memories

the best thing of facebook must be to reconnect with old friends.. this pic is the "picture of the year" winner in the old richie pics category, this is me and all of my 2nd year classmates :D
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The teacher's name: Elsa Pacheco, whom I'll always remember,and still recognizes me when she sees me back home :))

a beautiful night

So, according to the votes I came next best :) I gotta admit that I was so nervous last night while siting at the dinner table, and when they called out the winner, felt a sting in my gut. Like loosing a tennis match in fact, one that I really wanted to win!!
10 minutes after, when things calmed down and I felt OK again and could enjoy the rest of the lovely dinner. A great Gala it was!

I asked once a dear coach of mine to write a reference for my college scholarship application. Raul Cossio, who for many years was a second father to me, wrote: "Richie works extremely hard for his goals, he is the type of player that right after winning or loosing a match, takes a shower, puts a clean t-shirt on and gets back into the court to work on what didn't work well that day."
I woke up this morning took a shower and left to work. Some other day I'll win, in the mean time I'll keep working hard for my dream :)

back from the future..

Fed won boringly easy, I was in Malmö at the SvTF conference where we discussed and proposed improvements of the new educational program, will soon be getting a DARTFISH license -world's leading technique analysis software - a great sponsorship that made my month :D
Tomorrow is the Medelpad's Sport Gala at the Södra Berget Hotel. I'm a finalist and I can feel the butterflies in my tummy ;) 33% chances, so i guess... will just wait and see. Haven't prepared a speech as not to jinx it, but I know how to celebrate if I win: a thick creamy piece of brie, salty crackers, chili marinated mushrooms, olives and garlic, and a pint of Sam Adams. If I dont win, all of the above plus a huge chocolate pie, and Bens & jerry's Cookie Dough ice cream B)

*My Brother's new movie just won the Best Director & Best Scrip at the Sundance Film Festival, and he has been named "Actor of the Year" in Bolivia, so either there it's been enough prices in the family this year already or there will be one more for mom and dad to brag about ;) *