My Life in Pictures Pt. 3
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Jul 01, 2007
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Kingston,
Jamaica
Monday, February 23, 2009
I want to start off by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. The year is going by so fast, no? Already it's the end of February. I have added pictures of my primary school's 2008 Graduation. A friend told me that graduations in Jamaica are really fancy and I should dress-up. It is a good thing I listened. I had planned on wearing a skirt and blouse to the event and from the pictures you will see that I would have been very under dressed. I was so surprised when I showed up to the graduation and the teachers had on fancy ball gowns and not just the teachers but the parents and everyone in attendance were so fancy. The graduation took FOREVER. But it was a fun experience and nice to see my students graduate. It was not my only graduation. Two weeks later I went to my friend's high school graduation. I showed up an hour and a half late on purpose but the graduation still lasted another three hours.
I also have pictures from a marathon that my friend's and I volunteered. My friends and I got there friday, the day before, to receive our t-shirts and instructions. The actual marathon started saturday at 5:00 am, volunteers had to be there at 4 a.m. I had so much fun. I met runners and other volunteers from all over the world. The Reggae Marathon is a big event that is promoted internationally. The volunteers worked from 4 a.m. til the last runner came in which was around 2 p.m. My friends and I worked the starting line giving out Gatorade and water to the runners and then when the race began moved to the finish line to cut the trackers from the runner's shoes and hand out the medals. From this experience, I decided that I want to run in a marthon. So that is one more thing I have added in my To Do list. As I sat close to the finish line, I was able to view the runners as they triumphantly crossed the finish line. The looks on their faces and the sheer joy and excitement of completion was priceless. It must be such a good feeling to train hard for something like a marthon and see it to the end. I'll start training when I get back. I think I will start off with a 5K and work my way up.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
Claudia
Comments
hi
How funny that you posted this today. This morning, I was just thinking about you and that I hadn't heard anything in a while from your side of the world. Good luck training for the 5k! Training is a great way to pass time. I trained for a marathon and I always looked forward to the long-run days. :) Keep it real!
Kira