Safe Sex Advocate.

College is about finding yourself and experimenting. College is what transforms a child into an adult.

So, it is within our nature, specially since hormones are kicking, to wish and expand the boundaries of our sexuality and go out there to ‘do-it’. There is nothing wrong with ‘doing-it’, nothing at all! ‘It’ is a natural, and wonderfully pleasurable thing. However, it is important to always be doing ‘it’ safely. Why? Because SEX isn’t just about pleasure and the awkward time afterwards where you’re trying to find the underwear you threw off faster than a fat kid eats cake.

It is also about the possibilities. The possibility of becoming a father/mother. The possibility of getting a sexually transmitted infection/disease. It is about the damage that a person who was not mentally prepared experiences. It is about many things, and while it could be dangerous and damaging it is still necessary to mature, to really understand what it means to be ’human’. We are animals, we have our own ‘needs’ and fulfilling them is part of growing up. This is why it is important that when you do, you are safer about it. Condoms are not able to protect a couple 100% from any of the dangers that sex can carry, but it does decrease the chances by 98%. I like those odds.

Trojan, the condom brand, has begun a project where they send 500 free condoms to 1,000 college students through out the country in order to advocate for safe sex. I am one of those thousand. In my living room sits 500 condoms that I must now distribute, for free, to my classmates. I have some interesting and creative ways planned to pass them out, so pictures of that are coming up. I’ll keep you informed.

Till then, email me if you request a condom and if you have a preference. I’ll save it for you!

Trojan and their campaign of safe sex!

More info to come, email me if you’d like to sign up to receive free condoms!

Paradise is now off in the distance

I am aboard an EMB-1900 on route to Cali, Colombia from San Andres Island. The flight is about two hours long, and the plane seems safe. Two rows of very comfortable seats, and luckily we’ve been seated towards the front. Leaving ‘paradise’ behind is quite saddening, however what awaits us in Cali, is more than just paradise. Family awaits our arrival.

My mom and I both are calling this past week our true vacation. Time at the beach, relaxing, not having to clean up after ourselves, we had a maid, everything within walking distance and all the delicacies we could devour. A true vacation for sure. Now, in Cali, it will  be more like ‘work’, or a small version of it. With having to visit a different family member every day, and entertain those who wish to ‘show us around’, to see as my dad downs bottles of Aguardiente, Colombia’s version of Vodka, it will definitely not be paradise like the one that is about 80 miles behind me, but it will still be vacation.

I am sure that the hot weather, and constant family time will throw me into a spiral of anxiety and most likely a fight or two with my mother. Yet, a great trip new ‘adventure’ awaits. Lets just hope this pilot knows how to land this damn thing.

Till then.

The days with Facebook and the aquarium.

This post is for two days, the 19^th and 20^th; I didn’t write on the 19^th because well there was a bunch of stuff going on. So here it goes,

The 19^th was beach day. We as a family just went to the beach and just enjoyed the rays of the sun. We simply sat around and enjoyed ourselves nothing truly out of the ordinary happened. We learned about this amazing little restaurant with the most amazing service EVER! Its called “Jugosito” that translates to “Juicy” quite comedic, really. They served us with some amazingly fresh fish and delicious delicacies. The best part was not just the taste, smell or appearance of the food it was the service. I work for the service industry, so I can recognize when someone is truly trying to ensure that the experience is a worthy one. Now, this is how we were sitting: Jugosito is a beachfront restaurant, stand thing, and we were just right off in the distance in the sand. Every time we ordered something, it was brought to us. We didn’t have to even go over to the restaurant to ask for anything, the server was just walking back and forth ensuring we didn’t need anything else. He was just the sanest, and most caring server I had ever met in my life. He outranks Ritz Carlton’s waiter, that’s how attentive and caring he was. Then the day went sour from there. Earlier I had gotten my cellphone to work and get the all my social networks to work and function, yet all of the sudden it stopped. It was just the most abrubt stop I can imagine. I called the company’s customer service, and ho and behold they simply told me “Oh, yeah there’s an error. It says you didn’t pay for it, so now we’re just going to wait till we investigate to ensure you did pay and then we’ll re-set the service for you” ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! So, I got very pissed. I wasn’t so much upset that my phone wasn’t working, I was upset about the way the customer service representative(s) handled the situation. Lets just say, customer service for ComCell is pure crap. CRAP!

The trip got better on the 20^th.

We went to what my parents have been calling the ‘aquarium’ for the past week, when in reality is just a beach with a dead coral reef. Granted, the island and surrounding water is gorgeous. I mean, words cannot explain how impressive and beautiful the view is. San Andres, the island we’re staying at, has a saying of their waters “the seven colored seas”, they say this because of the beautiful colors of the ever changing seas. There’s aquamarine, crystal clear, deep blue, blue, baby blue, ect. It is honestly, a sight I had never laid eyes upon. We enjoyed our day at the ‘aqarium’ for the entire morning and good afternoon. I am so tan I feel like a beach bum. So, after the amazing day we returned to our apartment and to find that my internet on my phone HAD BEEN FIXED! Best surprise ever. So, now I sit in the living room waiting for my ‘arepa con queso’ to be done and finally finish watching Deathly Hallows pt1 with my brother on DVD. Also, I cannot wait to have internet on my laptop to not only upload these, but to also download Whale Wars season 4. AAAH! Till tomorrow

 

 

San Andres, the five days of paradise

San Andres is a beautiful island just one hour’s flight off the Panama coast, and whilst so close to Panama it is a providence of Colombia; Gorgeous island. The water is crystal clear, the palm trees are full of coconuts and the streets are filled with locals and tourist enjoying the open and unpolluted air. I am sitting in my uncle’s apartment, with a beautiful view of the beach, hearing a church off in the distance chanting to the saints. It is an incredible island with a maze of adventures ready to be explore.

Since we just arrived this morning, all we had a chance to do was to nap, hit the beach and relax. We had a deliciously fresh fish, which was shared between the four of us, and let us just say there’s enough left overs for the next three days. IT WAS HUGE!

This post is being written on the 17^th, so since my internet situation has not been resolved, I’ll see when I can begin uploading my post. I hope it’s soon. Since, I do want to check my e-mail and facebook right about now….

Also, tomorrow we’re taking an excursion around the island. I’m going to get a chance to drive those little scooter things. I hope my insurance covers any sort of damage I might cause.

My Colombian adventure begins

Now, if you’re part of my close friends you’re aware that I was leaving the country and heading back to ‘me home country’ of COLOMBIA. Or we can simply be Facebook friends, either one. This is an intensive family trip of three weeks, starting July 16^th to the 5^th of August. Should be excited, though towards the end I might be one family member short…

Today, I’m sitting in the Panama City Airport, in well, Panama. We arrived last night at 9pm EST. We were greeted by one of my Dad’s old high school friend. He took us around the city, to just kind of sight! We were able to make out the MASSIVE freight ships waiting in line to pass through the world’s famous, and vital, canal.

During my stay here, I learned something many Americans might not even have a clue about. For instance, it was the Americans that built the Panama Canal, but not only that, the USA held control over the use and financial benefits of the canal for over 100 years! Now, I knew that, since I am of the few middle-schoolers that enjoyed World Geography. Yet, that’s not what I ‘learned’ last night. The Panamanian citizens have a down right hate towards Americans, which I did not know.

Back in 1900’s when the US saw the need for a canal that united the Atlantic with the Pacific, and the construction for the largest man made structure was decided, Panama was invaded. The US sent their armed forces to control the construction sites, to build their naval bases and to even ensure the safety of their workers (granted for good reason, since Panama had a history of violence). The engineers, the workers as well as ships, merchants, construction sites and much more began to filter through into Panama as if it was simply a crossroad, and nothing more. The US decided to make their naval base, their construction site and anything that had to do with the canal a “US Citizen only” site. That’s where the problem originates. The US was forcing the Panamanians out of their own lands! We decided that they were to not be in our naval beaches, granted some of the most beautiful ones, that they couldn’t enter some of the downtown areas in Panama City, the capital, due to private matters with the canal. This sounds awfully lot like segregation. It was. The US forbid Panamanian’s from riding in the same buses as the ‘white folk’. It was downright segregation, and not even in our own country. It was as if Panama had become our own little territory. Panama wasn’t okay with this, so they revolted. They began demonstrations, they forced for a treaty of the power transfer to occur and Panama now is the sole owner of the Panama Canal. It is all better now, or is it?

Speaking to some of the locals, they don’t all see it that way. Now, it is true- the Americans fucked up by attempting to segregate the Panamanian’s out of their own lands, even if they were US built infrastructure. The US occupied about 2/3 of the modernized sites of the city. However, we did some good deed. The roads, bridges, airport, eradication of epidemics, healthcare and education were all brought here from the US. The US made itself responsible for ensuring that if a bridge collapsed, a new one was underway. That if a school needed more supplies, they came in freight. If vaccines were needed in the hospital, soldiers themselves delivered and administered them. Nothing in this world is free, and the US makes sure of that. While America had control of the Panama Canal for 100 years, those 100 years Panama was at its strongest. Its economy was booming, its population was growing and the development of the country grew over the roof. The US might have fucked up with segregation, however, the Panamanian’s need to remember that the roads they’re driving today, the beaches they visit to this day, and the economy that fuels their country was built by no other than Uncle Sam.

 

Thanks to a ‘simple’ infrastructure, it not only changed the way a country moves and operates, but it also changed the world. So while Panama might have a right to hold a grudge against the US, there is a need for reconciliation between the two. If one apologizes, while the other realizes, I’m sure a great friendship between nations could be strengthen. That is all.

Now, onto the beautiful Colombian Island of San Andres, I’ll see if I can keep ya’ll updated. Till then, Adios.

Pottermore? Yes please!

I am an American, now. I am a student, still. I am a Potter fan, forever.

Pottermore has taken my online family up by storm. What is this Pottermore? Well, Pottermore is this new projects that author JK Rowling is working on. No one really knows what it is exactly, so as it is customary with this fandom, theories are flying left and right, things are going on and no one knows what is actually true or not. Yet, being part of this fandom has its perks and the years I have spent trying to debunk theories and so on has made me pretty good at it. So this is my theory as to what Pottermore truly is, and many others, I’m just going to prove as to why we think we’re right.

Now, what do we know about Pottermore?

Its registered to JK Rowlling, the trademark was submitted in 2009. The trademark covers enough different categories under its patent that it would be ridiculous to even begin to guess from there. HOWEVER, there are certain fans that have gotten a sneak peak preview, and every single one of them have mentioned that the patent includes “interactive websites”. That’s our first clue. Why do all of them make sure they mention that? Is it because that’s the fandoms’ number one guess, or is the fandom’s number ones guess that because they brought it to our attention? I’d like to go with the latter.

Colors are not to be forgotten.

If you’re a true Potter fan, you remember back in 2005 when the cover of book six was released: GREEN! That’s what was on everyone’s mind. We had already given up on the whole “Who’s the Half-Blood Prince” and began to see that green in Jo’s world mean two things: Harry’s eyes and death. Which, in their case they can be considered polar opposites. Love, caring, family and unity would go for the famous Lily’s eyes and Avadakedavra the word that destroys lives and the curse that rips our families apart. Well, in Pottermore- why are we taking this for granted?

In every single website about Pottermore (www.pottermore.com and http://www.youtube.com/jkrowlingannounces/) we see the same shade of purple. What does purple symbolize in the Potterworld? Not sure. I don’t remember. I know, however, that in literary terms purple usually means kingship, royalty, money, power, wealth, knowledge. Jo doesn’t chose a thing with a reason. As a fan, we should all know this. She single-handedly had a part in all of the decoration in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, why would she dismiss the colors in her special project? She wouldn’t. There’s something in that purple. There just has to be.

Oh the owls.

Owls are gathering on YouTube and they’re bringing in the news. In Harry’s world, owls are their delivery system. They take letters, packages to its recipients, just like a Muggle mailman. However, why so many owls? I’m thinking this out too much, or does the number of owls mean something? Does it mean that it will be a big package? I’d like to say that it means knowledge once again. However, I might just be overthinking it.

Then there’s Facebook.

There are pictures that have surfaced. The pictures aren’t confirmed. They aren’t official and obviously look like they were taken as a screen shot. I wouldn’t say that someone could have easily created them; however, they’re just really good. They’re good enough that I’m willing to say I’ll be seeing them on the actual website on Thursday. (I won’t post them on here, simply because I don’t want that to be ruined for everyone sorry. They’re not hard to find though)

These are the reasons as to why I feel confident saying that it is the online encyclopedia we’ve all been waiting for. I at first thought it would be the announcement to a rumored expansion of the Wizarding World, or possibly a new Potter book. Yet, the more I think of it,

the more it makes sense. It’s the summer of Potter and Jo is just not going to allow us a boring one.

American, I am.

Some find it very surprising that I wasn’t an American citizen, (I was actually born in Cali, Colombia)  and due to the instability of Colombia, my family decided to pack our backs and search for the American dream. We packed all of our small belongings, landed in Miami and by some weird fortunate events ended up in our home: Orlando.

Many don’t understand what it is to become a US citizen, heck many take it for granted. This is a process my family has been working for 11 years. That’s a long time. Its a lot of time with a lot of expenses. Some say “is it worth it? I mean it’s a lot of money, why even bother?” Of course that it is worth it! Being a citizen not only means that I can truly call this my country,and its is now a factual statement, not just sentimental. Being a citizen allows me a voice, not that mine was silent previously, but now I can vote and truly make the impact in my society that I tried before. It means I can now vote. The dearest present this country can grant any other human being.

Now, my vote does count. Now, my views do count. Now, I’m an American.

This is where I’m having lunch.

Ooooh yeahhhh.

The rest of the plan is simple…

… I fly to the moon.

… I sit on the moon.

… I shrink the moon.

 

I like this movie.