Alrighty folks... finally had a spare second to post some picture. I've taken plenty more, no doubt... but time is limited, so... here is a little of this and a little of that...


Meet my roomies Mayke (L) from Holland, and Neele (R) from Germany. They are pretty much awesome :-)

This was in between modules (placement casting)... we have fun even during the downtime... meet Eduardo from Venezuela, and Merron from Ethiopia!

This was the ampitheatre at Red Rocks... its amazing there.. and the views are breathtaking.

So this is Denver. This is pretty much what it looks like... everywhere!! Dry and very sparcely covered in plants (the few varieties that survive in the arrid weather). Actually, Mom Barbara informed me that the cottonwood is the only tree that grows native to this immediate area.

At Red Rocks, there is a welcome book, which visitors are encouraged to sign. Because it is a performance venue, it was only appropriate that we sign as the stars that we are ;-)

Mayke wrote the beginning... In case you can't read it, it says "We're gonna perform here once too!! Greetings!"... hey.. ya never know, right?

This is a picture that I took during opening session, as the staff and road crew were performing for us to let us see the magic that will be us.. in T-roughly 3 weeks and 3 days :-)

This is my host mom, Barbara. She takes good care of us... and has been a host mom to many UWP alumni! We were at Panera... where we had many *special* moments... like when Neele challenged Barbara to an arm wrestling match.. when Mayke ate her first PBJ sandwich... and this.. where I posed with Mom Barbara in a quintessential *myspace* style.

Some of the girls! - Forgive me if spellings are wrong guys.. but from L - R...we have:

Veronika, Louvisa (I think... I'm still working on some names), Cecelie, ME, and Cheryssa

Ahhh... the infamous CUDDLES. Yes. Do note the smirk. The little devil eludes my pictures... it took 73 (no joke... I chased her for sooooooo long) to get this picture. And lo and behold, she actually smiled for me on command. What a dog.

PS: You think this is special... you ain't seen nothin' yet... wait until I post the video of she and I dancing. That's right... a dog of many skills, Cuddles dances as well. It is quite fantastic. Even if I do say so myself.

Well.. A lot has happened... but I'll save that for later, because I'm so beat, I think even my BONES are tired.

ANNNNNDDDDDD: For more of my life, do visit the blog of my wonderful roommate, Mayke. See, in the Netherlands, apparently their blog varieties are much cooler than mine (that or she's just wayyyy more technologically savvy). Anyhoo... she writes in Dutch, but posts a ton of pictures of us, as well as videos of our adventures here with Cuddles, Mom Barbara, and Cast B, 2008.

http://www.maykekuijpers.waarbenjij.nu/