It's done!!

I said during last class that I was happy blogging was done! I felt like it at this time and now I realized I will miss my teacher Professor Beard! She is such an inspiration to me. It was my second class with her and I learned so much about computers and Internet. But I'm so proud to see a young successful black woman sharing her knowledge and be involved with her students ( as long as you show up for class and do your work). She gives advices not only on the class she is teaching but also on life in general. Her class is not stressful but she stays fair and impartial.  I want to be her when I grow up lol!!
I really need those 10 days break before next term. 💆I can use that. I don't have anything crazy to share as my last blog beside: there is no substitute for hard work, there is no short cut to heaven and success is a journey, but a destination!! We have to go through things to be the persons we are. And everything happens for a reason, good or bad. There is nothing God gives you that you can't handle.
I want to say "thank you" to you Professor Beard for teaching me and contribute to the person I want to be and the person I will be. You gave me a tool that money could never buy: Knowledge📓And I know that's one more key I add on my "success"key chain that will open another door for me. It's my passport to success land!!
Simply Thank you! 👏

Almost there!!

I can't help but keep thinking that I only have one more term before graduate!  I have so many plans for this coming summer. Before the ceremony that I intent to be, I hope I can save enough money to go to Paris visiting my best friend. Maybe going to Gabon visiting my family. I just want to have fun!
It is weird that after 2 years I feel more pressure than when it started school. I have too much going on but I 'm exited at the same time. Can 't wait to find my dream job and establish myself. I think I will wait maybe 6 months before to start with my bachelor program. I don't want to see a book for some times.
I hope I will reach most of my goals this summer. I really want to be done with school, but at the same time I know I will miss it. But I hope to be busy so I won't feel it. I met interesting people. I made friends, enemies but the most important is that I met people that I know will be in my life for a long time! Hopefully! I met mentors. People that I can rely on in many ways. And it feels good to know that you have someone to talk to and get some genuine advices. I don't have my family and friends with me here, but I know I can lean on them.
Thank you again!!

It's so good!

I'm at home after my Algebra class! This class is killing me. I bought some fish.  I'm cooking a dish called Tchep Gen. It's from Senegal. It's a dish made of fish, vegetables and red rice. I remember loving it back home. Damn it was good. Just hope I can make it work even thought the ingredients are kind of different. You can't duplicate the real thing.
I just pour myself a good glass of Margarita.  Feeling tipsy. But God knows I needed it. Too much stress school called me at school today and I have to leave class and rush pick up my daughter who was sick.
However, I will enjoy my dish. It 's sometimes a good way to reconnect with my roots. Especially when my mom comes to visit. She brings me food  and ingredients from back home. So I always have some stuffs to make a real good dish. I remember how good it was to eat things from my back yard. Fresh and healthy. Since I got here I eat quick food and I start getting weight so fast. I need to work out.
I like to cook healthy and fresh food. It's so simple and so good. I understand that it's really hard to cook at home because of the American life style. Always on the run. But I take every chance I get to cook for my family.

I'm so sad to know that someone I love is suffering because of cancer. I already lost someone I loved from that terrible disease. And it looks like humanity will keep suffering since we don't really have a cute for it.
It's always the good people that get the worst stuffs. I keep praying for you and ask God to give you more time with us because we love you so much that we can't imagine live without you. My mom finally found a good man after everything she endured throughout the years. And seeing how happy you make her, makes me happy too. Please keep fighting. Fight for you and for every one of us who loves you so much. You are a such inspiration in our lives.
I know it's tough. But I know you can make it. Just keep faith in God n in the love we have for you. God loves you. It will give you the strength and we will give you the love. Please God help us. Please. We need him. He is the center of our family.
I believe in you God. I trust you. And I'm sure you know what's best. And what's best for us is to stay together. And keep spending quality time together as a family. I miss my family terribly. I wish I can be sixth you guys. But you are always with me in my heart. And everyone of you has a special spot in it for ever.
Hid help us. Amen!

Please God help us.

God help us! Someone we love is suffering because of cancer. I already lost someone I loved from that terrible disease. Please God help us. We need him. He is the center of our family. My mom finally found a good man after everything she insured throughout the years. Seeing how happy you make her makes me happy too. You bring so much joy in our lives everyday. You are such an aspiration to us.
Please don't give up and keep fighting like I know you will. Please God help us! You are the father that I always wanted to have. We want you to be with us for so many things we still have to do together. You came in our lives and showed us a way of life we never looked before. With your wisdom you give us priceless advices and guide us.
We want and need you around Daddy. Please God help us. I know God that you have plans for each of us, but I doubt one of them is to separate us now. I need you. We need you. Mommy needs you. Please help us.

Just chilling!!

It's 11 AM and I'm still in bed. It feels good to just stay in bed. It's been a while that it happened to me. I feel so lazy!! Maybe that's what really call a lazy day. I worked so hard for so long these past days that I forgot how it feels not to work. But I still have homework and my Algebra class is killing me. Hopefully I'll pass that class. I never failed a class and I hope it won't happen now!
I can't help but thinking about finishing school. I'm so exited!!! Watching the news is so depressing. So I'll probably cook lunch for the kids if lazy leaves me alone. I don't know what to cook yet. They are so picky! Well nothing special happened to me last week. So I'm probably boring to read right now so I stop punishing you and keep watching Wipe out and see people falling down. So funny!
02/19/2014
I'm in class this morning. I feel better than yesterday. I have to work. And this morning the week is on! I feel energetic to face the day. Just hope good things ahead! So far, the teacher is giving back some graded assignments, and I'm not too happy with some of them. But I think I'll make it fine. Hopefully!  

I'm so happy!

It's been a long journey! It's been 4 years that I'm in this country. It was hard at first. I had to learn a new language, new culture, new country and find another identity. I still can't believe everything I accomplished in four years. I came here without even a high school diploma, and I got it the first attempt around 3 years ago in a barely spoken language. I will always say thank you to my teachers back home. They taught me English, Spanish and Italian. And I was always wondering what would I do with these languages?  But now I understand the value of learning different languages. I was able to write and read English, but my challenge was to speak it.
Today I know my oral communication is not yet where I would like it to be, but I feel proud of myself to be in college and do well. But I'm more proud today because it's a special day in my life. I became a U.S citizen!! Woo!! I'm so happy. Something that I can check on my list as DONE. I'm so proud to be American today! February 11th 2014. One of those day that I will never forget. I feel more and more confident about tomorrow. No matter the bumps on the road, I keep jumping over them. So bring it on life. All those challenges only make the road harder. But once I reach the destination, the journey looks like a joke!! And I'm happy when I have the last laugh! Thank you God!