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Courtney

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About Me

Well, life has changed a lot lately, I am just a regular girl who somehow got misplaced and ended up studying some kind of degree in translation/interpretation in Mexico. Down here I spend most of my time studying and enjoying the regional music and spirits (wink, wink). Other than that, I am just looking for my place in the world like most people, and trying to survive the many, many food-bourne diseases available to me pretty much everywhere I go.

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My Interests

Writing, foreign languages, Hispanic culture, travel, dancing, music, more dancing, MEXICO!!!, global issues, literature, running, horseback riding, and any sort of outdoor activity

I'd like to meet:

Ok, so this is not who I'd like to meet, but it is an awesome quote from 100 Years of Solitude for those of you who speak Spanish:Que el pasado era mentira, que la memoria no tenía caminos de regreso, que toda primavera antigua era irrecuperable, y que el amor más desatinado y tenaz era de todos modos una verdad efímera ---Gabriel Garcia Marquez And, here goes my very weak translation, it's almost embarrassing:That the past was a lie, that memory had no path of return, that every ancient spring was unrecoverable, and that even the wildest and most tenacious love was nothing but an ephemeral truth.

Music:

I am eclectic, all kinds for all occasions: hip hop, funk, r&b, reggae, classic jazz, some country here and there, lots of salsa and merengue, banda, nortena, MARIACHI!!, samba, rock, rock en espanol, ballads, and even some pop, soundtrakcs, especially to broadway shows and musicals, some emo, alternative classics like Alanis, and much much more . . .

Books:

The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, Anything by Julio Cortazar, Los Cuadernos de Don Rigoberto by Mario Vargas Llosa, Notes from the Underground by Dostoevsky, Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo, Cien anos de soledad by Garcia Marquez, and anything by Thomas Merton

My Blog

IT’S A BOY!!!

So, I had my ultrasound on Wednesay, and we found out it's a boy! We are so excited, and it looks like everything is fine, and he is healthy. I can feel him moving around and kicking me now, and it is...
Posted by Courtney on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:37:00 PST

Big news

Ok, people, here comes some big news . . . I am pregnant! Yes, it was a little bit of an accident, and a huge surprise, but it happened, and we are happy. Apparently, I am about 2 1/2 months pregnant,...
Posted by Courtney on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:46:00 PST

cold feet . . . brrrrr

Ok, so everyone keeps asking me how the wedding planning is going, so I guess I will give a quick update: Wedding planning is a bitch . . seriously. So much stress and money for a five-hour party...
Posted by Courtney on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:36:00 PST

Mexico really doesnt like me

So, no new exciting news, except that I think Mexico hates me. Well, at least the doctors here. Last week I had these stomach issues, so I went to see some doctors around here. At first, they told me ...
Posted by Courtney on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:52:00 PST

details, details, details

Due to popular demand, here come the details for all who are interested: We are going to do things sort of strangely, because we are doing the legal part of the marriage here next April, but then the...
Posted by Courtney on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:23:00 PST

Gonna be a wifey

Ok, so here comes some news: I am engaged! No, it's not a trick, not some late april fool's gag--no, it's actually true. And yes, although I swore I would not get married until I was at least 40, well...
Posted by Courtney on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:40:00 PST

Why can't you all move to Mexico??

So, I just realized yesterday that if I choose to stay here in Mexico, I have to re-construct my whole life, my whole network of relationships, my worldview, etc. As you might imagine, that is not suc...
Posted by Courtney on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:40:00 PST

woohoo! I have wheels!

News: Well, I finally bought a car, hooray! It is quite a process to get one down here, but I did it, with the help of friends and boyfriend. But check this out: my bad luck continues . . . the f...
Posted by Courtney on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:34:00 PST

life is good

Well, I am back in Mexico after a nice, long vacation, and starting classes again on Monday. No really juicy news, things are pretty much the same. Oh wait, I found the love of my life, have I mention...
Posted by Courtney on Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:18:00 PST

things are better, don't worry!

Well, so everyone will stop thinking that I am some kind of crazy, bug-eared pessimist, I am writing this new blog to let you all know that I am not so grouchy anymore. Things are finally getting bett...
Posted by Courtney on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:15:00 PST