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| Gaby and me at a fantastic castle |
Eleven months have passed and I have
led an interesting life. I have lived with a family, left a family, found a new
family, had a guy, and then didn’t. I traveled to Croatia, Austria, Jena,
London, Prague, and Paris, twice, Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest and all the
places in between. I have been to Oktoberfest and Spring Fest in Munich, too
many Christmas markets, New Years in Paris, dancing in Berlin, and celebrated
Carnival! My Parents, Grandparents, and Best friend have visited. And ALL along
the way I have encountered too many people to count and met some people that I
will not only never forget but will call my dear friends for life because they
just “get me.”
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| Paris 2013 with my Grandparents |
Eleven months have passed and I have
led and interesting life. In Germany, Germans look at me saying “wait you’re
not German?” and Americans say “WOW your English is impeccable!” I have heard
the line “please speak English it’s easier to talk.” And others saying either
“lets practice, I will NEVER speak English with you again” or “wow say
something in German again that’s amazing.” I officially start every
conversation I have with a German with “Entschuldigung mein Deutsch ist nicht
so gut.” And with my family now I have learned and am able to actually have a
conversation without having to worry about ANYTHING. So thank you to Nicole!
Eleven months have passed and I have
led and interesting life. I have been a mother to four kids who have turned my
life upside down. I have absolutely fallen in love with each and every one of
them. I have been with the ages 3 to 7 and have learned the “sweet” spot on
where to tickle each of them just enough to hear that amazing little laugh kids
have. I appreciate ALMOST every moment that I have been able to spend with all
of my kiddos so far and am sad every time I have had to say goodbye.
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| Spring Fest 2013 |
Eleven
months have passed and I have led an interesting life. I have learned that you
can’t let peoples words bring you down no matter their age. (Immaturity and
vulgarity have no age limit.) I have learned how to handle a bad situation on
my own. I have learned communication skills, money managing skills, and most
importantly a BIG shocker, your parents are right normally 99.9% of the time!
Sorry guys but I thought that should be put out there! I have learned that you
can’t count on anyone but yourself. If you want to get something done you need
to get up and do it. Otherwise NEVER expect it to get done.
Eleven months have passed and I have
led an interesting life. I will never take for granted “family time” again! I
will appreciate every moment that I get to spend with my parents knowing that
this may not be the last but also that things happen the way God has planned and
that is that. I will try and listen to may parents, because I know that they
probably are right but hey we STILL all need to make mistakes every once in a
while. I will stand by what I believe in and not allow others to sway my
opinion on things that are important to me.
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| London 2012 |
Eleven months have passed and I have
led an interesting life. I know that I may be strange, different, crazy, and
loud. But, that makes me who I am, and I DO NOT plan to change. I know that
some people thought they could treat me poorly because I am young, a foreigner,
or just someone working under them, but that NEVER gives anyone the right to
think they are better then any other person.
I know that I am just a normal person that I make mistakes like any
other. I know that I am not and never will be perfect and thats the way it is.
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| Croatia 2012 |
Eleven
months have passed and I have led an interesting life. I have grown as a soul,
shrunk as a person, matured as an adult, and decided, “I’ll never grow up!” I
have decided that I am going to go places and let no one step in my path. I may
not know my plan or what I want to do with my life at the moment, but I understand
that God does have an idea for me and I know that it will be great. I speak
another language particularly well for such a short period of time. I have
learned that when you are strong nothing can stop you. I will never forget what
the family I have been given and I will never forget what they have done to
help me and how they support me on a daily basis. I am a different breed; I am
not some normal girl on some normal person path. I have chosen the road less
traveled by and I am loving every minute of it. Yes there are bumps and cracks
but hey… life isn’t perfect. Right?
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| Amsterdam 2013 |
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| Paris 2012 |
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The 3 Musketeers, Carnival 2013
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Yours Truly,
Natalie Romo
"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." -Ralph Waldo Castro
