Reality of ilegal inmigrants

This weekend I helped with a urban mission in Oklahoma city. I was surprised with the number of hispanic families that was present there to receive help. Many of them had around 8 years living in the U.S. however, they did not speak any English at all; they still seemed like they came here yesterday.

A foreign language, different people, different environment, different life, for what? the hope of a better future for their children.

Many of them left their families behind, they want to go back but, they don't have the money and the documents. That's another factor: fear

How do you really live when you do not know how to communicate, how to behave, or how to be free?

You are here, bur your heart is elsewhere, it is with a lonely mom, a lonely son, who you left promising them you will come back...is that possible, who knows... in the meanwhile you just have to work and watch out where you go to not be captured.

Strength my brothers and sisters, but please, if you get tired...come back, come back to the place that saw you born and that is waitng for you...it is going to be hard, but not impossible.

Relativity of time

I will graduate in may 2011, right around the corner huh?

Well, even though I know that the day is coming, I still feel it far, far not because I want to graduate, but because I miss my people.

Living by myself in a foreign country has taught me that it does not matter is you are in the most beautiful place in the world, if you are not with your loves ones, well, is not that beautiful anymore.

Five more months until I hug my mom and my family again, seems pretty far for me still...

What do you do when a piece of your heart is missing and you know that you have to wait, and wait...

Facebook addiction

During the Thanksgiving week I deactivated my Facebook account. At the beginning I felt that something was missing in my daily routine. Log in into facebook has become a part of many people's daily routine. That is not bad; what is bad is to become addict to see who's in your chat, or looking at your pictures over and over again. What I have realized is that many people are becoming self-addicts, they are so into their status, and they are thinking what are they going to post on facebook while they are doing a fun activity. That is insane. In this social networking era; are we supposed to live just to update our facebook status? That's not life. 

Do you want to prove that you are not a Facebook addict? deactivate your account for a week, or remain a period of time without updating any pictures or comments. It is never too late to prove yourself and live a free life.

I found a very interesting article about a CNN reporter and his addiction to Facebook, you can read it through this link

http://www.aarp.org/technology/social-media/info-05-2009/confessions_of_a_facebook_addict.html?CMP=KNC-360I-GOOGLE-TEC-SME&HBX_PK=addicted_to_facebook&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=addicted%2Bto%2Bfacebook&utm_campaign=G_Technology%2B-%2BContent&360cid=SI_155084180_5996368861_0

It is difficult to be a leader....

This semester I was the president of a campus organization. It was hard. The fact of keeping the people coming to the weekly meetings, trying to make them feel comfortable, and at the same time avoiding conflict while maintaining my authority was really hard. After this semester, I realized how all the trainning in learship is nothing comparing to what you really face when you work with people. I think the most valuable tips that I learned are: 

•  Do not lose your temper when people do not behave as you have expected.
• Smile, even though you do not like what you are doing people is watching you
• Prepare, people know when you know what you are talking about.
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Do you have any more leadership tips, or experiences that you want to share?

Talking about Holidays....

As many of you know I am an international student here at the U.S. my homecountry is Guatemala. This year I am going to spend Christmas in Arizona instead of going home. I feel a little sad about it. It is not because I wont be back, by the only thought of not being with your beloved ones is sad. I have been trying to avoid feeling this way, but it is getting harder every time. I know that graduation is around the corner (May 2011) but it still feels like forever to me.

Do you have any advices or experiences of being far away from home?

Please leave your comments, they might help me in these moments.

BTW....Happy Holidays!!!!!

"Donde quiera que se esté bien, allí está la patria."

Ciceron

Quantum Mechanics and the attributes of God

Quantum mechanics...yes, sounds weird. However, it is interesting how this video shows how some quantum mechanics principles match with some God's attributes. If you want to see more videos, follow the channel found in youtube.

What do you know about Quantum mechanics? Do you think science and faith can match?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfttQ24L-fY&feature=&p=D1C4EE17F1581CD3&index=0&playnext=1

Health Benefits of Chlorophyll

What is Chlorophyll?

Chlorophyll is actually responsible for the green pigmentation in plants. What does chlorophyll do? Chlorophyll is what absorbs energy from the sun to facilitate photosynthesis in plants. Chlorophyll to plants is like blood to humans. It is important in many plant metabolic functions such as growth and respiration.



Liquid Chlorophyll from Nature's Sunshine Products



Benefits of Chlorophyll



• Chlorophyll helps in neutralizing the pollution that we breathe in and intake everyday - a good supplement for smokers

• It efficiently delivers magnesium and helps the blood in carrying the much needed oxygen to all cells and tissues.

• It is also found to be useful in assimilating and chelating calcium and other heavy minerals.

• It had been seen to have a good potential in stimulating red blood cells to improve oxygen supply.

I drink at least one liter of Chlorophyll per day. I can say it has help me in many aspects, my skin and my hair is healthier. My digestion has improved and I feel better after I started drinking it 3 months ago.

What do you think? Do you have any questions about this product?

More information:

http://www.nutritional-supplements-health-guide.com/chlorophyll-benefits.html