Hi, everyone!

This is the beginning of a long web-story devoted to my year abroad - both in Geneva and in Puerto Rico.. Sorry for the messiness of this initial page - I promise it will get better and neater..

And so far - enjoy the first pictures that I had time to scan (right after my Spanish exam!)

Here's a picture I've taken on my last day in San Juan - with Alex, the owner of the best sandwich place in the world!! Everyone, if you ever find yourself in Puerto Rico, make sure you stop by Pinky's... I am actually thinking of making my way down to the Carribean just for that... Alex was one of the first people I've met in San Juan - and he was a perfect example of Carribean hospitality and friendliness...and (why hold that back?) - of the Carribean male beauty. :o)

Ok, Ok , well, may be, this is not my most modest picture - but hey, it reminds me of one of the funnest days of my stay in PR. This was a Sunday, and my friend Esteban took me to this gourgeous island Culebra, about two hours away from PR.. I thought I've seen beautiful places before, but that island's beauty was just breathtaking...

And here's the picture taken during the Bacardi Salsa Congress... what an event that was!!!... Here you can see me with Clara and Greg...By the way, we really didn't plan to be all dressed in red in black...

Here are some of our best memories of the Congress... The guys from New Jersey who saw us, depressed by the overall phenomenality of the dancers, an who asked us to dance despite our modest talents.. :o) If not for them, I wouldn't have had ANY fun ot the Congreso (or at least very little). :o) And, in addition to being amazing dancers, they are great people...

OK, this picture almost makes me shed some tears... These are PeeWee and Jayson, guys that I've met only ten days before leaving Puerto Rico but who will nevertheless stay in my memory forever.. I don't think I've met many people as special as they are...

One night during my stay in San Juan I came home from work, sat down im my hammock (the only piece of furniture in my appartment) and sort of dozed off for a while... but when I looked out of the window at the wall across the street, it was bright pink... I immediately grabbed my camera and ran to the beach to take some picture of what was one of the most amazing sunsets I've ever seen.. Unfortunaely, film cannot quite capture the blinks in the clouds, the sound of waves splashing into the shore and the reflection of the skies in the sea, making the water look like cranberry syrop...