, good-looking, and speaks a bit of spanish (which of course has been helpful in my

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the journey to india, i mean.mostly in the form of a 1-hr flight from omaha to minneapolis, where swasti and i volunteered to give up our seats to amsterdam for $750 travel vouchers, our own hotel rooms, and all meals paid for as well as good seats on the next flight to amsterdam which will put us in delhi just 24 hrs later than originally planned. that'll give us one less day in delhi, but as i

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G/L RA Staff 05/06 Originally uploaded by LeishaJo. well, this is it, the end of the 2005/2006 school year, only half of which i spent on campus and even that flew by ridiculously. i finished everything up yesterday and immediately felt the GREATEST feeling of relief. summertime is upon us! this pic is of (most of) the grand/liberty ra staff from this year. now, it's time to pack up.....

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the following pics were taken on the last day of TLC (after-school program) for the year. gosh, i love these kids! can't wait to see them next year...

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Fascination Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Eduardo Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Futbol Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Chiva representation Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Corre! Corre! Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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TLC gals Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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Go, Michelle! Originally uploaded by LeishaJo.

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