Thursday, March 31, 2011: 75/365

Tonight was a great night! I went to the Talent Showcase presented by Ashley Willis (you may remember her from a previous blog as the one who took the stunning photographs of Palak and I together). She is an amazing photographer and she did a presentation today on HOW to photograph or more concretely the dynamics of photography. She explained exposure, ISO, aperture and shutter speed in a way that connected the dots between the pixilated photographs I have been taking. I immediately came home and was so inspired I went in the bathroom to try my hand a some of the tricks used. I took this photograph using a 4second shutter speed moving my illuminated cellphone around during the exposure time. Next, I read my entire camera manual and played around with more of the settings. Now, I am on a mission. In order to shoot in manual and be in control of the different aspects of photography I need a better camera...more info to come after research has been done.....

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011: 74/365

I know. You are shocked. You can't believe it is true. But alas, it is. Daisy used the big girl potty.
Though she is not yet technically toilet trained as we have put a makeshift litter box inside the toilet seat, she is using the toilet and we remain confident she will at some point use the toilet without the help of a litter box. Yay!

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011: 73/365

A gorgeous setting sun looking over a valley nearby.

Monday, March 28th, 2011: 72/365

Another Monday. Another day of teaching. We were sad to find out today that two of our five students in the Secondary School will be leaving during Easter break. I am feeling really thankful today that I still enjoy what I am doing on this island. It is a rarity for people to be able to work here and not only do I have the opportunity to work but I also love what I do. :)

Sunday, March 27th, 2011: 71/365

Today was a lounging day. Though I did go play volleyball for a couple of hours (which really hurt my burnt fingers :/ ) We spent most of the day around the house not doing all too much. It was nice.

Saturday, March 26th, 2011: 70/365

What can I even say about the Carib Thank You Hash?! It was an amazing time! The has was fantastic, starting at Magazine beach and going by the airport. The after party was even better. Jimmy and I won a lunchbox and Carib cup in a drinking game and the 3/$10 beers kept right on coming. We ended the night with some nachos and spread sand EVERYWHERE we went. Becky's house and car got it the worst I think. Ahahahaha. What a fantastic adventure!

Friday, March 25, 2011: 69/365

Palak and I had professional photos taken today. It was so much fun and we are so excited to see how they turn out. This is a "preview" that she sent us and we should have the rest in less than 2 weeks. Ashley is an amazing photographer and we are so fortunate that she had the time to do a 2 hour photo shoot with us. :)

In other news, my streak of bad luck continues as I poured boiling water on my fingers today and came home to a leaking bathroom ceiling. Will it ever end?