tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34690720842227247292024-03-21T13:34:30.334-07:00What am I Doing with My Life?If I want to be as successful as I want to be, I have to think about it all the time.
~Michael PhelpsFaith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-45503151167202833052009-09-25T21:39:00.000-07:002009-09-25T21:58:32.917-07:00Junior Piano Recital<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAzFhiLJb5VHEaMm00mrXTMgUrFz7kdcYh61W8QO70uZIrAhDBvhz7-RPrjkP0PW14lOLSI3GWa0KnSlqHk3BWSPuzJyx0jo-3W8KuqJjtyzuE0g5eufvqwYELPZA6HWXg7q49livPUJ9/s1600-h/FCttYP.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAzFhiLJb5VHEaMm00mrXTMgUrFz7kdcYh61W8QO70uZIrAhDBvhz7-RPrjkP0PW14lOLSI3GWa0KnSlqHk3BWSPuzJyx0jo-3W8KuqJjtyzuE0g5eufvqwYELPZA6HWXg7q49livPUJ9/s320/FCttYP.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385635374883127954" border="0" /></a>I'm Happy to announce that the day of my recital is rapidly approaching.<br /><br />Info:<br />Date: Monday October 5, 2009<br />Time: 7:30pm<br />Place: CSUS - Capistrano Music Hall in Room 142A -MRH<br />Afterwards you are welcome to come back stage and if you have time I would love for you to join me at "Hot Italian" Pizzza on 16th and Q after the performance.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_n3jihQpTsDpD72VxxPThsAK8G0Czl0CSukd0R16eTFJhBg8ibhmiMEY5cA9nLCvfGrUVlC26zBF6uMXyApUvBCki2KoGK6xYbqqKyGvnF960rVNuAEaWYhKhiiaw4tH4JhEEyi6uf9p/s1600-h/FbVQVW.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_n3jihQpTsDpD72VxxPThsAK8G0Czl0CSukd0R16eTFJhBg8ibhmiMEY5cA9nLCvfGrUVlC26zBF6uMXyApUvBCki2KoGK6xYbqqKyGvnF960rVNuAEaWYhKhiiaw4tH4JhEEyi6uf9p/s320/FbVQVW.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385635317877189314" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-61338749670977702222009-07-19T05:05:00.000-07:002009-07-19T05:18:58.042-07:00Bolzano Trip...Saturday we went to Bolzano, the big town about 30min drive away.<br />We started out at about 9:30 in the freezing rain, couldn't get on two buses because they were full so we took a stomach churning taxi down the mountain to Bolzano.<br />After we finally got out of the taxi trap we had a great time shopping and taking pictures. Bolzano is a really great city and has tons of shopping and great views.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4cZsUFb05fXf0-XKKrK-vaJowYEJTXc8ayXJjv8L3enyNHtkDiPbPIF42rtjfHvYBa012JciRqVOljAQNiPeedTyXr-G4shT1AR9b7NPY7l3yzxUwbqa377pHTwBZ5EmjMCcqBPuvIkn/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG">~Freezing at the bus stop~<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4cZsUFb05fXf0-XKKrK-vaJowYEJTXc8ayXJjv8L3enyNHtkDiPbPIF42rtjfHvYBa012JciRqVOljAQNiPeedTyXr-G4shT1AR9b7NPY7l3yzxUwbqa377pHTwBZ5EmjMCcqBPuvIkn/s320/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142884734152114" border="0" /></a>~Trying not to puke in the Taxi~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTdNTUAVUGBNY3dWeW29oHI461yjOotzW5bkfPrk9tmnstbyYhlwBIIyNi0PLPFSvUmr_xkYLABfOpRZUePJjb2aA6Tfvl5KbuD8eHecb1Wq4R5Ql9uTt6eEITYso49EPBdLy_hmcKWtl/s1600-h/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTdNTUAVUGBNY3dWeW29oHI461yjOotzW5bkfPrk9tmnstbyYhlwBIIyNi0PLPFSvUmr_xkYLABfOpRZUePJjb2aA6Tfvl5KbuD8eHecb1Wq4R5Ql9uTt6eEITYso49EPBdLy_hmcKWtl/s320/IMG_0577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142775425975682" border="0" /></a>~Scott Trying to advertise his Tagheuer Watch...~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnRn4yxGOcyu7LbpR2wACNfICtUJGfvycP3qLLibNyv9Ejrs7eVb3vwzZ30sE-TRGORPMwi_HFmQwBrZVymMxZcgTNtjV4kF4yA9e7vTxFLYbmo5Zy1pEolodFGNhHLO6_cFk6yb6avfg/s1600-h/IMG_0585.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnRn4yxGOcyu7LbpR2wACNfICtUJGfvycP3qLLibNyv9Ejrs7eVb3vwzZ30sE-TRGORPMwi_HFmQwBrZVymMxZcgTNtjV4kF4yA9e7vTxFLYbmo5Zy1pEolodFGNhHLO6_cFk6yb6avfg/s320/IMG_0585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142677621830082" border="0" /></a><br />~Dayvin Trying to Scare Kosumo with her doll pose~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzI6-IYcR2Eng9FaU8fwM0jUozHGiiB_StBMcpxcf7IaqBv14okpH2G3D-vpVRoUQhNRHoSoUqFLG6WHg73s59DbuWMQIcNabfmOQq42IWVTcq3ItN0Gx-LfXGlJuO-veFghIw0-ossHn/s1600-h/IMG_0601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzI6-IYcR2Eng9FaU8fwM0jUozHGiiB_StBMcpxcf7IaqBv14okpH2G3D-vpVRoUQhNRHoSoUqFLG6WHg73s59DbuWMQIcNabfmOQq42IWVTcq3ItN0Gx-LfXGlJuO-veFghIw0-ossHn/s320/IMG_0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142556515600994" border="0" /></a><br />~Sitting in the crowded bus on the way back~<br />So many people!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3UtxCR9UjS0GDn0aCt5BMCcPZZc5AAdN_d0WkQ8Gru8XXsJ-1uVunpe5oXKZCGzzZV0ETuFTXEOgXIhAXSdQdM-2fXGEAEMrIYwvaw1srWl3hmQibur8gOFiRw8OCxd6ndtOQHFaACfU/s1600-h/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3UtxCR9UjS0GDn0aCt5BMCcPZZc5AAdN_d0WkQ8Gru8XXsJ-1uVunpe5oXKZCGzzZV0ETuFTXEOgXIhAXSdQdM-2fXGEAEMrIYwvaw1srWl3hmQibur8gOFiRw8OCxd6ndtOQHFaACfU/s320/IMG_0615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142422915590770" border="0" /></a><br />~Cool Bike~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwkaAcSWL_jy7ARbfUjr4eeRQcNtzhoRNd_MJ8020J19WhoXNOVUMDAR00cAgt6Ze-uDUyM69tHOMKrYhoGhp-8ZVrhy-b9azJ5LrDd8vtrh0NiTHvbiwgJZgWeeJybiiHnKycHH6VCIc/s1600-h/IMG_0591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwkaAcSWL_jy7ARbfUjr4eeRQcNtzhoRNd_MJ8020J19WhoXNOVUMDAR00cAgt6Ze-uDUyM69tHOMKrYhoGhp-8ZVrhy-b9azJ5LrDd8vtrh0NiTHvbiwgJZgWeeJybiiHnKycHH6VCIc/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142259297747330" border="0" /></a><br />~Street Perfomer~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUmvn9Iiu80gs_D6bTjM1xr5OskDkUk6JwERR-hzysK-dG83_gxlSoRTcdSIbjR6eRuk3hdzKo9b13E5423uUkPQXQHVpXNA8TSmTOSjfduJSaHtCgh7M1Kv1MewBeLkrHSVj_xI__WnB/s1600-h/IMG_0582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUmvn9Iiu80gs_D6bTjM1xr5OskDkUk6JwERR-hzysK-dG83_gxlSoRTcdSIbjR6eRuk3hdzKo9b13E5423uUkPQXQHVpXNA8TSmTOSjfduJSaHtCgh7M1Kv1MewBeLkrHSVj_xI__WnB/s320/IMG_0582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360142107811877138" border="0" /></a><br />~Fountain in the Main Square~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G4Nf0DI_GAhQ0hySmbRlsYLURIyHSBUzJyvYb9lxAXDiOgF5k2WkwuaKWqbF8OE9Krm6ArKVyg-jnxqzXBHP9obaNtNoSuLxmHTC9onnlse61xSndshsA9QDlaQEVtBOAV3XI_11PknK/s1600-h/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G4Nf0DI_GAhQ0hySmbRlsYLURIyHSBUzJyvYb9lxAXDiOgF5k2WkwuaKWqbF8OE9Krm6ArKVyg-jnxqzXBHP9obaNtNoSuLxmHTC9onnlse61xSndshsA9QDlaQEVtBOAV3XI_11PknK/s320/IMG_0613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360141869706696466" border="0" /></a><br />~Streets of Bolzano~<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaKr129SVamODYrcw_cwJkp4ojxJvZu49CFP4Wclyo4dMHwv91gPo5LtsD2LzsJR455QwVgSZmsKh4FY7yQR8JCw-eenF8f1niQcCOX0wcFQzOiI6boYEFB5J3whAc5lD8Ep_fNn5fIOG/s1600-h/IMG_0588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaKr129SVamODYrcw_cwJkp4ojxJvZu49CFP4Wclyo4dMHwv91gPo5LtsD2LzsJR455QwVgSZmsKh4FY7yQR8JCw-eenF8f1niQcCOX0wcFQzOiI6boYEFB5J3whAc5lD8Ep_fNn5fIOG/s320/IMG_0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360141624835080946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeizuSwA-bEcXFlgI1mWu7kNinxLzGR4re5KoSNcBTU17nIX0hIV1rNfbKMVGYal1Tr38g55hbFS7TvldMjnDGtBfvmjYqUnjPROJNJolZZOzjqBbdIWl8X3cdKemASpYAbcuKSuqWC1pM/s1600-h/IMG_0612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeizuSwA-bEcXFlgI1mWu7kNinxLzGR4re5KoSNcBTU17nIX0hIV1rNfbKMVGYal1Tr38g55hbFS7TvldMjnDGtBfvmjYqUnjPROJNJolZZOzjqBbdIWl8X3cdKemASpYAbcuKSuqWC1pM/s320/IMG_0612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360141501241667906" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-4612854281642037612009-07-19T04:54:00.001-07:002009-07-19T05:00:31.736-07:00Scherln Friends<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLe5u2XEKyIHxqiH70eQccwkeOOl3qkos9mVuDAN8s7DCr9qkFso0zw6PeybJKz0cp4xJJA2x3vq4CCAYweOaplMT_fl4M4z93Lae6O9IqajJPEWzQQHFiNlw21WhqXPdeFFVjGGtD6mq/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG">~Liza and I with 5 kilo of Nuttella bewteen us...~<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLe5u2XEKyIHxqiH70eQccwkeOOl3qkos9mVuDAN8s7DCr9qkFso0zw6PeybJKz0cp4xJJA2x3vq4CCAYweOaplMT_fl4M4z93Lae6O9IqajJPEWzQQHFiNlw21WhqXPdeFFVjGGtD6mq/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360139163804435410" border="0" /></a>~Eating at Tchaffon~<br />Tyler,Dayvin, Paulo, Me, Jon-Jon, Ben~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlSlvkBOzjvSQ1_kMHiQdOj8fGqpLSi9Yo6SVdR_lgnBfJBuyuB54P7-MkPnr_sJRfDoMOAzj2qbozTxSmf__dBJuck_TNn1Pcca9XD5xSvluIUrHTR7d88AaAdjf6HMDL6IVNvoYuPGd/s1600-h/IMG_0549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlSlvkBOzjvSQ1_kMHiQdOj8fGqpLSi9Yo6SVdR_lgnBfJBuyuB54P7-MkPnr_sJRfDoMOAzj2qbozTxSmf__dBJuck_TNn1Pcca9XD5xSvluIUrHTR7d88AaAdjf6HMDL6IVNvoYuPGd/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360139058331901682" border="0" /></a><br />~Master Class~<br />Me, Dr. Rickman, Gene, Alessandro<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDyL8rQODyzZXGyvdG77-wXzKkuojEk4l3yySYJcS7uUKeycrCMkwJn6iXH2UKGbWNYaxMuXYQ4g52hoYJj1YPD6h5sTL_PsDmOzjzrupNGET6HYZ532KyiG1lvDMOF1Pz-rdiFb59LX8/s1600-h/IMG_0545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDyL8rQODyzZXGyvdG77-wXzKkuojEk4l3yySYJcS7uUKeycrCMkwJn6iXH2UKGbWNYaxMuXYQ4g52hoYJj1YPD6h5sTL_PsDmOzjzrupNGET6HYZ532KyiG1lvDMOF1Pz-rdiFb59LX8/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360138948323339010" border="0" /></a><br />~My favorite Maestro Khokhlov~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig47uKJztDrStcUbILaqFekChmtIRwp43BQD3HDZlgYaBFkZik3ENUuuYIM-yKPcn1mYogrVB3anSX5SVWUScFlL5diupit7IrxjtPrwGHMZTeQkgv4HJ2kJLNb3Qc03wKf3JJUjc8P61P/s1600-h/IMG_0490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig47uKJztDrStcUbILaqFekChmtIRwp43BQD3HDZlgYaBFkZik3ENUuuYIM-yKPcn1mYogrVB3anSX5SVWUScFlL5diupit7IrxjtPrwGHMZTeQkgv4HJ2kJLNb3Qc03wKf3JJUjc8P61P/s320/IMG_0490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360138843983430978" border="0" /></a><br />~Me and Liza~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGab0ti0K9CfV9NZNszdNYJd-LVOEqzr2KEo5DW-8Ciqb8mykm3v2Onw7QlYQpwwIEZKya8fPyyGq_5DsujJuQLqOZvDhZoG0ndoszaHzFxawEkk0mtAiFEqruc9RNPm2ECTAZpfLM8ySc/s1600-h/IMG_0476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGab0ti0K9CfV9NZNszdNYJd-LVOEqzr2KEo5DW-8Ciqb8mykm3v2Onw7QlYQpwwIEZKya8fPyyGq_5DsujJuQLqOZvDhZoG0ndoszaHzFxawEkk0mtAiFEqruc9RNPm2ECTAZpfLM8ySc/s320/IMG_0476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360138592182283426" border="0" /></a><br />~Me with Dr. Rickman's Studio~<br />Plus Liza and Kim<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCg1BWlL5q8UJhw4qw9aFqDJaWpfJ7lh7EFcKO0XsKD9qfdnJ9bShWZZOQMh4qvpCrsw-ASFgmBQnnshHYhC2iFiO1zqxVPZpbAStSx-Mw_NH0OL18p1e8uf9ASP9HQosf_lxZOKKefcm/s1600-h/IMG_0471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCg1BWlL5q8UJhw4qw9aFqDJaWpfJ7lh7EFcKO0XsKD9qfdnJ9bShWZZOQMh4qvpCrsw-ASFgmBQnnshHYhC2iFiO1zqxVPZpbAStSx-Mw_NH0OL18p1e8uf9ASP9HQosf_lxZOKKefcm/s320/IMG_0471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360138485221732162" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-69793375463028680842009-07-19T04:43:00.000-07:002009-07-19T04:53:33.024-07:00An Amazing PerformanceLast night, there was a a performance here at the town church. It was probably one of the best of the festival.<br />Ilan Schneider and Anna Balakerskaya performed the Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman and it was amazing. I happened to record it and I'm so excited to have it to look at again.<br />Ilan is probably the most amazing violist I've had the honor to hear.<br />A few days ago we were able to sit and chat over cappucino's in the town square and have a great time getting to know each other.<br />I think that going to these types of festivals offers more than just performance experience, it also allows the students to get to know some of the world's most renowned musicians.<br />After the Carmen, a 24 year old tenor got up and sang like Pavorati. It was simply amazing!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYarXC8rDiwaqIglSq1X7eOkGdM6clOCehAuQ3VINrBn7FhobGVtHDqWF7EEy_jjDlEkxU4VR276Woh4x0wDim1VW3PxAKNXkRD6O5wNhv_KHlnIyYg3i2ZO00ngJOwIZ4pp5muqaRJFFv/s1600-h/IMG_0633.JPG">~Sergey Romanovsky~<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYarXC8rDiwaqIglSq1X7eOkGdM6clOCehAuQ3VINrBn7FhobGVtHDqWF7EEy_jjDlEkxU4VR276Woh4x0wDim1VW3PxAKNXkRD6O5wNhv_KHlnIyYg3i2ZO00ngJOwIZ4pp5muqaRJFFv/s320/IMG_0633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360136333998838130" border="0" /></a>~Romanovsky Singing in the Church~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNucPNCsOyqL7NcTRuxrV0E21UNfwHdMa86is8AmudB2JtfreUzSHcrORKIdcbbgAJlNTtz75XX3Q1MzFdns00Ufm8BCexG1SKaJqtSUs0grJbdJzWCjGecN-oyrkrP07JYhRQrctvZgzz/s1600-h/IMG_0631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNucPNCsOyqL7NcTRuxrV0E21UNfwHdMa86is8AmudB2JtfreUzSHcrORKIdcbbgAJlNTtz75XX3Q1MzFdns00Ufm8BCexG1SKaJqtSUs0grJbdJzWCjGecN-oyrkrP07JYhRQrctvZgzz/s320/IMG_0631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360136096951815474" border="0" /></a><br />~Ilan and Anna~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6udOg5e0BYEh6c1IPmDYO8TANXP8o88UZ6f-zQvF4idfcU6qafqpUq4AOxN_N10CFIHYy_n_mLZxzUo3phJkjQKidN0ary8oPRJIIo45uqdSOv4X41WEf61JIr99K3AxXYaqcM1ZP7vZG/s1600-h/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6udOg5e0BYEh6c1IPmDYO8TANXP8o88UZ6f-zQvF4idfcU6qafqpUq4AOxN_N10CFIHYy_n_mLZxzUo3phJkjQKidN0ary8oPRJIIo45uqdSOv4X41WEf61JIr99K3AxXYaqcM1ZP7vZG/s320/IMG_0627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360135989477753362" border="0" /></a>~Ilan and I~<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uXp4AvIQbvHXqzKjbmhFgYEJR57ZYt2ZoRkPz6y4I_4AQQEnW0XWNz14Q2Ubdv1uLfyJxiH7vRbPJ1QS32U0gegzs9uLf-T_u72ErltCZVQ9bppuzhKtwDzv4cLQzxhmFV9VdBWE68zN/s1600-h/IMG_0632.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uXp4AvIQbvHXqzKjbmhFgYEJR57ZYt2ZoRkPz6y4I_4AQQEnW0XWNz14Q2Ubdv1uLfyJxiH7vRbPJ1QS32U0gegzs9uLf-T_u72ErltCZVQ9bppuzhKtwDzv4cLQzxhmFV9VdBWE68zN/s320/IMG_0632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360135763034312034" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-73106979725914195852009-07-19T04:31:00.001-07:002009-07-19T04:42:35.915-07:00Town FolksSince today is my last day here in Schlern I tried to get pictures with all the people I've made friends with here in Schlern. Here are just a few.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">~Lisel and I~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbm-T_faDaa-S5zMSr-46MjwYXQrquJmdLvA-WWchn9tJJXQB8Lo9KK4im7yQIN7jwNLzUk-f5e3gfFyIKfO9z3SY1jKvlRzJQeXBLCrVw01RvwIAkgyCq7C3p9QyRUbCyNn1C4Wa5XdZ/s1600-h/IMG_0492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbm-T_faDaa-S5zMSr-46MjwYXQrquJmdLvA-WWchn9tJJXQB8Lo9KK4im7yQIN7jwNLzUk-f5e3gfFyIKfO9z3SY1jKvlRzJQeXBLCrVw01RvwIAkgyCq7C3p9QyRUbCyNn1C4Wa5XdZ/s320/IMG_0492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360133031854721314" border="0" /></a><br />~Fabrizia the Barista at the Cafe I get Cappuccino every day~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VekTp0r2AuG5L0hXZIPRxx441j4MPrQuT8ibOHlzB458C8i8D2ylNu7S4u8KHc_Pmz3u86m_d9Blw6BkEAyT4W7tOQROo1y_d0-Bb3af9Uedkqig0o1YFaGPwxk0O_R6Ex-4t6ZsML1d/s1600-h/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VekTp0r2AuG5L0hXZIPRxx441j4MPrQuT8ibOHlzB458C8i8D2ylNu7S4u8KHc_Pmz3u86m_d9Blw6BkEAyT4W7tOQROo1y_d0-Bb3af9Uedkqig0o1YFaGPwxk0O_R6Ex-4t6ZsML1d/s320/IMG_0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360132873316724258" border="0" /></a><br />~Simon, the Mayor's Nephew~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS9-g1leGrEkAUHYIn4kiB1v50D8-mG23aYyGJwgItEEGfKGzbK4CcwuwPrFiSGEo-S2MAXlNE-zV9eqRWqVsNgmOYlzUOmvlGvnDGknGiEOWr9H3ccdTHgjwrZKoT_1D_vebD5dgb8Sa/s1600-h/IMG_0570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS9-g1leGrEkAUHYIn4kiB1v50D8-mG23aYyGJwgItEEGfKGzbK4CcwuwPrFiSGEo-S2MAXlNE-zV9eqRWqVsNgmOYlzUOmvlGvnDGknGiEOWr9H3ccdTHgjwrZKoT_1D_vebD5dgb8Sa/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360133213786790946" border="0" /></a>~Paulo, the Pizzeria owner~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nC2ECY1W_F66-P2-YON1rrhz39cAnPnT32UeLlvC1adzwalxc5KOWLHkgdNI9Ll7W2OAHKXzsvH5bYfgrHBD8CMuWlBYjv4wjxPXtLKzn2vbK1i_qaDJaTIDPElcuMlDg1xT4EGNaKtd/s1600-h/IMG_0551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nC2ECY1W_F66-P2-YON1rrhz39cAnPnT32UeLlvC1adzwalxc5KOWLHkgdNI9Ll7W2OAHKXzsvH5bYfgrHBD8CMuWlBYjv4wjxPXtLKzn2vbK1i_qaDJaTIDPElcuMlDg1xT4EGNaKtd/s320/IMG_0551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360132721550488466" border="0" /></a><br />~The Cafe Owners~<br />Diego, Giovanna 1 & 2, Ferdinando<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkfnj71JwBuLPUtjanSs-TvJuiws-fVo-r3mmwGfppQoKy5MR5Za9uVavSGeyrYBa44SG6brwDBr_ekBftH2qgLAY9SXMs1coQyzMU7HElYT67Xd6DLfftkVQ8O_5PedTU1Jj0cH9RYvv/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkfnj71JwBuLPUtjanSs-TvJuiws-fVo-r3mmwGfppQoKy5MR5Za9uVavSGeyrYBa44SG6brwDBr_ekBftH2qgLAY9SXMs1coQyzMU7HElYT67Xd6DLfftkVQ8O_5PedTU1Jj0cH9RYvv/s320/IMG_0619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360132601009507410" border="0" /></a><br />~The Cafe~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefFEMwmTM7UmFMVlX1qZnXr-gjwgW1buvF2tvG9JQ2WhlzZsaWVtDPy2rrlrKlKk_XrM-yD7mxxvUkSqnWmnVB1i-sRy1RqzBoZkYs0be-hv0_3A1ahyphenhyphen7_dzh2SYv06Tex0O408FhgbD_/s1600-h/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefFEMwmTM7UmFMVlX1qZnXr-gjwgW1buvF2tvG9JQ2WhlzZsaWVtDPy2rrlrKlKk_XrM-yD7mxxvUkSqnWmnVB1i-sRy1RqzBoZkYs0be-hv0_3A1ahyphenhyphen7_dzh2SYv06Tex0O408FhgbD_/s320/IMG_0542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360134636774639282" border="0" /></a><br />~Paulo's Pizzeria Tchaffon~<br />We go here almost every night. Pizza Marguerite with garlic sauce is the best.<br />It's just cheese with garlic sauce...mmm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUa4Mebo-fvT_twWZ22knr77agqQottpBMlf4VlvAOjFJdwE8kO2tJ6W2WFsHVNNkGnVPx_rBLf3F5k216sr7wX0joYznC6QwO9p-ChGGJPBiEvlRcXOZjyUtaQu0-DEcqLiZdDnflNAN/s1600-h/IMG_0544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUa4Mebo-fvT_twWZ22knr77agqQottpBMlf4VlvAOjFJdwE8kO2tJ6W2WFsHVNNkGnVPx_rBLf3F5k216sr7wX0joYznC6QwO9p-ChGGJPBiEvlRcXOZjyUtaQu0-DEcqLiZdDnflNAN/s320/IMG_0544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360134506508927890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-59948792051458322142009-07-19T04:23:00.000-07:002009-07-19T04:30:51.602-07:00Schlern KidsHere at Schlern there are a couple of Kids.<br />Masha and Peter. They are so cute and outgoing. They run up to me and give me a hug every time we see each other in the street or wherever.<br />Peter is the son of the festival coordinator and Masha is the granddaughter of one of the Piano faculty.<br /><br />I'll definitely miss their cute faces and vivacious personalities.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv0waPaJho4iQEi3Ul8c2gSE-iy39fliJYCJytwGBcDZlLL9Gz0e1OPUrFeVfvZ5LnB1w-To7WvKP0Euogl0ousMl1D2mowsq6OYUxZJdtHH0jA20PjIRKr7jHeYGG2PwYbdCmIHym-qF/s1600-h/IMG_0562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv0waPaJho4iQEi3Ul8c2gSE-iy39fliJYCJytwGBcDZlLL9Gz0e1OPUrFeVfvZ5LnB1w-To7WvKP0Euogl0ousMl1D2mowsq6OYUxZJdtHH0jA20PjIRKr7jHeYGG2PwYbdCmIHym-qF/s320/IMG_0562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360131534661171634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHfU1G_RNA_rXmpn64-5oJvmuMXW6a3wM8mKeJPGeUpSTBZP4R5JZJI6Wd22zh8lBfhKuYFRYRqtK4Lq6HGd5PX5EtMKUDE6PnHvuGf7Q6iPMzhQufklfCVIJ6YgfMGs4AFn2SpFk-0OJ/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHfU1G_RNA_rXmpn64-5oJvmuMXW6a3wM8mKeJPGeUpSTBZP4R5JZJI6Wd22zh8lBfhKuYFRYRqtK4Lq6HGd5PX5EtMKUDE6PnHvuGf7Q6iPMzhQufklfCVIJ6YgfMGs4AFn2SpFk-0OJ/s320/IMG_0620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360131321470132706" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-87298008438262507582009-07-19T04:18:00.000-07:002009-07-19T04:22:58.350-07:00The Cute Little Piano Tuner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggf1tw-_DiT6ZpNRVMdYs8lVG30tRE3Ha7xwCCvw9z7-YuN074rX0Oze4Ohp18-xK1KteaK4EEQzLneroruR7STwZK7sZE8oyXxDMUHK4LufDobAMc5POs9Gi3LhJ3DynW2MkvNJOFR9e/s1600-h/IMG_0451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggf1tw-_DiT6ZpNRVMdYs8lVG30tRE3Ha7xwCCvw9z7-YuN074rX0Oze4Ohp18-xK1KteaK4EEQzLneroruR7STwZK7sZE8oyXxDMUHK4LufDobAMc5POs9Gi3LhJ3DynW2MkvNJOFR9e/s320/IMG_0451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360129405482199794" border="0" /></a>His name is Pasquale and he moved to Schlern from Verona and tunes piano's for the festival.<br /><br />One time I was playing for him in the town church and after he came up to me and said "molto buene" and gave me a little kiss on the cheek.<br /><br />Every time in the lunch hall he brings wine and always offers me some. He's very cute and so very nice.<br /><br />Ciao Bella Pasquale!Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-64615239513292755332009-07-13T01:26:00.001-07:002009-07-13T01:30:01.789-07:00My PerformanceLast night I performed in the most beautiful church. The acoustics were amazing! One of the pieces I played was Ave Maria and the singer was just spectacular.<br />This was one of the most memorable concerts I have performed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58UA6pS9GGj2OeMvgqZjU0Hyy59vlUWMcs26s9rQp7md2EeblWJVtAb1IJnzJAMZAhj-d50OMMXa1m_hpV0yby_SPPjvaJz6MFk6zUfsVx3drJ2mAmADe9_9fW3Sj5-krsHeXqee-Kvgw/s1600-h/IMG_0465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58UA6pS9GGj2OeMvgqZjU0Hyy59vlUWMcs26s9rQp7md2EeblWJVtAb1IJnzJAMZAhj-d50OMMXa1m_hpV0yby_SPPjvaJz6MFk6zUfsVx3drJ2mAmADe9_9fW3Sj5-krsHeXqee-Kvgw/s320/IMG_0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357858524367833794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHRgAIGK_CzOVc6KPVCBrmlEDqC7q9PzDVx1Hgq2jqCw9lbx05G-GAGSxmWRHsQH9kmieNx_eNTDMHlr-stL7blDe7alD3fG1AaKMLUnVVucJfEHS1cKZtAUhDlFMl9IO70-xf-ZFybIS/s1600-h/IMG_0459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHRgAIGK_CzOVc6KPVCBrmlEDqC7q9PzDVx1Hgq2jqCw9lbx05G-GAGSxmWRHsQH9kmieNx_eNTDMHlr-stL7blDe7alD3fG1AaKMLUnVVucJfEHS1cKZtAUhDlFMl9IO70-xf-ZFybIS/s320/IMG_0459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357858433356187858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C7LYjUmPXpGaKZFX3CVHWjC0O-d7JQ0DYn6iYknBU77wjl4qSN-LdQnD91HNeeauGuUT2OtazHIYh095mGek2LLgyhowLvDFs5-u9lECxateFnVhTURUBYSmAiUMh-ldUhIVZLDgazcM/s1600-h/IMG_0455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C7LYjUmPXpGaKZFX3CVHWjC0O-d7JQ0DYn6iYknBU77wjl4qSN-LdQnD91HNeeauGuUT2OtazHIYh095mGek2LLgyhowLvDFs5-u9lECxateFnVhTURUBYSmAiUMh-ldUhIVZLDgazcM/s320/IMG_0455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357858321197677890" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-44459706409608050452009-07-13T01:19:00.001-07:002009-07-13T01:25:32.027-07:00Hiking in the AlpsSaturday my teachers and I took a gondola up half the mountain and hiked around for a few hours. It was amazing!<br /><div style="text-align: center;">~A really amazing View~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yx7FN6sgVxize6ynJ0rJP4iFu_qnrHGGvcuMvrMdJfuPiC_9jv4hkMHsf9rR5WCHAv1wqK43WXmkQVHH06uY4g6N7LFv2wMbFDuwR3b4Tf8lunVGTo2P5JwFFchdQNn6a3tPPi78WnsD/s1600-h/IMG_0442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yx7FN6sgVxize6ynJ0rJP4iFu_qnrHGGvcuMvrMdJfuPiC_9jv4hkMHsf9rR5WCHAv1wqK43WXmkQVHH06uY4g6N7LFv2wMbFDuwR3b4Tf8lunVGTo2P5JwFFchdQNn6a3tPPi78WnsD/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357857397387014514" border="0" /></a><br />~The Mountains~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznhQAgmuTNWW7Ri1ELkRCC9l-wfP7h8uYR-XyZTBwr0t5Pj_WkZMZ3y7bDk8dVDYWb1gkpk8j6OKHB8B1xj666aqKyAFJTRKkOUS2nhtT7R7D5CGiLQ4u7IeSyxefTlf-0HyaLCsa4TmT/s1600-h/IMG_0441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznhQAgmuTNWW7Ri1ELkRCC9l-wfP7h8uYR-XyZTBwr0t5Pj_WkZMZ3y7bDk8dVDYWb1gkpk8j6OKHB8B1xj666aqKyAFJTRKkOUS2nhtT7R7D5CGiLQ4u7IeSyxefTlf-0HyaLCsa4TmT/s320/IMG_0441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357857288130185042" border="0" /></a><br />~Me with Mt. Schlern behind~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9FaJnmnAHSNBXcnfXajgO1mwovAJB1m0KQVFM0E8la-PKVCQ1VpHwo5ozU9Ryi2R8XL3awF-0dzDTwXx3rSQHF9UmKPpSMmGfXSOc-nLdCyiiRa4Sir9hlcM20G-G3xAzCprZW93o_AY/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9FaJnmnAHSNBXcnfXajgO1mwovAJB1m0KQVFM0E8la-PKVCQ1VpHwo5ozU9Ryi2R8XL3awF-0dzDTwXx3rSQHF9UmKPpSMmGfXSOc-nLdCyiiRa4Sir9hlcM20G-G3xAzCprZW93o_AY/s320/IMG_0431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357857116830211106" border="0" /></a><br />~A stop on the trail for refreshments...if you wanted some~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChxWZfA141KJO_XszqUDyERRRjDfHbxwF47QOITdH_5uqCMcBAPp0_PaCtV66zIsqC0BqhX9xwrLbwMrlf3a-WPXZdEg1CvXmzlaumKnIERIYZO94BENUArnawINIQqipuWUk75HTDqQy/s1600-h/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChxWZfA141KJO_XszqUDyERRRjDfHbxwF47QOITdH_5uqCMcBAPp0_PaCtV66zIsqC0BqhX9xwrLbwMrlf3a-WPXZdEg1CvXmzlaumKnIERIYZO94BENUArnawINIQqipuWUk75HTDqQy/s320/IMG_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357856959109259122" border="0" /></a><br />~Mt. Schelrn~<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUWfzzGlqTJx6Rjil9sWv9JlYytNZ-JJDTwxzH7FHofxdTeRdaUkAkcicXubBB2VqW4ZsVkHQAHYz-O50u_yoLKd1YBl5MD6YQBqystWiYRdOr-FWIgXF0M6adEwCAypIVGwbNYOupavF/s1600-h/IMG_0418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUWfzzGlqTJx6Rjil9sWv9JlYytNZ-JJDTwxzH7FHofxdTeRdaUkAkcicXubBB2VqW4ZsVkHQAHYz-O50u_yoLKd1YBl5MD6YQBqystWiYRdOr-FWIgXF0M6adEwCAypIVGwbNYOupavF/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357856812920931826" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-26277778449416116572009-07-08T04:37:00.000-07:002009-07-19T04:15:55.818-07:00The People!Ok, I've posted enough pictures of what it looks like here and now I'll introduce you to some of the people.<br />Note: I performed last night for the first time at the Festival and it went wonderfully, unfortunately the video is to big so I'll just have to show you pictures.<br /><br />Mr.Cionco - My Teacher at CSUS {<span style="font-style: italic;">pron: </span>Chon-ko}<br />Natsuki - My teacher here at festival and Wife of Mr. Cionco {<span style="font-style: italic;">pron: Nawt-ski}</span> {I also take lesson from her in Sac}<br />Scott - Pianist/Friend<br />Meredith - Roommate<br />Dr. Brister - Voice teacher<br />Me! - In the church I performed in<br />And: You've already met Kosomo and Mandy, two other pianists.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~Natsuki and I after my performance~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2gOzoJLqcGRQVMQGCBqea8pF2C6TWr-ZJPxtIHOJz3zY5F3nbrmfpQqnmLzr6mtCO-RLpwiNEE-jK5WA_VbxXrMwGfAgQ5cPwQnj0V52FHLzhyhypG4V6ismh-dExRnITz1rruumZlb5/s1600-h/IMG_0372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2gOzoJLqcGRQVMQGCBqea8pF2C6TWr-ZJPxtIHOJz3zY5F3nbrmfpQqnmLzr6mtCO-RLpwiNEE-jK5WA_VbxXrMwGfAgQ5cPwQnj0V52FHLzhyhypG4V6ismh-dExRnITz1rruumZlb5/s320/IMG_0372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356073937292228338" border="0" /></a>~Mr. Cionco and I after performance~<br />Yes, I have a cheesy grin on my face, but I was very happy.<br />{the performance went well}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaa1MweY0KKYGfYycXJi1evGB3XwlyV_1nhPeDXM0STbVCthBDp49DfUA9IZR9NgKgehSU0_Ep8AclICdod6XaykR05qheeuBeHdF2_5fk14_uJw-uh_sF1bV9x6CD4LIRYU7ou2NqJOv/s1600-h/IMG_0371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaa1MweY0KKYGfYycXJi1evGB3XwlyV_1nhPeDXM0STbVCthBDp49DfUA9IZR9NgKgehSU0_Ep8AclICdod6XaykR05qheeuBeHdF2_5fk14_uJw-uh_sF1bV9x6CD4LIRYU7ou2NqJOv/s320/IMG_0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356075237166389266" border="0" /></a>~Mr.Cionco and Natsuki~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ__-wqEtHvzytyigk6n5-urX3acoHP_zm0ugAnhg0oZuYgK82aTf0co-wJCGhVMvfHAiaTcAlf2BAExJI2zFZJhyphenhyphenw2fT3AfWdtC9GWL5m_v4E9VFCwlZLLr5tILx3LD4TBd9jSwuUx51/s1600-h/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ__-wqEtHvzytyigk6n5-urX3acoHP_zm0ugAnhg0oZuYgK82aTf0co-wJCGhVMvfHAiaTcAlf2BAExJI2zFZJhyphenhyphenw2fT3AfWdtC9GWL5m_v4E9VFCwlZLLr5tILx3LD4TBd9jSwuUx51/s320/IMG_0313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356073747371486306" border="0" /></a><br />~Me and MY most favorite Teacher :-)~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6l9y0nabBcQgfiV7CJhWtYinoevE32S_cPDYH95kRGdxAQCrJw8OJRv2td3Kh_ijhZDIvNuvVdt7sRZloJllhgvCQDAnYYwWYVhj9_NQKjKUlnB-UdrxaLUGK6KrRtVd7VFqYHBdHvx4/s1600-h/IMG_0339.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6l9y0nabBcQgfiV7CJhWtYinoevE32S_cPDYH95kRGdxAQCrJw8OJRv2td3Kh_ijhZDIvNuvVdt7sRZloJllhgvCQDAnYYwWYVhj9_NQKjKUlnB-UdrxaLUGK6KrRtVd7VFqYHBdHvx4/s320/IMG_0339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356073613508659362" border="0" /></a><br />~Natsuki and I~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuScBtf1aRXmGDK2r_GZJYe8YJd8b70i_pjsGYrlErPDmC5zQQbLZXOm-GAkKpP9zanV-dvetjfSrze8NgOQnHB-Pb8duyChkJaRyHCoCazg9w8PT8RtS-ejkxQ_edEz95_aRN66C0HHBm/s1600-h/IMG_0341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuScBtf1aRXmGDK2r_GZJYe8YJd8b70i_pjsGYrlErPDmC5zQQbLZXOm-GAkKpP9zanV-dvetjfSrze8NgOQnHB-Pb8duyChkJaRyHCoCazg9w8PT8RtS-ejkxQ_edEz95_aRN66C0HHBm/s320/IMG_0341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356073492005773426" border="0" /></a><br />~Me practicing in the Church I performed in last night~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV6IcZklez6Phuq8OHDLg1YBSU2u3h2O2NQKG7qh6t0baRhYRWbr98ATPvjSpUnnJSOvvX5nWIgdY6KJ7E6EcXCXNgQUt758DaVOZ5CojNu2tulezVr3rCmtCYIun0LWhCgz_O7yn6787/s1600-h/IMG_0360.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV6IcZklez6Phuq8OHDLg1YBSU2u3h2O2NQKG7qh6t0baRhYRWbr98ATPvjSpUnnJSOvvX5nWIgdY6KJ7E6EcXCXNgQUt758DaVOZ5CojNu2tulezVr3rCmtCYIun0LWhCgz_O7yn6787/s320/IMG_0360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356073361068931906" border="0" /></a>~Meredith and I~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu3uTIwOBB145-eAVI_GNdGmf_O3vjcfzpr2if6N5krw0Yt1e4t4r4hAWoupnub-CntflCszMoneyyw_Q7K81lBnnzsB4a51KLXGUc5ZvEsL_q4EI3A8rvVwXUDKyWGWRieTAh6nFhFOq/s1600-h/IMG_0367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu3uTIwOBB145-eAVI_GNdGmf_O3vjcfzpr2if6N5krw0Yt1e4t4r4hAWoupnub-CntflCszMoneyyw_Q7K81lBnnzsB4a51KLXGUc5ZvEsL_q4EI3A8rvVwXUDKyWGWRieTAh6nFhFOq/s320/IMG_0367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356073191159935906" border="0" /></a><br />~Scott and I~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQChtz3NEI_B80VbYKvjnDUm6BgR7PGoGD85tMKx4O7hwiWmKUoBayeuLnruROXcVq0bYyJx1SzWhRBvsjJR4tTnMRIwExmmNBaWIQ3ePHSgdTPBUmTpw-EHOBjImoXlYdpxgEMljvYN3f/s1600-h/IMG_0326.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQChtz3NEI_B80VbYKvjnDUm6BgR7PGoGD85tMKx4O7hwiWmKUoBayeuLnruROXcVq0bYyJx1SzWhRBvsjJR4tTnMRIwExmmNBaWIQ3ePHSgdTPBUmTpw-EHOBjImoXlYdpxgEMljvYN3f/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356072996374571650" border="0" /></a><br />~Dr. Brister and I~<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIgR4z8SE21OGGQ_Ls3fRbuqy2HWm1PCScj41Eid4npxFKsUIlSgkXHO5fM2AtYVJw3BsXGs_hEOX7nWZ2NxwY3lD9DVBZfXfItWiKTTT0G3-7iYkugLEqkhQPKbA_g8dkNlb-GBaWyaE/s1600-h/IMG_0399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIgR4z8SE21OGGQ_Ls3fRbuqy2HWm1PCScj41Eid4npxFKsUIlSgkXHO5fM2AtYVJw3BsXGs_hEOX7nWZ2NxwY3lD9DVBZfXfItWiKTTT0G3-7iYkugLEqkhQPKbA_g8dkNlb-GBaWyaE/s320/IMG_0399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360128258314062242" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-21816699662704163882009-07-04T15:22:00.000-07:002009-07-05T02:00:00.931-07:00Venice!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Saturday we went on a trip to Venice for the day. It was really cool but extremely crowded with tourists and shoppers. As a result we three took off for our own tour of the city which turned out to be the best experience ever.<br />We started out at Saint Marco's Square and walked to the Grande Canal to have lunch on the River. It was really beautiful and relaxing.<br />After lunch we went on a search for a Gondola to ride. Halfway across the city and a few pictures later we arrived at a little waterway off the canal and met Angelo De Rothenfeld and he took us on a beautiful ride as you can see in the pictures.<br />Dear old Angelo wanted to marry one of us and spend half time in the states and then the rest in Venice, BUT we politely told him there was no hope.<br />I had a lot of fun there so enjoy my pictures.<br /></div><br />~The Docks~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NRNxISaETiclWyDGBUYdjqbpX04R4N3f7QyOspbWHbm98W9EYGCvzPKE2dXpMxvdcy8nYLgy5R_PCBDQ2hi7mMHdsh135N5oxxOtMOPimkETqFkxPQfQds1ISDfOTR7dvBCuH8UCAgaW/s1600-h/IMG_0232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NRNxISaETiclWyDGBUYdjqbpX04R4N3f7QyOspbWHbm98W9EYGCvzPKE2dXpMxvdcy8nYLgy5R_PCBDQ2hi7mMHdsh135N5oxxOtMOPimkETqFkxPQfQds1ISDfOTR7dvBCuH8UCAgaW/s320/IMG_0232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354742095285281570" border="0" /></a>~Mandy, Kosomo and I in the Ferry~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PSvC2pGEk83Y32LOWiCjCrvUf6AGrmcWoB9I8dA4NSQW3XluiwExoPlTwyzIxFvMNzI6kkrcvb-6XGPAFVYHjUXEIe9YpSkP21TBfuABYcPL3xth1f0GAxL7NHdQTLotESB-hP5QjRnZ/s1600-h/IMG_0234.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PSvC2pGEk83Y32LOWiCjCrvUf6AGrmcWoB9I8dA4NSQW3XluiwExoPlTwyzIxFvMNzI6kkrcvb-6XGPAFVYHjUXEIe9YpSkP21TBfuABYcPL3xth1f0GAxL7NHdQTLotESB-hP5QjRnZ/s320/IMG_0234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354741764734704018" border="0" /></a>~Venice from the Ferry~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioSYb5YXhvoHqq4MNVupdU-6OYmxCKmQ3GAoDKNKCrcvZyRRYvcGIhKT1xGFvlYu3CR7ZsAsw4jDEUMjdimwMNTimPR0sM2xMj5r8EsjPmG03OFijwgvj_dndyLub5aRm0HOXKVRA24z3/s1600-h/IMG_0238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioSYb5YXhvoHqq4MNVupdU-6OYmxCKmQ3GAoDKNKCrcvZyRRYvcGIhKT1xGFvlYu3CR7ZsAsw4jDEUMjdimwMNTimPR0sM2xMj5r8EsjPmG03OFijwgvj_dndyLub5aRm0HOXKVRA24z3/s320/IMG_0238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354741432035498162" border="0" /></a>~Actors~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfYSdWeyG-LV43YvKq3a83zMvOWM0sL7DWCb6ux2kYNvRfI6Jmbb0smxxpSgKV99jd7gbwlqmSpHctxMdUtJ4WnAlT4klwDd-aDp3JiLZUFYCdCOwGxH3y_T2-J1kO0hvXtriDIRFLlPH/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfYSdWeyG-LV43YvKq3a83zMvOWM0sL7DWCb6ux2kYNvRfI6Jmbb0smxxpSgKV99jd7gbwlqmSpHctxMdUtJ4WnAlT4klwDd-aDp3JiLZUFYCdCOwGxH3y_T2-J1kO0hvXtriDIRFLlPH/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354741198882970818" border="0" /></a>~Bridge of Sighs~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXMz0mlSmj9HXm_io1K6gL2xmzcz3hxxS-sJA1NSmqnK8KsU18664uC-FGEGR3IJ4ZvPTrr6l1YDv9bZUC9c272n9QKabT05RwrKcSe4tDo61Z89atOGaA4yhA6xBsptPSBgcNxYC6wzR/s1600-h/IMG_0246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXMz0mlSmj9HXm_io1K6gL2xmzcz3hxxS-sJA1NSmqnK8KsU18664uC-FGEGR3IJ4ZvPTrr6l1YDv9bZUC9c272n9QKabT05RwrKcSe4tDo61Z89atOGaA4yhA6xBsptPSBgcNxYC6wzR/s320/IMG_0246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354740933043458018" border="0" /></a>~Grand Canal~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG6NzfouZGWVsiisx2m2n5nsBKDB3rO2llzkOH8uCtec2dQD4HwuKKNCRYvsflGgcbFSHM5p0UEqI2sS19Hbv5rt9qvaSSbOJydJq5vkffpXDdHK94ZvL6prPVyGg26Vq_0_AIK7cv_8_/s1600-h/IMG_0259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG6NzfouZGWVsiisx2m2n5nsBKDB3rO2llzkOH8uCtec2dQD4HwuKKNCRYvsflGgcbFSHM5p0UEqI2sS19Hbv5rt9qvaSSbOJydJq5vkffpXDdHK94ZvL6prPVyGg26Vq_0_AIK7cv_8_/s320/IMG_0259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354740777883109602" border="0" /></a>~Lunch on the Grande Canal~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjm71E1kmIyJfRQIwhyphenhyphenLpXsU7EZJECRl1kSgZJf93BWMNL5JvvbBFuDR35-lqMfKyjcgaBVJSpsTnCm7P-Bb7G0lHMtPkdw7NwTeGj0tDDImj0uxUBnirOH1fWRtiLLxMb_oUQCPM46Kq/s1600-h/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjm71E1kmIyJfRQIwhyphenhyphenLpXsU7EZJECRl1kSgZJf93BWMNL5JvvbBFuDR35-lqMfKyjcgaBVJSpsTnCm7P-Bb7G0lHMtPkdw7NwTeGj0tDDImj0uxUBnirOH1fWRtiLLxMb_oUQCPM46Kq/s320/IMG_0260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354740590998046322" border="0" /></a>~Just a cool Pic~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1i_QWfxfL7ZupL6oT12fqwQwfPwC4gj93-0GAy0HbTpRdzKeLYpQsV8W0-K44Hdn6-o0UiolhT9wO7BFfy3BySQzzcx9SQK3Lw-6-58s9OE0IQ1JC9gD0l3QYA6CQ9evoA4sgY4tXvTo/s1600-h/IMG_0263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1i_QWfxfL7ZupL6oT12fqwQwfPwC4gj93-0GAy0HbTpRdzKeLYpQsV8W0-K44Hdn6-o0UiolhT9wO7BFfy3BySQzzcx9SQK3Lw-6-58s9OE0IQ1JC9gD0l3QYA6CQ9evoA4sgY4tXvTo/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354740438883228402" border="0" /></a>~Manican Outside a Mask Shop~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCERHsSmCJUayfd1QNiFAwlW5AGVRSMysiqjSJ4kCaH7f7hnkW6sHNDWNSxANFusdU-U-cGOBM5ZseSqKAZvoe0wz0PKzHQ9h-TU4lL84cTE1NkTOrytFmF3sr2nnnokboEAajmjfgzmU/s1600-h/IMG_0266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCERHsSmCJUayfd1QNiFAwlW5AGVRSMysiqjSJ4kCaH7f7hnkW6sHNDWNSxANFusdU-U-cGOBM5ZseSqKAZvoe0wz0PKzHQ9h-TU4lL84cTE1NkTOrytFmF3sr2nnnokboEAajmjfgzmU/s320/IMG_0266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354740225287873298" border="0" /></a>~Mandy and Kosomo~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ktE-DYWQeQSzLFOtKhyphenhyphenpNAYb-fdz8PMEg1_8igtCHhIIBKJJthRLRUq48FOt6zb7M7SMO-ZVsKisQi1uImFn8Wk9egss6NZh-BsT96BZYxchSK-iUQ24ZtY6SG20cqu2j4MQSK3IG63D/s1600-h/IMG_0278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ktE-DYWQeQSzLFOtKhyphenhyphenpNAYb-fdz8PMEg1_8igtCHhIIBKJJthRLRUq48FOt6zb7M7SMO-ZVsKisQi1uImFn8Wk9egss6NZh-BsT96BZYxchSK-iUQ24ZtY6SG20cqu2j4MQSK3IG63D/s320/IMG_0278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354737169420306866" border="0" /></a><br />~Gondolier~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKmlo7gaQOX4mJLQMjsfhUz0VcnJf301wZovup5C65hx1NlANS61bgGjsX_5lXMgU4YOmkEBE-SzeEmdd8MogK0htklPKSOTSASMV8D8Qnx5_PLTAqXshMNzVyAa0-nhS6RMeEsDMkZJq/s1600-h/IMG_0290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKmlo7gaQOX4mJLQMjsfhUz0VcnJf301wZovup5C65hx1NlANS61bgGjsX_5lXMgU4YOmkEBE-SzeEmdd8MogK0htklPKSOTSASMV8D8Qnx5_PLTAqXshMNzVyAa0-nhS6RMeEsDMkZJq/s320/IMG_0290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354736863412940706" border="0" /></a><br />~Kosomo and I~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeV9jauBuldVGlLjpoH-_qCMs96Rg2rzWoqySpsIqM_IBYcjd-CAhc5pSjwAsvtPKhctAANV434kYZd2egdEVfQe1cJF-Cu46wMkDVoF0ZRB3ASxmU8D8djuAiKB3BMR-TD-O2cVYp2XT/s1600-h/IMG_0293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeV9jauBuldVGlLjpoH-_qCMs96Rg2rzWoqySpsIqM_IBYcjd-CAhc5pSjwAsvtPKhctAANV434kYZd2egdEVfQe1cJF-Cu46wMkDVoF0ZRB3ASxmU8D8djuAiKB3BMR-TD-O2cVYp2XT/s320/IMG_0293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354736669282488738" border="0" /></a><br />~Gondola Ride~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeLAnSoPYc8HY95_66BjJNKEy8X3_wYLdnyWqKHbQakQP0Qe1NVX6qTJ9UgXSnMjxNIZAwjNFFlqlnQgJSAVuG5yjshgiYFSXN4K4UuHOm2ke2oi61i91O1gk3iorme3Nuj9p7n3BvW9W/s1600-h/IMG_0302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeLAnSoPYc8HY95_66BjJNKEy8X3_wYLdnyWqKHbQakQP0Qe1NVX6qTJ9UgXSnMjxNIZAwjNFFlqlnQgJSAVuG5yjshgiYFSXN4K4UuHOm2ke2oi61i91O1gk3iorme3Nuj9p7n3BvW9W/s320/IMG_0302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354736363076684034" border="0" /></a>~Vivaldi's House~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd41btdKUWl3FD1bPfwl7wT66UsIa5mmew-Ccn9SLxkZrusaXpy3r9NS7VKsVrYDjjSgzDSiIUjc_Sb9V9FiQC0w7MuJP0caNbzcGOx_3P-LcPVjusCtRKdUz7o5C-fUcESsK9UOxA2qGi/s1600-h/IMG_0310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd41btdKUWl3FD1bPfwl7wT66UsIa5mmew-Ccn9SLxkZrusaXpy3r9NS7VKsVrYDjjSgzDSiIUjc_Sb9V9FiQC0w7MuJP0caNbzcGOx_3P-LcPVjusCtRKdUz7o5C-fUcESsK9UOxA2qGi/s320/IMG_0310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354736057414199762" border="0" /></a>~A Guy Playing Accordion in a Square~<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQef1SdtkttEG-Geai03fWO_X6pfO37svjunRVrGFAYyTAhbjoGL7kffs_R9pJ56VZEJWPa38ZoAXeMNc1KtHkpdD8Hu17LM2QuFzdCpLQFcvlRRL4ICMZPRpio7VUyH8ZK4ZIZ5VrMvVj/s1600-h/IMG_0312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQef1SdtkttEG-Geai03fWO_X6pfO37svjunRVrGFAYyTAhbjoGL7kffs_R9pJ56VZEJWPa38ZoAXeMNc1KtHkpdD8Hu17LM2QuFzdCpLQFcvlRRL4ICMZPRpio7VUyH8ZK4ZIZ5VrMvVj/s320/IMG_0312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354735407471273906" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-37607441548821849922009-07-04T14:52:00.000-07:002009-07-04T15:21:55.209-07:00O Little Town of SchlernSince the time change and Jet Lag, I've been getting up at very early morning hours. Friday I woke up at four and decided to go out and explore the town and take a few pictures closer to dawn. Here a just a few.<br /> ~The View from my Hotel Window~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-XVq0kyQrhewys8khWzf5yAIsD5ucI2rQQENITN1AdERfm_voCOD4jQOcyWsFHc-qApD6qJIJ68P4zB1qZNGh0ULOyMtJISGXTvmkOkhXQkDHKMyztM6HAkv_nNlxhU831c6HwGoWBKf/s1600-h/IMG_0154.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-XVq0kyQrhewys8khWzf5yAIsD5ucI2rQQENITN1AdERfm_voCOD4jQOcyWsFHc-qApD6qJIJ68P4zB1qZNGh0ULOyMtJISGXTvmkOkhXQkDHKMyztM6HAkv_nNlxhU831c6HwGoWBKf/s320/IMG_0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354731944006083954" border="0" /></a> ~My Hotel~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzv7E4OSJHB8tSvfPHGmwsQ2kJNyEIcfX7DSp7XB9DSwMkxyk7T3hpw0YCIZjdCFuo6lfM8PMQiWzxALoasIbQXQkEEnM9rbWchDvTUZs0YhxqO581E0i3xtp5_SWW1vg3FlPop2BwIof/s1600-h/IMG_0163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzv7E4OSJHB8tSvfPHGmwsQ2kJNyEIcfX7DSp7XB9DSwMkxyk7T3hpw0YCIZjdCFuo6lfM8PMQiWzxALoasIbQXQkEEnM9rbWchDvTUZs0YhxqO581E0i3xtp5_SWW1vg3FlPop2BwIof/s320/IMG_0163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354731762492546978" border="0" /></a> ~The Church in the Main Square I'll be performing In~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA_U-u3sOtqbta8RsIoQ7FxZ9YFES9BE9dLnY5-kyBA6HCkVCe8itZqMrHOShSUdENUwe65VAqKxd7XzaGAa-NBLpa4gYG6uQX7aRXL53pInHA56EqwlP9Z-QiOVKr84v4Dc53G5Tb3Yw/s1600-h/IMG_0168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA_U-u3sOtqbta8RsIoQ7FxZ9YFES9BE9dLnY5-kyBA6HCkVCe8itZqMrHOShSUdENUwe65VAqKxd7XzaGAa-NBLpa4gYG6uQX7aRXL53pInHA56EqwlP9Z-QiOVKr84v4Dc53G5Tb3Yw/s320/IMG_0168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354731574231427634" border="0" /></a> ~The Fountain in the Main Square~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXLZzInTDqq8YIOy9ToZEFBEG_DO3iP_PyjqGDkEuW2wbDPd2xvoNvc8QSiC9h2wNUpXGk9AcLO1Mo5vTXHa0-Z0-dUfoKRSA735YPgekobe9x1cmogq9Jicm7Lw3x0AYY2Otd1p2XeEV/s1600-h/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXLZzInTDqq8YIOy9ToZEFBEG_DO3iP_PyjqGDkEuW2wbDPd2xvoNvc8QSiC9h2wNUpXGk9AcLO1Mo5vTXHa0-Z0-dUfoKRSA735YPgekobe9x1cmogq9Jicm7Lw3x0AYY2Otd1p2XeEV/s320/IMG_0170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354731396921247874" border="0" /></a> ~The Seating Area for the Gelato Shop~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXQ80fL3nrqQOgjpfvJYpGl8VQAV5cfnzFtcC5Ff1VtzogH1JfOBNGBt4l3KqkocNpj3KDlUV5TmtBK2uMJZVCvExzEtWHctU469-jFMUjTwKTd3zqkB1zUlv-1Apbz2xDP7Jod7HpiAC/s1600-h/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXQ80fL3nrqQOgjpfvJYpGl8VQAV5cfnzFtcC5Ff1VtzogH1JfOBNGBt4l3KqkocNpj3KDlUV5TmtBK2uMJZVCvExzEtWHctU469-jFMUjTwKTd3zqkB1zUlv-1Apbz2xDP7Jod7HpiAC/s320/IMG_0173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354731130904134946" border="0" /></a> ~View from the Gelato Shop~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg34XtGSt4E0CwvGYKM1MIthZtcJJ8FRYLXAMbIZG1SCm8jLqu_dnEIKD4xSCZ_zz-5F6EM2m3RbqHyNeO7VSH5fpffhOwa3apj95w9JeS4yr_aeXXWXLv7OKkPZzm4ITZIEGFn-qbaxe/s1600-h/IMG_0177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg34XtGSt4E0CwvGYKM1MIthZtcJJ8FRYLXAMbIZG1SCm8jLqu_dnEIKD4xSCZ_zz-5F6EM2m3RbqHyNeO7VSH5fpffhOwa3apj95w9JeS4yr_aeXXWXLv7OKkPZzm4ITZIEGFn-qbaxe/s320/IMG_0177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354730953950027810" border="0" /></a> ~Special Delivery~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFdVUBX2e_pH0RFyzTppFU-dKWyeIPKG5IyzDQ9VCHXBmumq5oZD5ZXMJWsQ3TJk6jkOfZ0KfXseUWXGtYSEOWMxzXHKegY9EXk1Jyb4vOCVp0SZu_V2leA5ZFbluz0HeCSTv3nU89_Nn/s1600-h/IMG_0203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFdVUBX2e_pH0RFyzTppFU-dKWyeIPKG5IyzDQ9VCHXBmumq5oZD5ZXMJWsQ3TJk6jkOfZ0KfXseUWXGtYSEOWMxzXHKegY9EXk1Jyb4vOCVp0SZu_V2leA5ZFbluz0HeCSTv3nU89_Nn/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354730517757870578" border="0" /></a><br /> ~The Five Star Hotel~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XmAcdgdjPN0uCXpv3CVeM40kRIsO4rbhhHaabv5Qz8j-SaFAXV1KKe-NUNDAra-5nR9jg3m1D8ohdd5OdTNbUTCY6mKQIwM0rKFA4MBQZjMgNijFIJihAgXca2T3MBAFS24CXEKlDPQH/s1600-h/IMG_0213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XmAcdgdjPN0uCXpv3CVeM40kRIsO4rbhhHaabv5Qz8j-SaFAXV1KKe-NUNDAra-5nR9jg3m1D8ohdd5OdTNbUTCY6mKQIwM0rKFA4MBQZjMgNijFIJihAgXca2T3MBAFS24CXEKlDPQH/s320/IMG_0213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354729485693547378" border="0" /></a> ~The Post~<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHH07yA9Qi1HrgWLeTaFJ9YLSn6C3INZ5BnLAS4NQi3Wz8xVmIpM6mP5frxrAQmpjWvBJuUqSzji8dYb2DigBlRpnvVShHs1UalFOB-ZAKLQow6Q5wQAQuNsEbDLZldUS1427K1tgPJ2b/s1600-h/IMG_0215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHH07yA9Qi1HrgWLeTaFJ9YLSn6C3INZ5BnLAS4NQi3Wz8xVmIpM6mP5frxrAQmpjWvBJuUqSzji8dYb2DigBlRpnvVShHs1UalFOB-ZAKLQow6Q5wQAQuNsEbDLZldUS1427K1tgPJ2b/s320/IMG_0215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354729210924010498" border="0" /></a>~Telephone Booth~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2fKop-qIrASeSUP9Xg3y50DHGqkJknp81-LtmbZXkq8vFhFaDPG_3qZEGbH8H6GZXUA1psqe98M-XZkbhpOZitAaNEz8OKld8EomhihFCI476wQldjgTM87UIPC82qlpjsYjlbOP76_S/s1600-h/IMG_0217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2fKop-qIrASeSUP9Xg3y50DHGqkJknp81-LtmbZXkq8vFhFaDPG_3qZEGbH8H6GZXUA1psqe98M-XZkbhpOZitAaNEz8OKld8EomhihFCI476wQldjgTM87UIPC82qlpjsYjlbOP76_S/s320/IMG_0217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354728779133770514" border="0" /></a>~ Trash can and a Bench~<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6ltWOZQoYYfF9cUCJIovBw_VWt_jZB2zMokOY3SJoXGxfZOAKLKoYfL3IJHlxjMTceohsKhrkN6wCRIUJ-oCcgcwSxqEEKoGWjvU689CQsbWu8qeN4vy4_iLgtZHgLnL8B4PIRP1iOum/s1600-h/IMG_0222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6ltWOZQoYYfF9cUCJIovBw_VWt_jZB2zMokOY3SJoXGxfZOAKLKoYfL3IJHlxjMTceohsKhrkN6wCRIUJ-oCcgcwSxqEEKoGWjvU689CQsbWu8qeN4vy4_iLgtZHgLnL8B4PIRP1iOum/s320/IMG_0222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354728512571232354" border="0" /></a> ~ Schlern ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnK1bCknbv2SQqSOhyphenhyphen1jJ78_p-tgcvqEGgsmrgx3rkIQV5DmJGVfCbeo0yw3KT4Z8C7GgagzjYVaep_bY27ADHCEDp8HF82pY1fQLCML266pjG1bIM_D67l-e5y9YxNUIWHrliiZqB8__/s1600-h/IMG_0226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnK1bCknbv2SQqSOhyphenhyphen1jJ78_p-tgcvqEGgsmrgx3rkIQV5DmJGVfCbeo0yw3KT4Z8C7GgagzjYVaep_bY27ADHCEDp8HF82pY1fQLCML266pjG1bIM_D67l-e5y9YxNUIWHrliiZqB8__/s320/IMG_0226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354729861358307410" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-24232900573553297642009-07-02T06:47:00.001-07:002009-07-02T07:02:40.317-07:00I'm Here!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOr4znq8nZr6Y2L5nw9VzpdIgNlhhNOmWA66YrL7BEOUYYY92XKcZ36_3mtN7h0e3a0WoKn0zqbKORL9I8DlRBEHthIGv8wH6SWh9gxadgSwE8KWzNxDlXVAYExom1UE-FLZotr8dGnfp/s1600-h/IMG_0134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOr4znq8nZr6Y2L5nw9VzpdIgNlhhNOmWA66YrL7BEOUYYY92XKcZ36_3mtN7h0e3a0WoKn0zqbKORL9I8DlRBEHthIGv8wH6SWh9gxadgSwE8KWzNxDlXVAYExom1UE-FLZotr8dGnfp/s320/IMG_0134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353860267292202994" border="0" /></a>On the way to Schlern we stopped off in Austria at this quaint little B&B/Restaurant.<br /><br />While there I saw this sign... anyone want to got to Oslo?? ;-)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_T1fyTYHFNmERIOzdXmVlvwjZax7lZBCql56TB80f6VHDXVt0gnXN5shF-MKZ5GADIbdCgONwXzpLzbTcek-MH9ycDZkCHq38eF5SJwKh_srluV0Q9Vxs5Wz6QYE4gqnmwqXxXR4RJys/s1600-h/IMG_0135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_T1fyTYHFNmERIOzdXmVlvwjZax7lZBCql56TB80f6VHDXVt0gnXN5shF-MKZ5GADIbdCgONwXzpLzbTcek-MH9ycDZkCHq38eF5SJwKh_srluV0Q9Vxs5Wz6QYE4gqnmwqXxXR4RJys/s320/IMG_0135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353860618602009154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />~The amazing Italian Alps~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexsHnandzt-DlhvsR4gOkdQ9GBXUYDCyiuqjxiRDKpVU-E19Iw1XwyYp1sH6l7_Z32u_j5Ff91A8V4KPcJAzP-pMftPwaeHVlLm_m98zrXyPCFr5FenKH0tG8ifjFL9tvh9qiKxIYnugo/s1600-h/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexsHnandzt-DlhvsR4gOkdQ9GBXUYDCyiuqjxiRDKpVU-E19Iw1XwyYp1sH6l7_Z32u_j5Ff91A8V4KPcJAzP-pMftPwaeHVlLm_m98zrXyPCFr5FenKH0tG8ifjFL9tvh9qiKxIYnugo/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353860899647744690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Inside the town of Schlern, there is water fountains everywhere where you can fill up with the world's most cleanest and tastiest water.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> Well that's it for now, the food is great and the weather is incredible. I love it here!! tata<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2opnbDfyGTxCxMyAuoP0_2acrzV90mYOVG1SBlI0lg270ozF8H1xptMwt6VmJMfRBHh3m_sTyagzfvBVJvzwTJZqT-fqMwgubVe2-b1D_Qicc513MIH50TO6WM36xA1VI47_b19N3EYlx/s1600-h/IMG_0149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2opnbDfyGTxCxMyAuoP0_2acrzV90mYOVG1SBlI0lg270ozF8H1xptMwt6VmJMfRBHh3m_sTyagzfvBVJvzwTJZqT-fqMwgubVe2-b1D_Qicc513MIH50TO6WM36xA1VI47_b19N3EYlx/s320/IMG_0149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353861333743907042" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-33487630479358297242009-06-30T22:36:00.000-07:002009-06-30T22:50:28.705-07:00Traveling is a Bear!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hB26o3E3tld_vXZTjsvlveeSHKywkAS9RJ2lTSAUoz1tLLdDF-O3gyeUyNW_J-xSi9ZCrggsdtOVrexBBatfFrenlu0UIoiqjwutQKtIZVo7H5Px3yO6nEzg0JnqKP3POzQUOsscMihl/s1600-h/IMG_0121.JPG">~My Mom and I at SF Airport~<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hB26o3E3tld_vXZTjsvlveeSHKywkAS9RJ2lTSAUoz1tLLdDF-O3gyeUyNW_J-xSi9ZCrggsdtOVrexBBatfFrenlu0UIoiqjwutQKtIZVo7H5Px3yO6nEzg0JnqKP3POzQUOsscMihl/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353363101334544082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So I'm in London right now at the airport awaiting my flight to Munich then the Bus ride to Schlern. After a day and a half travel and still a few more hours to go, I'm beat.<br /><br />My flight to London was interesting to say the least.... I once again received a Gold Medal award for sitting next to the loudest speaking chap on the plane {and he didn't stop talking}. My gold medal wall is growing rather rapidly, since I always seem to sit next to the "interesting" people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5B7bN-QcdfG7wopjLRrp7EPhXqrSDHbGq3pQ2rM0_zyTKybAuGbRCFSBIQy6VW_0BdQPXFEF8-a6T_2KfOUT-NMKIogR-dWOZ-xz_qO-0M0uCwweGgY-C6MulEG4dHDkgFTEyaUFe6H1/s1600-h/IMG_0122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5B7bN-QcdfG7wopjLRrp7EPhXqrSDHbGq3pQ2rM0_zyTKybAuGbRCFSBIQy6VW_0BdQPXFEF8-a6T_2KfOUT-NMKIogR-dWOZ-xz_qO-0M0uCwweGgY-C6MulEG4dHDkgFTEyaUFe6H1/s320/IMG_0122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353364809272549474" border="0" /></a>I've spent the last 9 hours here at Heathrow Airport trying to sleep and make the most of my time. I found a great lounge area where I slept a bit with my nice travel pillow and an airplane blanket I pilfered off the plane....shhh.<br />I'm ready to get into the Hotel and take a shower and a nice long walk WithOut luggage in tow.<br /><br />Bye for now and I'll be posting more as soon as I can get internet access in Schlern.<br /><br />As they say in London - Cheerio!Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-35013701193411980832009-05-12T07:10:00.001-07:002009-05-12T07:19:12.192-07:00New Addition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcFwFlEZ33qCWoU37n949xtJYiLLU45Go_zxjau4LklqIliNqTcQS_BB-Iry5GHbq7KeMfXjp_EZZhEpkdQFevSyXHv5yhA-ShTQm69yj73K1j6bxTliIRQHs2m9lVkOi6A98jzm9HIht/s1600-h/99_disney_concert_hall_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcFwFlEZ33qCWoU37n949xtJYiLLU45Go_zxjau4LklqIliNqTcQS_BB-Iry5GHbq7KeMfXjp_EZZhEpkdQFevSyXHv5yhA-ShTQm69yj73K1j6bxTliIRQHs2m9lVkOi6A98jzm9HIht/s320/99_disney_concert_hall_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334941192766527394" border="0" /></a>Hello Everyone!<br /><br />I'm excited about this year and the next as I will be performing more and more solo Piano recitals!<br /><br />I have added a new list called Concert Appearances. This will help you know when I am performing and where.<br /><br />If you are unable to make any of the dates listed, I will be doing some pre-performance performances in August so please feel free to shoot me an e-mail or comment and I will<br />give you more information.<br /><br />Kindest Regards!Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-563229630153231792009-04-21T21:44:00.000-07:002009-04-21T21:45:58.631-07:00Who Knew...She said she wanted to blow her audience away... You be the Judge.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfgFaith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-42481932607896554022009-04-12T22:31:00.000-07:002009-04-12T22:35:11.098-07:00Richard Cionco in Concert April 25th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGLa96VWodidZii1IPbha6DkZwI2Qxn9iMpPOCQseje0ZyGEybYeFm2IphToDlgZdcj4yxWJTcfU_8KoFOVK3nQQ6cZZRALrzNr-gN4JcC9I5_na8JTUYu4nRHfCkvzybaQQ0GhuzLNrS/s1600-h/Season46-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGLa96VWodidZii1IPbha6DkZwI2Qxn9iMpPOCQseje0ZyGEybYeFm2IphToDlgZdcj4yxWJTcfU_8KoFOVK3nQQ6cZZRALrzNr-gN4JcC9I5_na8JTUYu4nRHfCkvzybaQQ0GhuzLNrS/s320/Season46-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324045328510025394" border="0" /></a><br />Please come here my teacher play this month at the Memorial Auditorium!<br /><br />He's an amazing Pianist as well as a really great person, you can buy tickets at:<br /><br />www.camelliasymphony.orgFaith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-33175349682405689052009-03-15T15:51:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:04:15.957-07:00Italy, Recital and Kissin...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWbdsXGrXOzoB2qciHdE8s0U9yQHS8G9RsUZjDHregA3ihKTZmZtY4MB7t598WIlXr3EV27prdNPbecMhY1uIPxzma0zJRh2UXlM1WfPZsigo_TnB1JgZ5zbLXOzSdVdS0d9y0wTvQN5p/s1600-h/schlern-gross.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWbdsXGrXOzoB2qciHdE8s0U9yQHS8G9RsUZjDHregA3ihKTZmZtY4MB7t598WIlXr3EV27prdNPbecMhY1uIPxzma0zJRh2UXlM1WfPZsigo_TnB1JgZ5zbLXOzSdVdS0d9y0wTvQN5p/s320/schlern-gross.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313551964662784226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow great things are happening for me this year and I'm excited to tell you about them.<br /><br />First: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqxHRhp0RFKfnrEVCZIYKRi07i8x24aDHdYkcjL3IL-uNAGPlZK-fCfGaMDVfIZPanF-zvZqc2wvAHhgbDJkKqk97oY-m3_ndAgehdbvgiTNpF6bB9wTfKlmF5n-cWdh8lMFLAV9KnbwZ/s1600-h/voels-am-schlern.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqxHRhp0RFKfnrEVCZIYKRi07i8x24aDHdYkcjL3IL-uNAGPlZK-fCfGaMDVfIZPanF-zvZqc2wvAHhgbDJkKqk97oY-m3_ndAgehdbvgiTNpF6bB9wTfKlmF5n-cWdh8lMFLAV9KnbwZ/s320/voels-am-schlern.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313551827384052034" border="0" /></a>I'm Going to ITALY!!! This summer I'll be gone for three weeks to the beautiful Italian alps for the International Music Festival in Schlern. I sent out my application a few weeks ago and found out I was not only accepted but they granted me a scholarship to attend. This is going to be an amazing life experience and I can't wait.<br /><br />Second:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCajN1EvVDzawT-39TRUA65RqNW4MJtiWXtUdLqQ_M_4-C9-dDRY6DRINbL1Je6egCQ2lmb3us0NNoI2Kfk4jfy4oiyRWFepTcDdlAGkmmU036aUKlKwd2qJTYWYo-_TjEhsUbQYx-nNy/s1600-h/2765453596_7f18e4a5fa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCajN1EvVDzawT-39TRUA65RqNW4MJtiWXtUdLqQ_M_4-C9-dDRY6DRINbL1Je6egCQ2lmb3us0NNoI2Kfk4jfy4oiyRWFepTcDdlAGkmmU036aUKlKwd2qJTYWYo-_TjEhsUbQYx-nNy/s320/2765453596_7f18e4a5fa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313552763720089618" border="0" /></a><br />I'll be giving my first ever piano recital!!! In April I have my Junior recital scheduled {I'll let you know the date soon... It's still a secret}<br />Please make plans to attend as I want everyone to be there!<br /><br />Third:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGVhb1sGdbhpn3smteAFBJ2rdBADzHg0Ki3WnqJn6Hocbbv-_S_Q4Wdo17LCt1MyQgAIl46Q10IDm5dlSRJZ0x5oQrtNDfo4nOWuEgfhXvjoPBQ2tszH7kVA5WEXK614henzzOPssAtJ6/s1600-h/kissin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGVhb1sGdbhpn3smteAFBJ2rdBADzHg0Ki3WnqJn6Hocbbv-_S_Q4Wdo17LCt1MyQgAIl46Q10IDm5dlSRJZ0x5oQrtNDfo4nOWuEgfhXvjoPBQ2tszH7kVA5WEXK614henzzOPssAtJ6/s320/kissin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313553349185785250" border="0" /></a><br />I saw Evgeny Kissin live in concert this past week!!!! I bought a ticket for literally the back row since it was the cheapest and during the intermission I jetted down and sat on the front row!!! I was like five feet from this master Pianists. He's only 37 years old and started playing at the age of two. You can read his Bio here http://www.kissinmusic.com/ This was one of the most amazing concerts I've been to in a while. He's a prodigy! I was so honored to be able to hear him play!<br /><br />Well that's it for now I'll give more updates soon!Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-52751335466741094702009-02-26T22:05:00.000-08:002009-02-26T22:17:23.650-08:00Going Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDM4du3vWVIadOcLaJui7uiDmdPjvDTeR3ukQ9i8CNhnAQA84z4bTgAKG08qkTDop9_1QdRbdHqg_R4HvpEpvUiB6XTWvICBtbZsS41MpDmz5FPFsK5qar0Y_LPwygU3oK0R-Cn1q3kFa/s1600-h/bike_route_sign_for_blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDM4du3vWVIadOcLaJui7uiDmdPjvDTeR3ukQ9i8CNhnAQA84z4bTgAKG08qkTDop9_1QdRbdHqg_R4HvpEpvUiB6XTWvICBtbZsS41MpDmz5FPFsK5qar0Y_LPwygU3oK0R-Cn1q3kFa/s320/bike_route_sign_for_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307356246990793202" border="0" /></a>I've officially gone Green and I'm riding my bike to work! {house cleaning} Yes it's true, and no you won't see a mop and a broom slung over my back because I've thought ahead. About a month ago I supplied all my clients with everything they need, so all I have to do is show up! Nice eh? Starting tomorrow I ride my bike to work and school until the weather goes bad.<br /><br />Well... One of the other reasons why I'm riding my bike is cause I'm letting Misha and David borrow my car while they are here. Yup there back! {only for No Limits} :-(<br />Here's some fun we've already had...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprm1gDLAEoJ9xpiX4GGIY9CbO4oyETue6dqDn-sbM7PsBkjSCDzl8U5XUZfgO_-fPdT7qG_n64611V5qv1bKdF7x8x9tfAf8tMhRdVKPK_MlJx8-pT_oJA4Dc6EK0U73XMskNcvn3w4Vf/s1600-h/IMG_0087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprm1gDLAEoJ9xpiX4GGIY9CbO4oyETue6dqDn-sbM7PsBkjSCDzl8U5XUZfgO_-fPdT7qG_n64611V5qv1bKdF7x8x9tfAf8tMhRdVKPK_MlJx8-pT_oJA4Dc6EK0U73XMskNcvn3w4Vf/s320/IMG_0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307355960636031506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o6-UnVjgQocYg1uaON62Z4FlZe51cGaq421hIwbbJpf0T_jwhfjPeDiDXDZlDHeVGr9HBnbld4xedTYhpn75Tf2yo3Xp8_23yXXyaLwlB8W2XqoTO54uFeCuuKvU97rwO2_8cC0uEUQX/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o6-UnVjgQocYg1uaON62Z4FlZe51cGaq421hIwbbJpf0T_jwhfjPeDiDXDZlDHeVGr9HBnbld4xedTYhpn75Tf2yo3Xp8_23yXXyaLwlB8W2XqoTO54uFeCuuKvU97rwO2_8cC0uEUQX/s320/IMG_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307356067492974370" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-35242930173935227282009-02-01T23:52:00.001-08:002009-02-01T23:52:57.543-08:00This One is for the Great....<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rUZh84D39B8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rUZh84D39B8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-24896358589477495582009-01-04T21:13:00.000-08:002009-01-04T22:00:49.623-08:00New Year's Determination's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAzFsLQscKM_M91GfRhCNNeBY89OIasbhP82iZeT45O3PUYKIOQ5cKG73jjqu0Z-Jtuda43YiUHFw9lWTFbqgWWmeL0FoD7K4Ke4D9q_0IEXVrmyFc2kIb210uK_Wvxdg1BrKEZs4xinf/s1600-h/IMG_0108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAzFsLQscKM_M91GfRhCNNeBY89OIasbhP82iZeT45O3PUYKIOQ5cKG73jjqu0Z-Jtuda43YiUHFw9lWTFbqgWWmeL0FoD7K4Ke4D9q_0IEXVrmyFc2kIb210uK_Wvxdg1BrKEZs4xinf/s320/IMG_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287684403163367858" border="0" /></a><br />Resolution = The act of determining<br />Determination = Firm or fixed intention to achieve a desired end<br />End = The ultimate state; an outcome worked toward.<br /><br />So many times in my 24 years I've heard the phrase "I've made my New Years Resolution" or something to this effect. So, being the curious person I am I thought it would be quaint to look this word up in the dictionary. Sure enough my suspicions were right, determination has a lot to do with resolution.<br />This year I think I'll coin a new phrase - 'My New Year's Determination's'... catchy eh?<br />2008 has been one of the most integral stepping off points in my life, I've had to make decisions I never thought I'd have to face and also I've grown in so many areas of my life that I never new needed growth. Thankfully with the help of a few trusted folks and Jesus Christ, I got my self on a right track for the rest of my life.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPoO2eMgtbRmwk1hHlSHVQcBPbtIwbolM3uU9ZbIm14plsIe_Um5xRJ4d4drx0jKfzPs3nRS1pTLEiTTosU61hPxv906h5BgKx_vsM3dvRePiv13u7lvpKXcLYwCR2XyCZxWjhqjzTE7c/s1600-h/IMG_0110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPoO2eMgtbRmwk1hHlSHVQcBPbtIwbolM3uU9ZbIm14plsIe_Um5xRJ4d4drx0jKfzPs3nRS1pTLEiTTosU61hPxv906h5BgKx_vsM3dvRePiv13u7lvpKXcLYwCR2XyCZxWjhqjzTE7c/s320/IMG_0110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287684600162431010" border="0" /></a><br />My eyes have been opened to so many things such as family and friends, priorities and responsibilities and most of all, God. Trust me things haven't been easy but then again who said that life was a piece of cake?? I might like cake but to much is harmful and to little is pure torture. :-)<br />This year I'm determining this one thing to myself and that is to put God and Family first. I read something to the effect that emotional cravings lead to unwise decisions, so my biggest weapon against this symptom is to surround myself with the best of the best, God, my Family and Friends.<br /><br />So here's to a New Year's Determination! Are you on board?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxezR6SaPbH5dOfJx30LzdUFz0SVL9M7n8s7eVDJJlMgSsiKA94lhhbxADrMTwEtcVcKMGSL4g4tGJlVe9XmGAMGfQg4qIT5N37m5hYS36Cyy_6jS5c347nxhA1IiEnVlvqOd-3q2jFX87/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxezR6SaPbH5dOfJx30LzdUFz0SVL9M7n8s7eVDJJlMgSsiKA94lhhbxADrMTwEtcVcKMGSL4g4tGJlVe9XmGAMGfQg4qIT5N37m5hYS36Cyy_6jS5c347nxhA1IiEnVlvqOd-3q2jFX87/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287684836304228546" border="0" /></a>Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-5863503655830869822008-12-25T08:29:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:25:44.533-08:00Christmas in the City!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrvPPvLEFSFMaEx_tt81PojdA4BZ7Tzfepr5T5fcIfmkAvHETzA9htjLWXvLxtreQcGcElkSWpE_Z8-d73VYWDjPNkzkuf6l2beiehvqqDg4gOJAx7MF7pw1hEL-ZI5x3RAAxWBUC0uLM/s1600-h/new-york-night-29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrvPPvLEFSFMaEx_tt81PojdA4BZ7Tzfepr5T5fcIfmkAvHETzA9htjLWXvLxtreQcGcElkSWpE_Z8-d73VYWDjPNkzkuf6l2beiehvqqDg4gOJAx7MF7pw1hEL-ZI5x3RAAxWBUC0uLM/s320/new-york-night-29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283779864766985250" border="0" /></a>Greetings and Merry Christmas from New York City!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvlx4XEMt6_L2mAEF3m7evTzOq5TiajOjGfChsPJgfhOtqOK9J6TbL5QhgsFnsvM_GDjp_8DdfDIzQgueWaavI3hS3dg7Rv4HVwRpXgZPW4Hb9lAv0-P93IXvbidL1U1D7sfGCBTnrG_q/s1600-h/ChristmasCARDimageforSQUIDOO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvlx4XEMt6_L2mAEF3m7evTzOq5TiajOjGfChsPJgfhOtqOK9J6TbL5QhgsFnsvM_GDjp_8DdfDIzQgueWaavI3hS3dg7Rv4HVwRpXgZPW4Hb9lAv0-P93IXvbidL1U1D7sfGCBTnrG_q/s320/ChristmasCARDimageforSQUIDOO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283779935645141170" border="0" /></a>Short synopsis of my traveling so far<br /><br />Left Sac at Midnight - the plane was so hot, everyone was asking for ice and water because we were all literally suffocating. Thankfully the flight was only 4 hours long. Boy was I ever glad to get off that plane.<br /><br />Landed at JFK international 7:45<br />Got Luggage 8:20<br />Air Train 8:30<br />'A' Train into the City - Long time<br />Transferred to a local subway in the city and got off at the right stop....<br /><br />Here's where my real adventure begins.<br />First I have to tell you that I rented an apartment here in the city instead of a hotel room because it was cheaper and in the area I wanted to stay in {Upper East Side}<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3nWhdt0RekW_c6pYDPkGYrYoQxG_UukmisN4ZuM5LzX6_mCJBHoHqhnszja8hc7Hliq-S_Yi30_SuRzZhWhQi7LR4a4vDjtpnc3L1JHcKEYo-hizWon6xbUaQdeYpHTHLnRIKY5aVmYP/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3nWhdt0RekW_c6pYDPkGYrYoQxG_UukmisN4ZuM5LzX6_mCJBHoHqhnszja8hc7Hliq-S_Yi30_SuRzZhWhQi7LR4a4vDjtpnc3L1JHcKEYo-hizWon6xbUaQdeYpHTHLnRIKY5aVmYP/s320/IMG_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283778721527711378" border="0" /></a><br />Just imagine....One girl, Two suitcases {one 50lbs} walking alone down the street in the very cold winter weather of NY.<br />Without any trouble I found the street and building the apartment is. Well, I walked up to one of the doors, hauled both my suitcases up the front stoop and found out my keys didn't work. {Wrong Building}<br />I went to the next door hauled both my suitcases down the other stoop onto the next one, and Hey the doors just opened and I went right in! Happily I again hauled all my stuff up 3 flights of stairs and got out the keys....{this is really cool, I've done this all by myself, I'm in NY and I about ready to get into the apartment I rented!} ....the keys didn't work!<br />What!?!?!?! I went up to the fourth floor, nope didn't work either....Now what do I do?<br />Call to Misha's Dad who lives on Staten Island: "<br />Me: "Ben, the keys don't work."<br />Ben: "Don't worry call the guy who rented you the apartment and let him know whats going on."<br /><br />Call to Adam:<br />Me: Hey I'm here at the apartment and the keys don't work. Am I in the wrong building?<br />Adam: "Probably, the apartment should have a 4R on the door and you'll know your in the right place."<br /><br />Haul number four, down three flights of stairs and out the front door down the stoop and out back on the sidewalk where I started.<br />It's now been about a half hour and I'm sweaty and out of breath wondering where this silly apartment is! I look down and in between the two stoops that I just recently vacated is the correct door. Yes! I've finally arrived.<br />I get in and the key works to open the outside door. I go up and get to the apartment, {I carried my smaller luggage first} at the door once again the key fits and for the next five minutes I try to figure out how to open up the silly door. There are two locks that have to be opened but one has to be unlocked before the other.....so it took me a while to figure it out.<br />Finally I'm in! After getting in I went back downstairs and for about the fiftieth time hauled the fifty pound luggage up four flights of stairs and I literally dropped onto the couch with exhaustion.<br />Now, after getting cleaned up and out of my traveling clothes I'm writing this little saga to tell you to enjoy the time with your families this Christmas and give the gift of love to everyone you meet. You never know who around you needs something special that only you can give.<br />In about an hour I'll be seeing my Sister, Brother in law and my little niece and nephew. I would go through that entire trip again just to see my family and be with them because I love them so much!<br />Have a wonderful Christmas and spread the cheer! Seeing my family is the best Christmas present I could ever get!Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-28823318854791576612008-11-27T17:35:00.000-08:002008-11-27T17:38:15.272-08:00Another Reason for Giving Thanks! A New Baby!<div style="text-align: center;">Welcome Romalise Kelbatyrov into the world at 7lbs 6.5oz.<br />Born 12:04 Thanksgiving Morning.<br />What a precious way to start out the day.<br />I love you little Roma!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkep6ApMCxSc0lSRIRKQ-70910xqHqvhzRqb6IK94lxqnsn3LVt8J-TJCjBB1bnVlyEFRIY2TUUTUFD9MF6FzTK04fb8hxTdmwQWtfLjG-H1NGuyKIFNkXrHhAFsn6uNExB-Ajkb2uA9-/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkep6ApMCxSc0lSRIRKQ-70910xqHqvhzRqb6IK94lxqnsn3LVt8J-TJCjBB1bnVlyEFRIY2TUUTUFD9MF6FzTK04fb8hxTdmwQWtfLjG-H1NGuyKIFNkXrHhAFsn6uNExB-Ajkb2uA9-/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273516461704013074" border="0" /></a>She's definitely a Kelbatyrov...Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-1030989985547983602008-11-14T12:35:00.000-08:002008-11-14T12:36:42.055-08:00Who Says Science Isn't Cool?<embed src="http://www.sciencefriday.com/tools/players/mediaplayer.swf" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" flashvars="&file=http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.flv?http://media.libsyn.com/media/sciencefriday/waterballoon-111408.flv&height=255&width=320&frontcolor=0xffffff&backcolor=0xeeeecc&lightcolor=0xFFFFFF&showdigits=false&autostart=false&showicons=false&usefullscreen=true&wmode=opaque&image=http://www.sciencefriday.com/video/videoicon/waterballoon-111408.jpg&callback=http://www.sciencefriday.com/test/vidstats.php&id=10177&showdownload=true&link=http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4?http://media.libsyn.com/media/sciencefriday/waterballoon-111408.mp4" height="255" width="320"></embed>Take a look at this really cool experiment in a space flight simulator.Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469072084222724729.post-72068162135637445592008-11-01T19:08:00.000-07:002008-11-01T19:13:40.607-07:00More Music!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYIgcsOezdSt-UhYxpl4q5PxYrdlqGHk8GUr-fNOWDb3qpjCXH8uP0szEcvtsup7cPe-miMHzAnFgTIxbW_RHYCbIozqcFPo5LkIHW_m3R0sBRVZQdUU6Ic2GhOrgVZaIkOFH5ZNpU3L2/s1600-h/Photo+64.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYIgcsOezdSt-UhYxpl4q5PxYrdlqGHk8GUr-fNOWDb3qpjCXH8uP0szEcvtsup7cPe-miMHzAnFgTIxbW_RHYCbIozqcFPo5LkIHW_m3R0sBRVZQdUU6Ic2GhOrgVZaIkOFH5ZNpU3L2/s320/Photo+64.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263877553308489634" border="0" /></a><br />Hey everyone, Just giving you an update.... I've been super busy as of late. Next semester is my Junior recital and I've been in the practice room everyday and night of the week except for Sundays. Here's me today in the practice room practicing Chopin at 7:00 at night. I'll be here till bout midnight then the time change and I'll have an extra hour of practice! Yippee!! Well if you don't see me a lot then you know why.<br /><br />Love you all and thanks for the support. I'll be sure to post an invite for my Recital when I know the date.Faith Maria Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109964406990034652noreply@blogger.com5