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alice in az -> RE: Introductions please (1/14/2005 12:47:48 PM)
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I am "Alice in Az." or Alice Gartell
I live in Tempe, Arizona
My husband, Chuck and I, have been visiting Q.Roo since about 1986. At first we had little kids and no money, so we visited maybe every 2-3 years. Then it got to be once a year, and for the past few years our kids are grown, money is a little easier, and we have gone twice a year. Except that this year, we went last July and have not gone back. : (
Favorite activity -- do I have to pick just one? My husband -- who never walks at home -- loves to walk along the beach, doing a "titty walk" to check out the territory, just for scientific purposes.
I love getting a massage on the beach, exploring little villages and ruins that are new to me. I also have made children's literacy a major part of my life. I have been helping Hekab Be Bibioteca for about 6 years now, and have seen huge changes in its development as a focus for literacy in the area. That expanded into providing books for 6 little libraries in the region. And now I am on the board of directors of a great charity "Books for a Better World", and am responsible for buying children's books in Spanish for 53 little libraries in central america. So, it won't surprise you that I like having a little "library adventure" on each trip, exploring little libraries and schools all around, and that one of my favorite things to do is to be a lazy bum on the beach, reading novels! I also adore snorkelling.
Favorite drink -- hmm -- mango kalaans, pina coladas, and for non-alcoholic I like the apple cider soda pop, called manzanita. Yummy!
this was fun,
Alice in Az
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