Betty from nowhere

This week I'm in Hallandale Beach, Florida. It has been a busy week with my parents, family and friends events, birthday parties, Cuban and Russian food, beach, rain, and really hot and humid weather. It's hard to believe that Portugal is just on the other side of the ocean...!

I guess it kind of looks like Southern California?

Had to wake up at 6.30am to see the sunrise. East coast problems...

My birthday cake! :) As we say in Portugal, I "got married to my birthday" because I turned 24 on the 24th.

California Family Friends Nature Night Summer Sunset Travel USA Yosemite

I know that I haven't posted in ages but this morning I had a long talk with my friend Ines and she told me I should restart my blog. I was not that excited at the beginning with the idea but then I thought, "why not?". I mean, I have tons of pictures in my laptop and on my cellphone that I've never shared with anyone and my family and most of my friends live really far away, so I guess those are good reasons, right?

So well, this past weekend I went with my brother, Irene and their friends to Yosemite National Park. I wanted to go there since I moved to San Diego but last year I didn't get the chance. The park was beautiful, it was like being inside a giant postcard! In one of the nights we decided to stay until late to see the stars at Glacier Point, which was a perfect spot to see Half Dome and the valley. It was really worth it, especially because one of my brother's friend brought his tripod. By the end of the night we were alone and we were scared we would be attacked by a giant bear, but fortunately nothing happened. However, on our way back, we saw a coyote crossing the road (okay, I confess, I didn't see it because I was already sleeping...).

California La Jolla Life UCSD USA

I am finally in La Jolla and I couldn't be happier!! I am living at International House, one of the on-campus housing. 50% percent of the residents are International students and the other 50% are Americans, which is great! I'm sharing my apartment with two girls from California and a girl from China.

The weather has been great, sometimes even too hot. The UCSD campus is gorgeous! So big and full of trees! Next time I will post pictures of it!

Living room and kitchen

View from my living room's window

My room

One of my roommates' father invited us to have lunch at a really nice restaurant with a spectacular view of the La Jolla Cove. Pacific Ocean, yey!

La Jolla Cove. Some seals were swimming but you cannot see them here :(

Life Miami USA

Here are a few pictures from my past 3 weeks...

Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) - Little Havana

Calle Ocho - Little Havana

Little Havana

Azucar Ice Cream Shop - Little Havana

Ocean Drive - Miami Beach

Española Way - Miami Beach

My little cousin's birthday

My mini-me :)

Madrid Spain Travel

Well, I think it isn't too late to show you my photos from 10 days ago. I was lucky to be in Madrid when Spain's national soccer team won the final of the European Championship. I just love when Gran Vía is closed for traffic!