My sweet love story

MY SWEET LOVE STORY

It happened seven years ago…”wow” seven years later, I can’t believe how time has flown! Seven years ago I was fifteen years old. I just turn back to that time, and I feel surprised for how things have changed.
I was at a party with my friends. After chatting, and dancing a little, I needed something to drink. I was at the bar when Maggie, my friend, said to me “Nadia look at the boy in a white shirt”. I turned my back. I answered to her saying “Cute”. I said to myself, mmm, He is handsome, but, I would not say a word to him, so I decided to move to a different room. Minutes later, while I was busy drinking my soda, another friend of mine touched my shoulder and said to me, Nadia; let me introduce to you, my best friend, “Diego”. Look Diego, This is Nadia. We shook hands, He smiled at me on an angelical way. On the other hand I was embarrassed because I had not expected to talk to him. The good thing was that Diego is a very good talker, and I did not have chance to talk at all. We talked about many different things, such as hobbies, places where we have been, some experiences in our lives, and a little bit of history about each other. We forgot about the party, we forgot about our friends, there were only him and me. It was very late. I had to run back home, but I did not leave without sharing phone numbers.
He called me to set up a date. We went out several times. We had so much fun together. However I had some important things to do about school. I stopped answering his phone calls. I always had excuses, and finally he got tired of me. Sadly I lost him.
I kept living my life, and I came to the United States. I was tired of being single and bored. A friend of mine told me about a web page where to find a mate. I checked the page, signed in, and found him there. Seven years later! So I wrote him an email. I said hi! I was curious to know everything about what he was doing. And he wrote back to me. We rekindled our romance quickly. For a moment, I wasn’t sure when he told me that he was living in Miami. FL and I thought that it was a little bit far from Seattle.

I didn’t give up and after two months of talking for hours and hours on the phone. Coincidently, I had a trip to Miami. I knew that it was going to be a shock for me to see him again.
I gave him the address of the hotel where I was hosted, although he was living in Miami. Still it was two hours away driving, and he didn’t care. He came to see me. At the hotel, dressed with my white shirt, I waited for him in the lobby at the main door. He called me on my cell phone, said he was there, and could see me, so I turned my body and saw him. He ran to me. Hugging him strongly I hid my face on his neck. I was so timid, I couldn’t even say a word, my tongue was paralyzed. I was static, my hands were frozen. Afterwards we had a nice day, perhaps the most beautiful day of my whole trip. Now we live together. He moved from Miami to Seattle, just to be with me. I am so happy for my new life.

Nadia Herrarte.

HAVE YOU HAD EATING DESORDERS? OR WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?

Eating disorders, I can describe them as anormal habits that people have, causing severe reactions on their own body, moreover, they may present psychological problems.
One of this disorders is called Bulimia Nervosa, the main characteristic is eating a big amount of food, then the person provokes vomits in order to avoid gaining weight.They hide from people and do this in secret, as a result, they develop other sicknesses such as Gastric Ulcers, because of the Gastric Acid. This Acid is supposed to process the food that ends up in the Stomach, however, each time that the person provokes vomits, increases the amount of Acid, burning the Stomach's wall by the time.

Second, Anorexia Nervosa, People with this disorder usually stop eating, they avoid all kind of foods that make them think that have a high content of fat or calories. They are so worry about their shape, they already know that they look thin, but, they keep on mind that some parts of their bodies might get fat.

Third, Overeating, with this disorder the person uses food to deal with their feelings, they might be happiness, sadness, depression, madness, etc. As a consequence they on risk of suffer other sickness for example Hypertension or Diabetes.

After this brief explanation of what are Eating Desorers, I have red a few things about this, however, I don't understand the idea of hurting your body,I refuse to accept it. Our body is a gift, as out life is too,and, by doing this we risk our life. I think that the media has taken the job of idealise a perfect body shape, making commercials whit thin models, and, weak minds of girls teenagers follow the patron, trying to get into that fashion styles. I understand by fashion for something that makes you look good, not, for something that is going to make you take wrong decisions. Please my friends who are reading this, I bage you for avoiding it. Just accept yourselves as you are.

Hello classmates, my name is Nadia Herrarte, I am from Guatemala City, a beautiful place from Central America. I want to tell some about myself:I am 22 years old, this is my second quarter at SCCC. I came to United States two years ago. I leaved one year at San Francisco City in California. I enjoyed so much the warm wheter there, it is incredible how much fan I had there. I still miss San Francisco, however, now in Seattle, I am having a nice time as well.
What I do not like about Seattle is too much rain, I hate to get my feet wet.
I can say that I feel lucky because I do not live alone here, right now, I am living with my boyfriend, His name is Diego, He is 25 years old, I would say that I am living the best time in all this 22 years that I have on earth, moreover, my mother and my oldest brother live in Seattle as well, so I am sorrounded with my family, which makes me even happier.
I came to United States because I need to learn Englis to keep with my studies at my country. I was Studying at the Medical School, yes, my dream is one day to be a Doctor, Specially a forensic-Phatologist. I was doing well, however, I needed to pass an English test and I failed it, I went to English School, but, it was not enough for me, so, I decided to stop for a while with medicine and come here, to United States.
What I like to do when I have free time is to listen to music, I love music from 60's, The Beatles, is my favorite band. Rock & Roll, is something that has to be on my Ipod, other genders as Salsa,
Latin music, etc. I like to eat, eating is something that makes me happy.... except fish. I hate chocolates, please never give one, just kidding.
Last quarter I had such a grate time at school because of my teacher and my friends and I hope this quarter will be the same.