TOTALLY stolen from legethien. I can't aspire to a hundred, though, because my friends are cheap and don't like going to the movies :(

50 Movies in 2008
Rules and Guidelines:

1. I watch 50 movies or more in 2009.
2. I keep track of how many I watch in this post.
3. I only record count first-time movies. I'm a geek for lists.
4. I mark with an asterisk the movies I would recommend.*
4a. I also mark movies I recommend you skip
5. If you want to recommend any movies to me, go for it.

( The list so far: January - July )
August
35. Melody
36. He's just not that into you


*Sometimes I'll admit a movie was good, even if I didn't like it, and sometimes I'll like a movie, even if I'm willing to admit it wasn't a good one.  I'm marking them both the same and will just leave it up to you to decide.

I live in the state of Yucatan (Southeast Mexico), in a city about 200 mi away from Cancun.  Here are some pictures of what I like to show people when they come visit : 

( Pictures pictures pictures + text, because what kind of tourist guide would I be otherwise? )

Hope you enjoyed it!

This is it! The final part of my Central America trip last year: Panama.

This little guy welcomes you to this post:



I don't know what it means, but doesn't it get you in the mood? HA!

( Diving into an ocean-pool, a coffee farm tour, and the Panama Canal at work )
The trip in general was great. I had a great time and did so much, learned so much and met so many great people it's hard to even put into words. It's funny because I agreed to go on the trip with my friends since my plans to go to Japan fell through and it was cheap enough to not damage my finances at the time, and for real, it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Welcome to part two of my Central America trip pictures, now featuring gorgeous Costa Rica.
( Invisible volcanoes, funky frogs, cloudy ziplines, best hot springs ever, bumpy surfing and more! )

Believe me: Costa Rica is so awesome it now seems like a waste having only spent about a week there.

Next (and final) stop: Panama.

What would you do if you had a million dollars?
( Alonso, age 9, answers: )

If I had a million dollars, I would buy Alonso 10 puppies and a very big pool.  How about you?

Last summer my friends and I backpacked through Belize and Guatemala, flew to Costa Rica and went on to Panama, and then back to different spots in Guatemala.  This is part one of my Central America pictures.  I'm putting all of the Guatemala pictures here, since timing doesn't really matter anyway.

Belize

We weren't there for long, and did just small village/jungle hiking stuff.  Everyone (including belizeans) told us Belize City was not only horrible, but also VERY dangerous.  
( You better Belize it! )

Guatemala
( We're in Wowtemala )

Oh yes.  We made puns for every country we visited.  That's just what a gazillion hours in a refurbished school bus will do to your brain.

Costa Rica and Panama to follow!

Last September, my then boyfriend and I went to the UAE for ten days. We were visiting some friends of his in Abu Dhabi, so we didn't do as much sightseeing as I would have wanted, but I got to see and experience things I never thought I would.

Here are some of them:
( Click for pictures )