After looking at Mel's blog I couldnt help but be a copy cat...

In 2006 I ....

travelled to four contients-Africa, Europe, North America, Asia

fulfilled a dream of living and working in Africa

realized that AIESEC is truly a gift

came close to giving up on a dream

Pushed my limits of what was possible by having hope and faith in myself

Learned how to be happy on my own

graduated from Carleton University

Impacted others :)

Made and reunited with amazing friends all over the world

Above all....realized the most important thing you can do in life is listen to the voice with in :)

Lets see what 2007 shall bring!!

My goodness.
Its hard to believe that the end of the year has already come.
I think this just about has to be the best , most challenging, most ridiculous, fustrating year of my life. In other words, it was beautiful.

If I had some words to sum up this year it would be the following!

We know, with a sudden jarring clarity, that if we don't go right now, we're never going to do it. And we will be haunted by our unrealized dreams and know that we have sinned against ourselves gravely. -Tim Cahill, travel writer

Life's too damn short isnt it? You blink and its over. While this has been an amazing year, its also been full of fear. Life's too short to live that way.

My favorite movie ..which was just what I needed has beeen Akeelah and the Bee!
Strangely enough its about spelling bees! But deeper than that it goes at the heart of the theme of this year: believing in yourself. Its so beautiful to know that if you work and dream enough that things can really happen. But strangely enough, what stops us the most is our own fear of ourselves.

For me this is the biggest gift that I have been given: learning that life is not easy. Learning that life is full of struggles and hills to climb. The sooner that we all realize it the more normal challenges seem.....

Thank you to everybody that has made me smile. Anyone that has made me laugh. To all my amazing friends and family all over the world! thank you for making me me. Thank you to everybody that has been there for me!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May all our dreams come true!

Happy Holidays everybody!
So unfortunatley we live a world where way to many people think that the middle east
is all about bombs, vieled oppressed women, and Sadam Hussien.
Call it ignorance or rather the intellengence of the Bush public relations machine..its there.

But I am in the Middle East right now and I'm luvin it. This place is home for me.
After growing up in the Middle East I have lived here for ten years..there's something about the sound of mosques, briyani rice, shwarmas,hijabs, chai, and the arab sun that make me feel at home.

I am in Oman right now and its awsome!!! Muscat,Oman!!! I hope that someday all of you get the chance to experience one of the most beautiful places in the world. I will be here until the 4th of January.

But you know what?These pictures explain the beauty of Oman. I had the pleasure of going on a boat today.chilling in the ocean and hanging out with great people. Check it out...


If this is not amazing im not sure what is! Chilling on the gulf of Oman!



Good people no matter where you go! A bunch of expats chillin in the gulf of Oman! What what?

Where’s Juanita? Goodness peoples.

Its been awhile since I have done anything with this thing. Its been a roller coaster ride. So lets start with the basics. Where am I?I am in Douala, Cameroon. Western Africa. Its hot and I like it. Cameroon is a beautiful country. I have been working for AIESEC Cameroon. Working for AIESEC is an amazing and challenging experience as everday you work to develop yourself while doing something meaningful. I manage all the Human Resources of the three branches of AIESEC in Cameroon. Its the hardest, most challenging exhausting, exiliatating thing I have ever done. its good. It has definetly been my most intense learning experience..

The Impact.
I have lost god knows how many pounds because of the great food here. None of that GMO bull crap. Its nice. Check out a picture of how I am looking like these days with one of my friends Anna from Finland!. Come to Cameroon you'll lose weight!
Well through it all there are some key lessons that have been learned. Just like life in general its been and up down all around emotional crazy roller coaster ride of heaven and anything else thats touched hte university. Also known as intense.
But here are the key learnings.
1) Knowing who you are is the best and hardest thing that a person can do . Once you know yourself, you control everything.
2) Being positive and patient makes the world a happier place.
3) Its okay to be angry, fustrated as long as you do something with them.
4) laughing at least five times a day can get you through any situation.
5) Working on your weaknesses is a hard thing to do..but necessary.

Well I'm outta here. But before I go. If any of you ever want to buy me a gift just get me some food..cause I have seriously developed an appetite in this country. I eat more than two people combined. I'm sending yall some Juanita kind of greeting! )
Juani, Kwado, Juan ,Nita(or anything else you want to call me)