A NEW LIFE!

Hello Everybody!

 I have so much to tell you!

This year has been the best year of my life! I never imagined that I would finally see the day where I would not need to inject insulin or have to experience dialysis. On the 3rd of February, 2012, I had my double organ transplant. A new kidney and new pancreas. I am so grateful. It was about a month before that event that I heard about Helene Campbell and I was praying that she would get her lung transplant. When I was in the hospital I was praying that she would get her transplant too. When I got discharged from hospital in Montreal, I heard that Helene was admitted into Toronto hospital for her operation. I was so happy for her.

Now that I am recuperating, I have given thought to what I would like to do with my life and it is helping young people get jobs after they graduate from school. Through teaching English as a Second Language. I set up a site that offers opportunities for training to teach English worldwide. I am planning on publishing articles from experienced teachers mentoring new teachers to the profession.
I plan on providing free useful information for both Teachers and students in the very near future, as well.

Through my TESOL (Teacher English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate, I ended up opening 3 schools, teaching for the Petroleum Industry of Venezuela, had my own television show called ENGLISH PARA TODOS and was interviewed on Radio and Television. All withen 5 years of recieving my certificate. Not to mention having my own business contracting teachers for ESL courses within their companies.

So now I feel prepared to offer something really valuable to the worldwide educational community.

Take care and have a great day! :)

www.openways4esl.com

Kidney Disease

Well, I went to my appointment with the vascular surgeon and I will undergo surgery next month. The aim is to produce a fistula for hemo-dialysis access. Yes, is is quite high on the "EWW" scale. I am not looking forward to it. Other than that things are just peachy. I felt nauseaous all morning. I hope the Gastro-Perisis is not acting up again.

The leaves are playing wonderful colours on the sidewalks; red, orange and yellow.

The Bird-Man relationship

Kiki has lived with me for almost a year now and I often wonder what compelled me to purchase him. On that cold December morning when I was shopping at Bayshore Mall and decided to look at the animals in the Pet Shop, I had absolutely no intention of getting a pet. Let alone a bird! However, the first time I saw Kiki, I fell in love. He knew that I was going to be his owner as well. His head was stuck out between the bars of his cage, almost saying, "Here I am!"

Well, that was it. The sales lady came over and the transaction was completed. The next day, Kiki was now my room mate. He is a Red-Fronted New Zealand Parakeet, also known as a Kakariki. I never planned on getting a pet bird, but I am glad I did. Everyday is different and a new discovery with him and his new mate Reina.