Simply Updates

Hello there! So, it has been quite some time since I have updated, it seems that life has a way of getting in the way. Since we spoke I have moved to another state, yet again. Been hired by a massive global company, then left to join another well known company. I have completed that dreadful summer session of my Master's Program, and I have settled, (well mostly), in to my new environment. Before I begin talking about all the new, let me reflect back on the past. I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of fabulous people in my time back in Florida. I was working for the mouse himself specifically in the enchanted castle. Honestly, if you know me and my longing to work for Disney, well, you can understand how excited I was to hear that they had hired me, AND that I would be in my favorite Disney Princess' home. There are some great people working there, kind, always willing to help out the new girl, but mostly hard working. What was the icing on the cake for me was that I was placed in a location where I could practice my French!

So, I left Mickey. I was looking for other opportunities, something that was in my field of learning, and I found one! I am now working with Rosetta Stone! I really enjoy the position that I am in. My degree is in Global eLearning, so I wanted to find something related to that. In the position I am in currently, I have the opportunity to teach students from all over the world, literally. So far I have taught people from Korea, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, the US, and HAITI!! I was most excited to have a student from my own native background. I hope to grow with the company and learn as many languages as I can. Wouldn't that make it much easier when traveling? I think so! :-)

I am currently learning Spanish. I picked this language first because I feel that it is the most used language besides English in my most recent living location .... actually....pretty much all of Florida. So, I picked Spanish. So now when I show at Latin food markets, or go to Latin restaurants I can speak Spanish. It's really exciting to me because usually when I go to these locations, I am always profiled as Latina (although flattering), I am not Latina. Sorry..."No Hablo Espanol" I would say, and then the dirty looks, like, what do you mean you don't speak Spanish? Aren't you Hispanic? ..... No, I am not, BUT, I will speak to you in Spanish once I learn it.... if I think I need to or want to. 'til then English it is!... Or, would you prefer French?

All in all I am thankful that everything happens for a reason. If I had no faith, I certainly would not be where I am today. In the next weeks I plan on writing blog post about my usual randoms. I have started growing herbs, I've seen mountains, I still cook, so there definitely will be foodie blogs, and just snapshots of the things that make me keep my dimples.

'til then