My Interests:
I have so many interests but what I enjoy the most is playing with my guitar and singing the songs that I compose and being able to share them with the public, family and friends during my performances in my music concerts.
I also draw and paint, collect shells, rocks, Nut Crackers and enjoy immensely going swimmnig and camping where I can observe and study the stars and constelations at night with my telescope.
The swimming I took very seriously which allowed me to win various first place medals during High School and college. Few years later I became a Life Guard.
Another exciting sport was playing and competing for my University..s Volleyball Team and later became the captain of the team. Other competitions that I used to be involved were Ping Pong, Raquetball and college Basketball.
Butterflies!!! For few years I owned a big collection of butterflies, that I cought myself, from the Island of Puerto Rico. I donated my collection to the Biology department of the University of The Antillas in Puerto Rico before I came to the United States of America. Before I donated the butterflies to the college, I was careful to identify and label them properly making sure that they had their corresponding name and the year when I cought them.Florida Pathfinder Drill Instructors:
Irenio, Alex, Rachel, Raquel, Efrain and Jose.
Another activity that I enjoy is teaching Precision Drilling and Marching with Guidons to teenagers.
In this picture, Winter Park Pathfinders, Pompano Beach Pathfinders and myself, as the instructor in the video, worked together, with the Producer David Bermejo, filming an "Instructional Drill Video" for the Pathfinder Organization; "Learning To Drill With Guidons." This instructional video will be distributed internationally by the "Adventsource" for all the Pathfinders around the world. Purchase the video at: http://www.adventsource.org
Winter Park Pathfinders and Pompano Beach Pathfinders.
Pathfinder Instructor, Drill Master and Master Guide PIA.
Winter Park Pathfinders and Pompano Beach Pathfinders.
My Pathfinder group in Pompano Beach Florida were able to win first place and highest place over all in Florida State for "Precision Drilling and Marching." They were able to hold this position and the big trophy for two consecutive years.
I'd like to meet:
I Would Like To Meet God Some Day And I Would Like To See My Father And Late Pastor Irenio Martinez Again! I Hope Very Soon!
I would like to meet here on earth, new honest Christian and non Christian friends that are positive thinkers that love life and enjoy nature, animals, healthy food, music, family, laughter and friends. I would love to meet friends that know how to have clean simple fun and that will value, love and respect the gift of friendship forever.
Living and having a healthy life style and making smart healthy choices about the things that we put inside our bodies are extremely important to me, to my family and to God. This is why I have been a vegetarian all of my life. My parents were vegetarians so they passed down to me their life style of vegetarianism and I passed it down to my children. It has been like a "Heritage" to all of us children and grandchildren alike. Thank you dad and mom.!!!
Music:
The Florida "Holy Flame Pathfinder Club" and I were able to sing and produce a CD of the "Faith On Fire" theme song for the Pathfinder International Camporee of 2004 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. We were able to perform the theme song in front of over, (35,000), thirty five thousand Pathfinders from all over the world.
TO PURCHASE THE "Faith On Fire" ("Fe En Fuego")CD GO TO: http://www.adventsource.org/music.aspx
The CD includes the original performance song, the original music track with Spanish vocals background and the original instrumental track as it was performed at the Pathfinder International Camporee of 2004 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin of 2004, (To be sang in any language).
Oh I Love Music! My Favorite Christian Artists:
Heritage Singers, Lifesongminitry, Julissa, Rebecca St. James, Michael W. Smith, Michael English, Shaun Groves, Mercyme, Aaron Shust, Third Day, Jars of Clay, Avalon, Beloved, Barlow Girls, Point of Grace, Undivided, Forgiven, Take Six, Crystal Petrovic, Camille R. Merced, Marcela Gandara, Carrie Underwood, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Jaci Velazquez, Nataly G, Sandy Patti, Veruschka, Patty Gadea, Nahomy, SAM & EJ, and others.
Classical Music:
Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Handel, Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Operas and others.
Secular Pop/Jazz/Rock Music:
Kimber Manning, Soraya, Karen Carpenter, Barbara Straisand, Celine Dion, Tony Braxton, Mariah Carey, John Denver, Andy Williams, Bread, The Beach Boys, Alabama, Marc Anthony, Pimpinela, Ednita Nazario, Olga Tanon, Ricki Martin, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Fernandez, Carlos Vives and Pianist Raul Diblasio. From the Album Santa Esmaralda the song titled "You Are My Everything," by Leroy Gomez and others like Christmas music during the holidays.
Cultural Typical Music From Puerto Rico:
"Las Dansas" from the famous composer Rafael Hernandez: "Ahora Seremos Felices, Silencio, Preciosa, Lamento Borincano" and "Campanitas De Cristal."
Songs by the famous composer Pedro Flores: "Bajo Un Palmar and Despedida."
Famous composer Noel Estrada: "El Amor Del Jibarito" and the most famous typical song of Puerto Rico "En Mi Viejo San Juan."
The Old City of San Juan main door entrance on the bay.
Also "Sonando Con Puerto Rico" by Bobby Capo, "Olas Y Arenas" by Sylvia Rexach and "Perla Del Caribe by Jesus M. Escobar.
Beautiful ocean waves of Puerto Rico.
These are the beautiful surfing waves of Puerto Rico.
All of these songs you can find them played by the Pianist Luis Manuel Tirado on the music CD titled, "Sonando Con Puerto Rico, Dreaming of Puerto Rico."
Do not forget our anthem "La Tierra De Borinquen, The Land of Borinquen."
Movies:
Movies That Were Interesting:
The Color Purple, The Sound of Music, Ghandi, Roots, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Titanic, Moses, The Patriot, The Polar Express, Romancing The Stones, The Men From Snowy River and others. I like movies in the category of Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Real Stories, Classical, Love Stories, The Oldies and some Action movies without violence or any ofensive language.
Television:
Television Programs That I Enjoy:
The Science Channel, PBS, WLRN, Documentals, Music Concerts, Opera, Christian 3ABN, Christian TBN, The Gospel Music Channel Espiritu Latino, Pastor Doug Batchelor, Joyce Meyer, Pastor Joel, Oprah, Dr. Phil, CSI, Greys Anatomy, Survival, Next American Idol, The Next Millionare, Home and Designs and just the main news only for a short period of time.
If I watch TV, I prefer to watch the list that I just gave you but I am a very busy woman. Is more interesting for me to read my news on the internet where I am able to post my opinion on a forum where everyone can debate about specific topics of the news. When I share ideas with others, my understanding of everything expands, I learn, I increase my intellect.
Books:
Books That I Have Read:
The Bible, The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer. Israel Final War "The Armagedon," by Joe Crews. Faith and Reason Earth History of A Paradign of Earth and Biological Origins by Intelligent Design by Leonard Brand, Kirt Wise and Bryan College.
Leaders of Ancient Egypt AKHENATEN and TUTANKHAMEN The Religious Revolution by Susanna Thomas. Did you know that I had the privilege to work at the Fort Lauderdale Museum during the Tutankhamen Exibition of 2006 when it was visiting The United States?
Creative Spiritz
Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments by David H. Jonassen and Susan M. Land. The Unmotivated Child Helping Your Underachiever Become a Successful Student by Natalie Rathvon, Ph.D. The Richest Caveman The Doug Batchelor Story by Marilyn Tooker. For God & Country by Robert L. Mole, D. Min. and Dr. Dale M. Mole.
Steps To Christ by Hellen G. White. When You Need Incredible Answers To Prayer by Roger J. Mornew. Helen Steiner Rice Gifts of Love as compiled by Virginia Ruehlmann. The Way of Love by Joan Walsh Anglund.
The Love Between Friends by Helen Exley. Soul Retreats for Teachers 15 Minute Meditations to Revive & Refresh Your Day by Inspiro the gift group of Zondervan and others like Hellen Keller and The Lord of The Flies.
Heroes:
Leaders on earth that I admire are; President Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, President John F. Kennedy and close family friend Pastor Eliezer Melendez, a youth leader and retired Director for the Pathfinder Organization of the "Interamerican Division." Pastor Melendez was chosen to advise, guide and counsel all of the athlets in Autralia during the Olympic Games.
My Only True Heroe:
My only heroe is my Father, God in heaven. He is The Creator of the universe! He is my strength and my refuge. I believe that by praying and meditating daily, God can communicate with us. God can give us new insights, new ideas, wisdom and self control so that we can make the right choices in our daily lifes.
But we need to set aside that special time to be with Him, so that we can release our stress, so that we can forget and leave behind the cares of life and be only with Him; feeling His love, feeling His peace, feeling His tranquility, His calm and the sweetness of His voice. Imagine!!! Only you and God!
When we finally decide to give God that special time, only for Him, then and only then we will star seeing changes in our lifes and around us. We will be a light to the world because He will be living and abiding in our hearts and we will be able to show to others, by the way we live our lifes, our life style, what God has done in our lifes.
If God can do it for me, He can do it for you!!! Just give Him a little time, that is all! He is your friend and wants to hear what is on your mind.
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