Today was my last day of Spanish classes for level 4. I got on better with my classmates and I liked my teacher better, but I still prefer that she spoke a bit of English when explaining stuff. So after class, we went to have lunch at a pizza place (Shakey's if you want to know), and we were all in the midst of eating and talking when I felt like I ( Read more... )

Big typhoon hit the metro, some trees fell, we lost electricity, hence no going online to check email and flist.

Detailed story: They've suspended classes and EVERYTHING else the night before, in anticipation for the strong winds. Of course, as someone working in the hospital, you're not exactly part of that announcement. So at 5:20 something in ( Read more... )

Okay, so I know we've had our fair share of really sad posts about Hurricane Katrina, but I was just going through Go Fug Yourself and they've listed charities where you can donate, and OMG. The animals ( Read more... )

There's this super typhoon coming on to our country, and although I won't mask my happiness at having classes suspended today and tomorrow, it's dampened a bit, knowing that a lot of people are becoming homeless, had to leave their homes and belongings behind to get to evacuation centers, where food and medicine is scarce. Floodgates have been ( Read more... )