So, I'm in a comfy hotel in Puno, sharing a room with the wonderful Linda. She had the great idea to take turns playing mellow songs from our iTunes. She did the 1st song (which I already loved!) and I did the 2nd. Listen to both and read the words! Tomorrow, Lake Titicaca!
The Scientist
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I've set you apart
Tell me your secrets
And ask me your questions
Oh, let's go back to the start
Running in circles
Coming up tails
Heads on the science apart
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start
I was just guessing
At numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Oh tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles
Chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
Nobody said it was easy
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I’m going back to the start
I'm With You
Starlight and wonder
The universe seen through your eyes
The moon is a glorious halo
Hanging high over your head every night
Spinning and spinning
A flick of the wrist and a smile
And in the morning so early
Deep conversations are spoken
in tongues by sunlight
Tonight, you can dream you're a star
You can walk on the clouds
And float to the ground
And I'm with you
We stare out the window
And look to the sky every night
The stars are the beacons of heaven
And maybe one day you'll go up for a ride
Oh, you are the sunshine
You are the face that I dream of
You are your mother's religion
Down on her knees as she
Kisses your heartache away
Tonight, you can dream you're a star
You can walk on the clouds
And float to the ground
And I'm with you
Tonight, you can get very far
The calm and the storm
Are forever yours
And I'm with you
I've thrown coins in the fountain
I've been to the mountain
I've lived through the violence
I've seen what man can do to man
I can't promise you peace
I can't promise you money
But I promise to make you the best man I can
Hold on to something
Cause your life's about to begin
Oct 31, 2009
Oct 30, 2009
Chao Chao Arequipa
Mamí- tú eres mi otra mama, una de mis mejores amigas y one of the best women I know. No sé if we will meet again en esta vida, pero soy una persona diferente por causa de tu amor. Te amo muchísimo. Gracias por tu patience con mi mezcla de Spanish y ingles. Besitos con mucho carinito. :)
Fio- how lucky I´ve been to have another little sister! You are one of the most intelligent, radiant and loving people I know. Keep asking questions, loving Michael Jackson´s music and being ¨abnormal¨!
Lucy- you are what made this experience possible for me. I will never forget your generosity through the form of open doors, ears and arms. Thank you so much for your patience with my terrible Spanish! You are one of the best encouragers I know!
Arequipa- I will miss your forever-sunny climate. ...I´ll also miss drinking and clubbing for hardly any money, but this is supposed to be a SERIOUS blog post :) I will miss horseback riding through your mountains and villages. I will miss the friendly, laid-back atmosphere. But most of all, I will miss seeing your volcanoes from my window every sunrise and sunset.
Today´s SotD is perfect for this goodbye. I emo´d out to this song, I confess, every time I felt lonely 2 summers ago when I first stayed to work in Davidson. It was a confusing yet liberating time for me. And here I am with these emotions again. I´ll let Mr.A-Z take it from here...watch the video so you can read the lyrics!
Fio- how lucky I´ve been to have another little sister! You are one of the most intelligent, radiant and loving people I know. Keep asking questions, loving Michael Jackson´s music and being ¨abnormal¨!
Lucy- you are what made this experience possible for me. I will never forget your generosity through the form of open doors, ears and arms. Thank you so much for your patience with my terrible Spanish! You are one of the best encouragers I know!
Arequipa- I will miss your forever-sunny climate. ...I´ll also miss drinking and clubbing for hardly any money, but this is supposed to be a SERIOUS blog post :) I will miss horseback riding through your mountains and villages. I will miss the friendly, laid-back atmosphere. But most of all, I will miss seeing your volcanoes from my window every sunrise and sunset.
Today´s SotD is perfect for this goodbye. I emo´d out to this song, I confess, every time I felt lonely 2 summers ago when I first stayed to work in Davidson. It was a confusing yet liberating time for me. And here I am with these emotions again. I´ll let Mr.A-Z take it from here...watch the video so you can read the lyrics!
Oct 27, 2009
Taking It Back to the Beginning
I've been terrible about keeping this Song of the Day a daily thing, but what can a sick girl do? So today, I'm gonna do a bunch of songs to make up for those I've missed and the ones I'm bound to in the future.
Today's songs are from my childhood. They're my first memories of music. When I was 3, I remember singing to these songs as the co-pilot in my mom's small red Saab on the way uptown, to preschool or to church. I remember cracking an imaginary whip to Steven Curtis Chapman's song "Busy Man" on his first album. (Of course, we had the tape.) I remember thinking one of my favorite Gaither Vocal Band songs "New Wine" said "Moo Wine". (I lived on a farm, surrounded my cows...are we surprised?) And it wasn't the "Gaither Vocal Band". It was the Loafer Gaifer Band or Vocal Gaifer Band, or however it managed to come out. Kinda like KFC was always Chicken Fried Chicken in my mind. It still is if I don't stop and think about it before I speak. ANYWAY, these are the first songs I ever knew. Therefore, they obviously shaped the person I became.
The first song was and is a favorite because (duh) it talks about horses and has a classical music prelude. But the older I get, the more I enjoy and can appreciate the words. I've always loved Steven Curtis Chapman...he just seems to get what it's all about. Love. Grace. An adventure and the thirst to know more about life along the way. When I get bogged down, like today in my final paper and parasites (yes, I've got 2 lil Peruvian friends that I'm currently zapping with some nasty medicine), I listen to a song like this. I'll be traveling for 3 weeks all around Peru, starting this weekend. That's another time to listen to this song. Read the lyrics...I especially love the part about "long-faced religion"! :D
The Great Adventure
Saddle up your horses
Started out this morning in the usual way
Chasing thoughts inside my head of all I had to do today
Another time around the circle, try to make it better than the last
I opened up the Bible, and I read about me
Said I'd been a prisoner, and God's grace had set me free
And somewhere between the pages, it hit me like a lightning bolt
I saw a big frontier in front of me, and I heard somebody say
"Let's go"!
Saddle up your horses, we've got a trail to blaze
Through the wild blue yonder of God's amazing grace
Let's follow our leader into the glorious unknown
This is a life like no other - this is The Great Adventure
Come on get ready for the ride of your life
Gonna leave long-faced religion in a cloud of dust behind
And discover all the new horizons just waiting to be explored
This is what we were created for
We'll travel over, over mountains so high
We'll go through valleys below
Still through it all, we'll find that
This is the greatest journey that the human heart will ever see
The love of God will take us far beyond our wildest dreams
The second song is from an old tape we had by Michael Card. This, too, I appreciate the older I get. Sometimes, it's easy to feel like a fool because of having faith in something you can't prove. Espcially during this time in my life (college) when people typically question their beliefs, surroundings and raisings.
I will never think that there is anything wrong with questioning what you learn...if there's one thing I hate, it's a sheep (or clone, robot, whatever you want to call it!) I can't stand narrow-mindedness. It's why I'll never live again where I was raised. Many people, though, would probably think I am a fool, like this next song says. That doesn't bother me. I've wrestled with my faith day in and day out and found it to be what keeps me going. I've determined that I'd rather be foolishly in love than not.
God's Own Fool
Seems I've imagined Him all of my life
As the wisest of all of mankind
But if God's Holy wisdom is foolish to men
He must have seemed out of His mind
For even His family said He was mad
And the priests said a demon's to blame
But God in the form of this angry young man
Could not have seemed perfectly sane
When we in our foolishness thought we were wise
He played the fool and He opened our eyes
When we in our weakness believed we were strong
He became helpless to show we were wrong
And so we follow God's own fool
For only the foolish can tell-
Believe the unbelievable
And come be a fool as well
So come lose your life for a carpenter's son
For a madman who died for a dream
And you'll have the faith His first followers had
And you'll feel the weight of the beam
So surrender the hunger to say you must know
Have the courage to say I believe
For the power of paradox opens your eyes
And blinds those who say they can see
Here's another wonderful S.C.C. song. It basically describes, well, my life.
Lord of the Dance [Col 1:15-20]
On the bank of the Tennessee River
In a small Kentucky town
I drew my first breath one cold November morning
And before my feet even touched the ground
With the doctors and the nurses gathered 'round
I started to dance
A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder
Footloose and fancy free
But it would happen, as it does for every dancer
That I'd stumble on a truth I couldn't see
And find a longing deep inside of me, it said...
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
I am the eyes, I need the sight
I realize that I am just a body
I need the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But who'll give purpose to chance?
I am the dancer
I need the Lord of the dance
The world beneath us spins in circles
And this life makes us twist and turn and sway
But we were made for more than rhythm with no reason
By the one who moves with passion and with grace
As He dances over all that He has made
I am the heart, He is the heartbeat
I am the eyes, He is the sight
And I see clearly, I am just a body
He is the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But He gives purpose to chance
I am the dancer
He is the Lord of the dance
And while the music of His love and mercy plays
I will fall down on my knees and I will pray
I am the heart, You are the heartbeat
I am the eyes, You are the sight
And I see clearly, I am just a body
You are the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But You give purpose to chance
I am the dancer
You are the Lord of the dance
Oct 25, 2009
Blogging as a Form of Procrastination
Last night was the goodbye dinner. Already! To really understand what it was like, go to Facebook for pictures. A brief run-down: I was in a dance with 4 different modern dances (hip-hop, salsa, samba and some kinda Latino mix), I played and sang Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" with my host sister, there was a fancy dinner, then a traditional dance with costumes (YAY!) that involves rapid jumping the ENTIRE time. Afterward, fiesta! All the host families and people involved in the program danced until after midnight. When we finally left, confetti covered the floor, the DJ was packing up and we had pieces of tres leches cake in our hands to take home. :D
Today, I should be researching, reading my sources and then writing a final 10-page history paper. It's the last thing I have to do before my goodbyes and then 3 weeks of travel. That's why I just can't seem to get on it. Funny how that works. Probably, when I'm done with this post, I'll go watch a Discovery Channel episode on Pizarro and Peru's conquest (in Spanish), then read some articles before dinner at a creperia with our Spanish prof. Whew.
Last night, probably half of the songs were from the 80s. Peruvians are OBSESSED with that era of music. I hear it in my house, across the road at weddings, in taxis, in Rosita's bus, and at parties like anoche. So, to keep with that tradition, today's song is from 1981..."Every Little Thing She Does is Magic".
This song always picks me up and makes me want to dance around the room (Do I cut the fool? Oh yes!) I also love the lyrics. So read them and click "play" to listen as you do something today. I also encourage a few head bobs and finger taps.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve
As I've done from the start
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet
I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old-fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
Today, I should be researching, reading my sources and then writing a final 10-page history paper. It's the last thing I have to do before my goodbyes and then 3 weeks of travel. That's why I just can't seem to get on it. Funny how that works. Probably, when I'm done with this post, I'll go watch a Discovery Channel episode on Pizarro and Peru's conquest (in Spanish), then read some articles before dinner at a creperia with our Spanish prof. Whew.
Last night, probably half of the songs were from the 80s. Peruvians are OBSESSED with that era of music. I hear it in my house, across the road at weddings, in taxis, in Rosita's bus, and at parties like anoche. So, to keep with that tradition, today's song is from 1981..."Every Little Thing She Does is Magic".
This song always picks me up and makes me want to dance around the room (Do I cut the fool? Oh yes!) I also love the lyrics. So read them and click "play" to listen as you do something today. I also encourage a few head bobs and finger taps.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve
As I've done from the start
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet
I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old-fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
Oct 23, 2009
Sick Day...Again
Oy. I´m stuck in the house, again, sick to my stomach. I should be out and about, looking for primary sources for my final research paper, but I just can´t leave a bathroom for that long :( Over-share, I´m sure.
I´m in an Elton John mood today. He´s mellow (¨Sacrifice¨), he´s in your face (¨The Bitch is Back¨), he´s mushy (¨The One¨)...he covers about every emotion. One of my favorite songs came up randomly on my iTunes today, and it just felt like the SotD. (See 1st song) The lyrics are perfect.
The 2nd song is one I didn´t listen to on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album until last year. I wish I had known it sooner because I love it! Listen to both and read the words! I´m gonna go drink a Nalgene-full of Gaterade and eat some All-Bran. Bleh.
I Guess That´s Why They Call It the Blues
Don't wish it away
Don't look at it like it's forever
Between you and me I could honestly say
That things can only get better
And while I'm away
Dust out the demons inside
And it won't be long before you and me run
To the place in our hearts where we hide
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Just stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second without hesitation
And never forget I'm your man
Wait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself
Harmony
Hello, baby hello
Haven't seen your face for a while
Have you quit doing time for me?
Or are you still the same spoiled child?
Hello, I said hello
Is this the only place you thought to go?
Am I the only man you ever had?
Or am I just the last surviving friend that you know?
Harmony and me
We're pretty good company
Looking for an island
In our boat upon the sea
Harmony, gee I really love you
And I want to love you forever
I dream of never, never, never leaving harmony
Hello, baby hello
Open up your heart and let your feelings flow
You're not unlucky knowing me
Keeping the speed real slow
In any case I set my own pace
By stealing the show, say hello, hello
I´m in an Elton John mood today. He´s mellow (¨Sacrifice¨), he´s in your face (¨The Bitch is Back¨), he´s mushy (¨The One¨)...he covers about every emotion. One of my favorite songs came up randomly on my iTunes today, and it just felt like the SotD. (See 1st song) The lyrics are perfect.
The 2nd song is one I didn´t listen to on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album until last year. I wish I had known it sooner because I love it! Listen to both and read the words! I´m gonna go drink a Nalgene-full of Gaterade and eat some All-Bran. Bleh.
I Guess That´s Why They Call It the Blues
Don't wish it away
Don't look at it like it's forever
Between you and me I could honestly say
That things can only get better
And while I'm away
Dust out the demons inside
And it won't be long before you and me run
To the place in our hearts where we hide
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Just stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second without hesitation
And never forget I'm your man
Wait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself
Harmony
Hello, baby hello
Haven't seen your face for a while
Have you quit doing time for me?
Or are you still the same spoiled child?
Hello, I said hello
Is this the only place you thought to go?
Am I the only man you ever had?
Or am I just the last surviving friend that you know?
Harmony and me
We're pretty good company
Looking for an island
In our boat upon the sea
Harmony, gee I really love you
And I want to love you forever
I dream of never, never, never leaving harmony
Hello, baby hello
Open up your heart and let your feelings flow
You're not unlucky knowing me
Keeping the speed real slow
In any case I set my own pace
By stealing the show, say hello, hello
Oct 21, 2009
Post from 10/21/09
(sorry, I didn´t have the internet to get this up on time)
One by one, the days are slipping by.
Today is a month until I fly home.
Tomorrow is my last class.
I leave Arequipa on Halloween.
The days are suddenly very bittersweet. Simultaneously, I'm counting down the days until I'm home with friends and family AND the days I have left in this beautiful country.
The SotD is one that I've been playing over and over on my iPod. I LOVE the voices in this song...so raw, strong and joyful. If I turn the music up just loud enough, I always get chills. I wish I could sing like this. I'm also fascinated by how, even though I can't understand their words, I still see pictures and feel certain emotions. Elation, hope and a sense of unity. No lyrics for this one, so just turn it way up and enjoy!
One by one, the days are slipping by.
Today is a month until I fly home.
Tomorrow is my last class.
I leave Arequipa on Halloween.
The days are suddenly very bittersweet. Simultaneously, I'm counting down the days until I'm home with friends and family AND the days I have left in this beautiful country.
The SotD is one that I've been playing over and over on my iPod. I LOVE the voices in this song...so raw, strong and joyful. If I turn the music up just loud enough, I always get chills. I wish I could sing like this. I'm also fascinated by how, even though I can't understand their words, I still see pictures and feel certain emotions. Elation, hope and a sense of unity. No lyrics for this one, so just turn it way up and enjoy!
Oct 19, 2009
Beside the Garden Wall, Dreaming of a Song
I keep forgetting it´s spring here. But a certain lover boy (say it ¨love-a¨) insists on reminding me.
A sleek black cat mosies in the side garden/patio below my window all day and all night, looking. And meowing. Correction...YOWLing. Seriously, all he does is wander and yowl. He and I have had several conversations, usually as follows:
Me (sticking head out window): Mr. Kitty, why are you talkin so much?!
Mr. Kitty (staring): ... yowl?
Me: Mr. Kitty, you are distracting me from writing this history paper. Could you keep it down?
Mr. Kitty (turning and giving me his tail): Yowl. (aka ¨talk to the tail¨)
Me (shutting the window): K thanks.
You may be asking, how do I know that he´s a he? Isn´t it OBVIOUS? All he does is yowl and circle our garden. Oh, and I forgot to mention the noises. At night, always around 3 in the morning, he has company. And believe you me, they LOVE to make some noise. I kinda wanna grab a papaya from the kitchen bowl and chunk it at the pair, shouting, ¨Could ya take your love-makin somewhere else?!¨ It gets down-right depressing. I lay in bed for an hour, laughing to myself and thinking, ¨At least SOMEONE´s having fun.¨
Last night, he was at it earlier than normal, right around my bedtime. So, to drown out the noise, I stuck in my earphones and put my iPod on shuffle. The SotD was the 1st one and too perfect not to post. I laughed out loud last night, thinking that this song was appropriate for my lil love-a boy outside. I also just love the words as a bittersweet love song. If you wanna go way back in time, check out this video of Nat and revel in his velvety-smooth voice.
Stardust
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
A paradise where roses bloom
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain
A sleek black cat mosies in the side garden/patio below my window all day and all night, looking. And meowing. Correction...YOWLing. Seriously, all he does is wander and yowl. He and I have had several conversations, usually as follows:
Me (sticking head out window): Mr. Kitty, why are you talkin so much?!
Mr. Kitty (staring): ... yowl?
Me: Mr. Kitty, you are distracting me from writing this history paper. Could you keep it down?
Mr. Kitty (turning and giving me his tail): Yowl. (aka ¨talk to the tail¨)
Me (shutting the window): K thanks.
You may be asking, how do I know that he´s a he? Isn´t it OBVIOUS? All he does is yowl and circle our garden. Oh, and I forgot to mention the noises. At night, always around 3 in the morning, he has company. And believe you me, they LOVE to make some noise. I kinda wanna grab a papaya from the kitchen bowl and chunk it at the pair, shouting, ¨Could ya take your love-makin somewhere else?!¨ It gets down-right depressing. I lay in bed for an hour, laughing to myself and thinking, ¨At least SOMEONE´s having fun.¨
Last night, he was at it earlier than normal, right around my bedtime. So, to drown out the noise, I stuck in my earphones and put my iPod on shuffle. The SotD was the 1st one and too perfect not to post. I laughed out loud last night, thinking that this song was appropriate for my lil love-a boy outside. I also just love the words as a bittersweet love song. If you wanna go way back in time, check out this video of Nat and revel in his velvety-smooth voice.
Stardust
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
A paradise where roses bloom
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain
Oct 18, 2009
SotD
A Song For You
I’ve been so many places in my life and time
I’ve sung a lot of songs, and I made some bad rhymes
I‘ve acted out my life on stages, with ten thousand people watching
But were alone now, and I’m singing this song to you.
I know your image of me is what I hope to be.
I’ve treated you unkindly, but darlin’ can’t you see.
There’s no one more important to me, baby can’t you see through me.
Cuz were alone now, and I’m singing this song to you
You taught me precious secrets, of a true love, withholding nothing.
You came out in front when I was hiding.
But now I’m so much better, and if my words don’t come together
Listen to the melody, cuz my love is in there hiding.
I love you in a place, where there’s no space or time.
I love you for my life, you’re a friend of mine
And when my life is over, remember, remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song to you.
(lemme know if the video doesn't work...)
I’ve been so many places in my life and time
I’ve sung a lot of songs, and I made some bad rhymes
I‘ve acted out my life on stages, with ten thousand people watching
But were alone now, and I’m singing this song to you.
I know your image of me is what I hope to be.
I’ve treated you unkindly, but darlin’ can’t you see.
There’s no one more important to me, baby can’t you see through me.
Cuz were alone now, and I’m singing this song to you
You taught me precious secrets, of a true love, withholding nothing.
You came out in front when I was hiding.
But now I’m so much better, and if my words don’t come together
Listen to the melody, cuz my love is in there hiding.
I love you in a place, where there’s no space or time.
I love you for my life, you’re a friend of mine
And when my life is over, remember, remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song to you.
(lemme know if the video doesn't work...)
Oct 15, 2009
Don´t Stop Me Now!
Whew! The end of the week...finally! Today means I´ve turned in my final paper´s thesis. It means the next-to-last dance class. It means dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Tacos & Tequila. It means Ladies Night at Forum or salsa dancing! It means only one more week of class! Where did the time go?!
Today´s been amazing so far...my favorite breakfast of a homemade strawberry milkshake and a fresh piece of bread with caramel spread. Then art class which meant me painting a ceramic that ended up looking like a preschooler´s project (what can I say? Savannah got ALL of the visual art talent in the family!) Kate told me she hoped, centuries later, people wouldn´t find MY piece. THANKS. ;) Right after class, about half of our group went to the cervezaria in town...a BEER plant! The tour was really cool even though my headset kept falling off my tiny head. At the end, we all got 4 glasses full of their different beers and a bowl of potato chips that the US should seriously consider importing. Not being a huge beer fan, I just had 1 glass and lots of chips!
Now I´m home about to have lunch with Mamí y Fio. At 5 is dance class then out! Tomorrow, several of us are heading to the beach yet again, but this time, to Lucy´s beach pad. YAY! Therefore, today´s SotDs are upbeat Queen songs. ¨Don´t stop me now!¨ is the day´s anthem. Actually, I managed to get this song stuck in about everyone´s head today during class, so it´s really appropriate. Take a listen and read over the lyrics. Also, keep in mind that my 12 year old host sister listens to this 1st song about everyday. Queen will always make me think of Peru after this trip. Enjoy! (Please watch to see how funky Freddie Mercury looks!)
Don´t Stop Me Now
Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out Yeah!
I'm floating around in ecstasy
So don't stop me now don't stop me
'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time
I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go go go
There's no stopping me
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man of you
Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time
I'm having a ball don't stop me now
If you wanna have a good time just give me a call
Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time)
Don't stop me now (Yes I'm having a good time)
I don't want to stop at all
I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I'm out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman out of you
Don't stop me don't stop me don't stop me
Hey hey hey!
Don't stop me don't stop me
Ooh ooh ooh (I like it)
Don't stop me have a good time good time
Don't stop me don't stop me
Ooh ooh Alright
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you
You´re My Best Friend
Oooo you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooo, you make me live now honey
Ooo, you make me live
You're the best friend
That I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
I've been wandering round
But I still come back to you
In rain or shine
You've stood by me girl
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend.
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love the things that you do
You're my best friend
Today´s been amazing so far...my favorite breakfast of a homemade strawberry milkshake and a fresh piece of bread with caramel spread. Then art class which meant me painting a ceramic that ended up looking like a preschooler´s project (what can I say? Savannah got ALL of the visual art talent in the family!) Kate told me she hoped, centuries later, people wouldn´t find MY piece. THANKS. ;) Right after class, about half of our group went to the cervezaria in town...a BEER plant! The tour was really cool even though my headset kept falling off my tiny head. At the end, we all got 4 glasses full of their different beers and a bowl of potato chips that the US should seriously consider importing. Not being a huge beer fan, I just had 1 glass and lots of chips!
Now I´m home about to have lunch with Mamí y Fio. At 5 is dance class then out! Tomorrow, several of us are heading to the beach yet again, but this time, to Lucy´s beach pad. YAY! Therefore, today´s SotDs are upbeat Queen songs. ¨Don´t stop me now!¨ is the day´s anthem. Actually, I managed to get this song stuck in about everyone´s head today during class, so it´s really appropriate. Take a listen and read over the lyrics. Also, keep in mind that my 12 year old host sister listens to this 1st song about everyday. Queen will always make me think of Peru after this trip. Enjoy! (Please watch to see how funky Freddie Mercury looks!)
Don´t Stop Me Now
Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out Yeah!
I'm floating around in ecstasy
So don't stop me now don't stop me
'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time
I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go go go
There's no stopping me
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man of you
Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time
I'm having a ball don't stop me now
If you wanna have a good time just give me a call
Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time)
Don't stop me now (Yes I'm having a good time)
I don't want to stop at all
I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I'm out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman out of you
Don't stop me don't stop me don't stop me
Hey hey hey!
Don't stop me don't stop me
Ooh ooh ooh (I like it)
Don't stop me have a good time good time
Don't stop me don't stop me
Ooh ooh Alright
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you
You´re My Best Friend
Oooo you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooo, you make me live now honey
Ooo, you make me live
You're the best friend
That I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
I've been wandering round
But I still come back to you
In rain or shine
You've stood by me girl
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend.
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love the things that you do
You're my best friend
Oct 14, 2009
A Day Inside
Apparently, the verduras revueltas (mixed veggie dish) I had for lunch yesterday is now revuelt-ing my stomach, to put it politely. For the 2nd time in 2 weeks, I watched the sun rise from the bathroom. Bleh. Therefore, I didn't go to class. After I crawled shakily back into bed, I slept hard until 10:30.
Now I'm up and looking for academic articles on Project Muse and Jstor for a history paper, and all the while, I'm listening to my music. Today is a mellower music day. It fits with my so/so feeling and need to relax.
Today's SotD is "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. If you've ever seen that adorable late 80s movie "Say Anything", you'll recognize this song as the one John Cusack plays on the boom box held over his head, right under his girlfriend's window. I love the words and the music, so look AND listen! Besides, this music video's hilarious with his dancing. Now for some chicken soup...
In Your Eyes
Love, I get so lost sometimes
Days pass
And this emptiness fills my heart
When I want to run away
I drive off in my car
But whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are
All my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I am complete
In your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
In your eyes
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
In your eyes
I see the light and the heat
In your eyes
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
The heat I see in your eyes
Love, I don't like to see so much pain
So much wasted
And this moment keeps slipping away
I get so tired of working so hard for our survival
I look to the time with you
To keep me awake and alive
And all my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I am complete
In your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
In your eyes
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
In your eyes
I see the light and the heat
In your eyes
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light,
The heat I see in your eyes
In your eyes in your eyes
Now I'm up and looking for academic articles on Project Muse and Jstor for a history paper, and all the while, I'm listening to my music. Today is a mellower music day. It fits with my so/so feeling and need to relax.
Today's SotD is "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. If you've ever seen that adorable late 80s movie "Say Anything", you'll recognize this song as the one John Cusack plays on the boom box held over his head, right under his girlfriend's window. I love the words and the music, so look AND listen! Besides, this music video's hilarious with his dancing. Now for some chicken soup...
In Your Eyes
Love, I get so lost sometimes
Days pass
And this emptiness fills my heart
When I want to run away
I drive off in my car
But whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are
All my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I am complete
In your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
In your eyes
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
In your eyes
I see the light and the heat
In your eyes
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
The heat I see in your eyes
Love, I don't like to see so much pain
So much wasted
And this moment keeps slipping away
I get so tired of working so hard for our survival
I look to the time with you
To keep me awake and alive
And all my instincts, they return
And the grand facade, so soon will burn
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
In your eyes
The light the heat
In your eyes
I am complete
In your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
In your eyes
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
In your eyes
I see the light and the heat
In your eyes
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light,
The heat I see in your eyes
In your eyes in your eyes
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