Raising funds to be able to go on the Tole Mour Tall Ships Sailing Camp by bake sales, baby-sitting, dog-walking, plant watering and asking for donations. We gotten donations from several friends and family members. Plus Dad added another $100.00.
June 8, 2013
Bake Sale!
Cookies For Sale
We sold over 100 cookies and scones. That’s $100.00! Wow! That helps. Dad create a Google docs spreadsheet for us to keep track of earnings and expenses so we can tell how much we actually made and how much it cost us to make it. Really useful.
June 15, 2013
Bake Sale No. 2
Bake Sale 2
We made $67.00 today and completely sold out all the cookies and scones.
June 22, 2013
Bake Sale No. 3
We only made $22.15 today. We think it was because of the cloudy weather and it was a Sunday.
July 6, 2013 (Saturday)
Bake Sale No. 4
Bake Sale
A Bounty of Yumminess
Our net profit today was $37.08 after expenses. Dad has me keeping an account spreadsheet so we can see how much money we’re actually making versus how much we’re spending to make the cookies.
We had an opportunity to see the Dutch Master Painters at the de Young Museum including the famous “The Girl With A Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer. Other masters include Rembrandt, Rachel Ruysch and so many others.
de Young MuseumTwo Girls Without Pearl EarringsAt the de Young Tower
Features OSA School of Dance Middle and High School students in World Premiers and OSA Premiers from Mr. Savage and Ms. Maia Siani, as well as brand new choreography from the School of Dance Senior Class of 2013. AMS will be in the performance!
Spring Dance Concert
Concert Schedule:
April 18, 2013 (Thursday) @ 7:00 PM
April 19, 2013 (Friday) @ 7:00 PM
April 20, 2013 (Saturday) @ 7:00 PM
April 21, 2013 (Sunday) @ 3:00PM
Where:
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street
Oakland, CA
We finally get a real vacation after years of staycations! Departing from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), we head off to Costa Rica via Houston, TX.
Vamos a Costa Rica!
Costa Rica
At George W. Bush International Airport, Houston, TX.
Waiting To Depart
Relaxing
On The Bus
Bougainvilleas in the Garden
Bougainvilleas
December 22-23, 2012
Afternoon Tea @ Casa de Luz
We’re just hanging out at Casa de Luz visiting with a retired NASA colleague, Brenda.
December 24, 2012 (Monday)
We’re staying at El Cafetal Inn, Santa Eulalia de Atenas. While waiting for the bus to Atenas, we witnessed a pigeon landing on a power line and getting electrocuted.
There was a ball of bright white light, a very loud explosion sound and the bird dropping from the the power line pole. It had it’s tail feathers and parts of its wings totally blown off and couldn’t fly. People came out of their homes to see what had happened. The bird was stunned for awhile but then revived enough to try and evade some kids who had come out to look. Later, a man from one of the houses came out and caught the bird and went inside his house. I don’t know what fate befell the bird
Fried Pidgeon
We went to Atenas and got my data card (dongle) set up. Amelia bough a pair of boots and we had lunch. Headed back to El Cafetal to fetch our things and head off to Casa de Luz. We’ll stay at Casa de Luz for some days and join with Christmas Celebrations there.
Later we went to visit at local family who work and live around Casa de Luz. It was really nice to see a Christmas Celebration in a village. Amelia made friends with a girl in the family about her age and she was able to speak in Spanish – I think her Spanish teacher would be very proud of her
December 25, 2012 (Tuesday) – Christmas Day
Hung around Casa de Luz most of the day and enjoyed the company of Albert and his son A.J. from the British Virgin Isles.
December 26, 2012 (Wednesday)
Brunch with the neighbors. Swimming pool time with my new found friend, Maria S.
Chicas de Hoy
We’re going swimming at a neighbors pool.
December 27, 2012
AMS is off to Atenas with her friend Maria. They both wanted to get hamburgers in town. AMS also will get a SIM card for her phone so she can make calls and send text messages. They will take the local bus and be on their own]
December 28, 2012
Went to Dona Anna Beach. Fed wild monkeys living in the trees. Ate chicharones and a great meal at Cases de Cafe on the way back. Really tired.
Cariblanca Monkey
Cloud Forest
Trees at the Beach
Wild Monkeys
December 29, 2012
Spending the day in Atenas at an Internet cafe getting caught up on our Internet fix. Planning the rest of our trip in Costa Rica.
Tomorrow we go to Alajuela and play. Tonight dinner at Don Yayo’s.
Internet Cafe in Atenas
Chicharones at Don Yayo’s
December 30, 2012
Travelling by bus from Casa de Luz to Atenas then to Alajuela and spending the rest of the trip there at Club Martino Costa Rica (dropped off at Zoo Ave). The bus leaves at 1:15 PM from Casa de Luz and goes to Atenas (420 colones). Then we transfer to another bus departing Atenas at 2:00 PM for Alajuela (640 colones). From there we’ll be able to go out on day trips in all directions and yet still be close to the airport.
December 31, 2012
Visiting Zoo Ave and checking out the rescued animals and the small canopy tour (zip line).
Poolside at Club Martino
Zoo Ave animal rescue and rehabilitation….
January 1, 2013 – Happy New Years
We rang in the new year with fireworks and sleep. Went to Canopy San Luis and did a canopy tour (zip line). They had a very long (1,500 meter) Superman zipline.
Canopy Tour
On The Way
Tree Hugging
Poolside
Superman Zip 1500 m.
Superman Zipline
Zip me
Zipline
Zipline Costa Rica
January 2, 2013
[Today we take a quick trip into San Jose.] Walked to Barrio San Jose and had lunch at a “typico Tico” restaurant, La Princessa Marina. Very good, very typical local food.
A Coke at La Princessa
Then by taxi to Cuidad San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica for some urban culture. We visit the Museos del Banco Central, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Pre-columbia Peoples and their Artifacts
Museos del Banco Central
Pre-columbian Display
Ceramic Artifacts
Gold Artifacts
Gold Lobster
Contemporary Art Exhibit – Lola Fernandez
Lola Fernandez
Espectadores, 1987
Lola Fernandez
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We return by bus Tico style for $1.20!
January 3, 2013 (Thursday)
We return to Casa de Luz via public bus in preparation for our return trip to the San Francisco tomorrow.
Casa de Luz
January 4, 2013 (Friday)
Enjoyed our last hours at Casa de Luz. Hugs and good-byes. A drive to the airport and we begin the long return to our home in the US.
Arrived exhausted in SFO around 11:10 PM. Shuttle ride home and a long sleep. It’s really cold in Palo Alto!
Garden grown mandarino marmalade from Casa de Luz returns with us to Palo Alto as a souvenir!
Begins: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Ends: Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Instructor: Anne – Sophie Rodriguez
Times: Tue, Wed and Thurs 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
A course for students bridging Level III and Level IV. Each participating student will, by virtue of having been a member of this class during the academic year, be accepted into our Summer Intensive program. (See website for details and dates). Those students still wishing to gain acceptance into the 2013/ 2014 academic year will be evaluated at the end of the summer intensive.
January 8, 2013 (Tuesday)
Start ballet studies at City Ballet with schedule change.
[We got crazy and decided to see the premier of “The Hobbit” on the very first showing at 12:01 am. We started waiting in line at 9:00 p..m. and got the best seats in the theater. Shot in 3D, 48 frames per second (HFR) and with the new Dolby Atmos sound environments – it was a stunning visual feast]
