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Thanks for visiting my profile, as you know it is impossible to summarise a person since we all are this fluid thing that constantly changing and evolving. Anyway if you feel curious and want to know a bit more here are four random truths about me and one lie:
I spent my first salary in a Skydiving AAF course.
I went to the after party of a U2 concert, and got my cd signed by them.
At the moment I'm living in the Netherlands, which is the 4th country that I've lived in.
The guys that kidnapped me and my friends did not allow us to drink some Fanta, because we were scared and so much sugar could cause us diabetes.
The most difficult task I've ever done in my life, was to ask for a Hamburger and a coca cola in a chocolate store. When the person at the counter told me that they do not have that. I replied: "ok then I want a Hamburger and a pepsi"
Besides the PhD, I spend some (most) of my time training: mostly Track and Field as a medium-long distance runner, but I also do some Crossfit, Krav maga (now Kalah), etc.
Besides that I consider myself to be: a good middle/long distance runner, an ok dancer, a not that bad tennis player, and a terrible geocacher (but I'm working on it).
Microbito, yourself, bistec, speedy, happy feet, smiley boy, naj, el güerito, etc.
1st Book(s): A young mathematician created a model that allowed him to make predictions about society. These predictions showed him the tragic fate of the whole galaxy. It is on his hands to make a plan to save it.
2nd Book: The job of this society is to make the smallest changes possible throughout human history in order to avoid catastrophes and conflicts.
3rd Book: In the biggest war of history, a paranoid soldier fakes to be sick in order to avoid combat as much as possible.
4th Book: This book explains methodologically explains how come that even with all of our flaws, we are the most meaningful thing in the whole universe.
5th Book: You'll be lucky to get this one.
6th Book(s): The best friend of the protagonist fell into a pot as a kid.
Movie #1: "Sometimes it's the very people who no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine."
Movie #2: "If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates? If so, I hope they last for centuries."
Movie #3: "When your mind becomes obsessed with anything, you will filter everything else out and find that thing everywhere."
Movie #4:"Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
Movie #5: "A: Did you loved your father?
B: what?
A: your dad did you love him?
B: yes, very much.
A: prove it!"
TV Shows:
Show about nothing
Yellow family
Crappy animations and bad language
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Music (I used to be very picky about music and this is what I used to listen to most of the time):
Music characterised by ornate detail.
Extremely delicate and light music in a way that seems not to be of this world.
This music genre was named after the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries.
SC, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, etc.
Synonym of "Developing Stone"
Nowadays I'm capable to enjoy anything.
Running shoes,
and a magic wand to get everything I want.
Taking a small nap before going out to dance
sleeping "early" in order to get ready for a race.
you can finish any of the following sentences:
"The feeling has gone only you and I, it means nothing to me..."
"Its going to take a long to track me away from you... "
"without a noise, without my pride..."
"This bed is on fire with passion and love..."
"if you want then start to laugh..."
"your house was very small with wood chip..."
"he drinks a whisky drink, he drinks a Vodka drink..."
you have a very good excuse to do it.


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Start with hair that has not been washed in a day -- this will allow for some texture. If you don't have much natural texture, try curling your hair and applying a light spritz of hairspray before you begin. Use a comb to create a side part.
Short Hair Chignon Step 2
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Push all your hair to the back behind your ears and divide it into three even sections. Grab one section on the end and twist it around itself.
Short Hair Chignon Step 3
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Stick a hair pin straight into this twisted knot to secure it.
Short Hair Chignon Step 4
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Twist the other two sections around themselves. Be sure to pin the knots evenly along the neckline.
Short Hair Chignon Step 5
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Pull the knots apart a little. Don't worry if the ends come out -- it will look more natural.
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Pull the twisted knots together and pin them so they look like one knot. This step is key to upgrade the style from little girl to modern woman.
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Continue to pull the knots apart to make the hairstyle look soft. Finish with a spritz of hairspray, and your stylish short-hair updo is complete!
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New Yorker Chris Lospalluto has quickly become one of the most sought after young stylists in Manhattan. Having worked with respected stylists, such as Serge Normant, Chris has gained quite the celebrity following including Diane Lane and Shenae Grimes.
Chris finds inspiration in the glamour of the 1960s and 70s and enjoys reinterpreting those looks for a modern aesthetic.
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Special report
Halloween, a full moon and a fastball turn Series
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY Baseball Weekly
Pivotal moment:
With two outs in the ninth inning and his team trailing by two runs,
Tino Martinez ties the game with a two-run home run.
Key decision:
After taking a 3-1 lead in the top of the eighth, Arizona manager
Bob Brenly lifts Curt Schilling, who had thrown 88 pitches.
Peak performer:
Tino Martinez, who had been 0-for-9 in the series before tying the
game with his two-out homer in the ninth.
The fall guy:
Byung-Hyun Kim, who not only gave up Martinez's ninth-inning blast
but surrendered Derek Jeter's game-winning homer in the 10th.
It's why Yankees fans believe anything is possible.
It's why manager Joe Torre's cap of choice in the postseason
proclaims the famous words of Yogi Berra: "It ain't over ... till it's over."
Trailing by two runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees
were one out away from falling behind the Arizona Diamondbacks three games to
Then, under the full moon of Halloween, Tino Martinez played
trick or treat. He drove the first pitch he saw from Byung-Hyun Kim over the
center field fence to tie the game 3-3.
With two outs in the 10th and Major League Baseball playing
into November for the first time, Derek Jeter lined a two-out homer to the opposite
Yankee Stadium went nuts.
The dramatics spoiled the perfect script being written
by Arizona starter Curt Schilling, who had overpowered the Yankees in his quest
to become the first pitcher to win five games in a single postseason.
Pitching on three days' rest, Schilling held the Yanks
to three hits one a leadoff home run by Shane Spencer in the third inning.
After getting a double-play ball from Jorge Posada and striking out Dave Justice
to work out of a two-on, no-out jam in the seventh, Schilling watched his mates
break open a 1-1 game with two runs in the top of the eighth.
Arizona manager Bob Brenly then made a decision that will
be debated for all time, replacing Schilling (who had thrown 63 of his 88 pitches
for strikes) with Kim, a 22-year-old submariner, who became the first Korean-born
player to appear in a World Series game.
Kim struck out the side in the eighth, despite going to
3-2 counts on Spencer, Scott Brosius and Alfonso Soriano. He also struck out
Bernie Williams for the second out of the ninth, after Paul O'Neill had plunked
a single into left on a 3-2 pitch. But he couldn't sneak a fastball past Martinez,
who had been hitless in the series.
"I was looking for a first-pitch fastball something
I could turn on and take a big hack at," Martinez said. "The ball was right
down the middle, and I crushed it."
Equally crushed were the Diamondbacks, who had tied the
game on a Mark Grace homer in the fourth, then taken a 2-1 lead against Yankees
starter Orlando Hernandez in the top of the eighth. Erubiel Durazo doubled home
Luis Gonzalez. Then Matt Williams, who had stranded five runners in his first
two at-bats, drove in the third Arizona run with his bouncing ball to short.
Pinch-runner Midre Cummings beat Jeter's slightly off-target throw.
Posada, who couldn't tag Cummings in time, did make an
exceptional play to nail Tony Womack trying to score from third on a shallow
fly to left by Gonzalez in the fifth. Spencer's one-hop throw was to the first
base side, and Posada dove across the plate to tag Womack.
Mariano Rivera set down Arizona in the top of the 10th,
setting up Jeter, who had gone 1-for-15 in the series and never, to his recollection,
hit a game-ending home run.
"That's the beauty of postseason play," Jeter said. "Every
time you're at the plate or in the field, you have the chance to do something
special. You never know when your opportunity is going to come."
For Arizona, it was an opportunity lost.
"You win a game like this on the threshold of going down
three games to one and it's huge," said Torre, whose Yankees teams had prevailed
in all four extra-inning games they'd played in the World Series.


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The world has been mourning the passing of Harper Lee. President Barack Obama (pictured, via) wrote a post on Facebook to praise the To Kill a Mockingbird author.
Here's an excerpt from Obama's post: "Ms. Lee changed America for the better. And there is no higher tribute we can offer her than to keep telling this timeless American story – to our students, to our neighbors, and to our children – and to constantly try, in our own lives, to finally see each other."
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(Editors Note: Sorry for the lack of posting recently, I was away on vacation. Expect a regular dose of content going forward.) My New York Jets have become the butt of many jokes recently, and rightfully so. Things got so bad this season that Fireman Ed, their unofficial cheerleader, stepped down. The season culminated with the the firing of General Manager Mike Tannebaum, the so called "cap expert" who left the Jets in a salary cap nightmare. To replace Tannebaum, the Jets brought in unheralded John Idzik, former VP of football administration for the Seattle Seahawks. Idzik was and is facing a massive challenge ahead of him, and while his biggest and defining move (fair or unfair) has yet to be made (Darrelle Revis), he has done well in his first few months on the job, Coming into the the offseason the Jets were nearly $20 million over the salary cap, but after some roster cuts and contract restructuring, they were able to create $15 million of cap space. Granted, that wasn't enough to bring back valuable veterans like LaRon Landry and Mike DeVito, but given the circumstances the Jets have done well for themselves. Idzik waited for the initial free agency frenzy to pass before targeting second and third tier free agents are signing them to short, inexpensive deals. They were able to provide some competition for Mark Sanchez by signing David Garrard for 1 year and just over $1 million. Then they added a quality change of pace back with potential to be more in Mike Goodson on a reasonable deal. Turning to the trenches, they nabbed Willie Colon to replace the departed Brandon Moore and signed Antonio Garay to replace DeVito as a rotational defensive lineman. Then in perhaps Idzik's best move so far they signed Antwan Barnes, formerly of the Chargers, to a 3-year $4 million deal. Barnes has never been a full-time player, yet had 11 sacks two years ago, which is more than any Jet has posted since 2004. At worst he instantly adds a burst to perhaps the league's worst pass rush and at best, could start at outside linebacker for the next couple of seasons. The Jets still have plenty of needs (tight end, safety, more pass rushers), and by no means are these moves going to put them among the contenders in the AFC, but they are setting themselves up to be competitive in 2014 and beyond, which for any Jets fan is all you could ask for after last season.
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EricG_Surreal: A Senior Surreal Photo by Eric Garcia (2017)
Click to read Artist Statement
Water is essential to our livelihood, but time is beginning to run out with our usage. To develop this piece, I used Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop filters. Starting with a photo taken from the top of the Mora Trail in Los Altos, I darkened the piece so it had a more twilight feel, and edited in a full moon. Creating a duplicate layer mask, I added Filters, along with Burn and Dodge effects to one of the hills and shifted the transparency to give the appearance of water. Finally, I put a clock on the moon and edited in a tombstone to send the message that during the California Drought, time was running out.
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Gwen Stefani Gossip
Gwen Stefani gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Gwen's "girl"
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I am not good at pranks, like coming up with them. At the same time, I'm judgy about them. Taking someone's underwear drawer and dispersing the contents on the lawn isn't funny to me. To me it's weak and unimaginative and boring. My favourite today, because I really wanted it to be true, and kinda fell for it because I'm an idiot, was this one Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Gwen Stefani's new album, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, was released today. So far the reviews I've read have been OK. Like it doesn't suck but it's nothing remarkable. A few music-first outlets are positing Read Full Intro
Gwen's "juicy" story…and her Misery
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Gwen Stefani's new album, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, is out on March 18th. She's been promoting it all over the place, including the New York Times. In a new interview with the publication, she talks about the experience of writing new music during her separation, and finding relief in the process while she was processing the end of the most significant relationship of her life. Full Story
Gwen & Blake's coordinated releases
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Gwen Stefani's upcoming album, her third solo album, will be released next week. And she's been promoting it heavily across social media. Blake Shelton Full Story
Gwen Stefani's Oscar Choices
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Gwen and Blake hit the Vanity Fair party, and as someone who stresses over outfits, I feel like this might be an even more stressful invitation than the Oscars. Full Story
"That song is about that guy"
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During the Grammys, Gwen Stefani shot a live video for her new song Make Me Like You as a commercial for Target. It was like mini-Grease. And it went off beautifully. I mean there are some dodgy lighting and camera focus transitions here and there but they were by no means glaring. Full Story
Gwen & Blake's Grammy weekend
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I am f-cking trying, OK? I am trying to summon the asshole that defines my personality and I can't find it here, not when these pictures are just so cute. Check out Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Full Story
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I hate this denim jumpsuit so very much. And Bella Thorne… she's squeaking into WHY IS territory. #ootd wait..this was the other day sooo... #ootod ? Full Story
Smutty Social Media, January 25, 2016
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Kanye is enthusiastic about his new album. I hate the name "Swish." How do you go from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and "Yeezus" to "Swish." So happy to be finished with the best album of all time pic.twitter.com/JBWa8OWvqw Full Story
Smutty Social Media, January 8, 2016
Sia wants to collaborate with… Jonah Hill? @Sia let's go — Jonah Hill (@JonahHill) January 4, 2016 Girl on the Train casting news – I'm getting more and more excited for this movie. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
I wrote yesterday in the Gwen Stefani/Blake Shelton post that in the new year, the tabloids would make them pregnant. They couldn't wait a week. Check out the new cover of IN TOUCH Weekly. Read Full Intro


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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
What to Expect When You're Not Expecting... (Yet?)
This is the first time in a long time that I haven't had a baby on the way or been nursing one. It's kind of weird. I miss it. No, really.
However, I am taking advantage of the time that I have been given and I am more mindful than ever of the opportunities that I have to study and learn, InshaALLAH. I am trying to spend more quality time with the children and hey, if and when the next one comes, they will all be old enough to help in one way or another, right?
There are some key activities that I want to accomplish in the meantime. In no particular order, they are:
1. Get in shape. I am in terrible shape at the moment. I have a bad back and knees and feet! and have to see a physiotherapist because of it. This has to be high on the list because I like to stand. And walk.
2. Eat a balanced diet. Sister Farhana might have to help me with this one. I'm good for a while and then I slack off BIG TIME. My food pyramid is upside down.
3. Get rid of clutter. It's a madhouse over here. I've started getting rid of junk and plan to give some things that we just don't need to charity. It's a big project.
4. Get outside more. This is mostly hindered by the weather (it snowed again!)
5. Go to the masjid regularly. I honestly don't go that often, but I've been going a lot more since the Sheikh comes to town regularly.
6. Work on being the woman that I want my daughters to emulate and my son to respect. This is a hard one and truly, none of these on the list should stop ever, but I'm just thinking out loud and because I have the clear mind to do that, it's on the list.
7. Research my family tree. This takes a lot of time and effort. It's very tedious and stressful sometimes but it is rewarding. I've learned a lot about my family in a short amount of time.
8. Memorize more Qur'an. I'm working on it (nearly) every day. I need to make it every day. Right now, I'm memorizing about 5 out of 6 days.
9. Take care of myself first. That's what this is all about, isn't it? I often think of the children first and usually don't get to myself. It's not good to lose one's self.
10. Enjoy needing only one stroller. LOL
What are some things that you are working on?
Friday, March 25, 2011
Muslim Womenpreneurs Bazaar
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Visited the Dollar Store
I'm pleasantly surprised whenever I go to the dollar store. I always find something that is useful and the children can go a little nuts without breaking the bank. I was happy to find items that keep the four year old occupied and I found a few items to help us along in our curriculum.
My four year old hates to feel left out or like she is missing out on the fun, but I don't think that she is ready to sit still and focus on reading and writing just yet. She literally begs me each day to "have school with her" and tells me that she sees me spending school time with the others and that it's not fair. I even tried to get some activity books for her but she wants "real books". LOL, maybe she is ready?
At first, I thought that she just wanted more quality time but she quickly let me know that she wants to "do stuff in books". And so I've given in after weeks of pestering and ordered books for her. InshaALLAH when they arrive, I will let you see. In the meantime, I've purchased some puzzles to add to our collection - she's getting good at them so I tried to find some that will slow her down a bit. Here are a couple:
By the way, do any of you have a special way of storing puzzles? Do you keep them stacked or put the pieces in Ziploc bags or anything?
Remember oh so long ago when I told you about the Western Sunrise course? AlhamduLILLAH, I took the exam and scored a 93. One of the questions was something that I did not know AT ALL and another was something that I should have known but missed it anyway. Well, we are just finishing up our section on Ancient Egypt and then I think that we will cover 'Isa (alayhi salaam) and the spread of monotheism and tawheed next. This means that we will talk a little bit about the struggle against Rome and how the Muslims traveled Westward along the Mediterranean coast. This is all just a broad overview but it gives my oldest more chances to practice her geography and study another prophet of Islaam, InshaALLAH.
The dollar store had a few items that I think will be handy for this:
I'd like to start getting out more for science but it snowed here again so I don't see it happening just yet. We are anxious to get out into the night sky to take a look at the stars. This year, earth science is on our curriculum, so the children grabbed a few pairs of binoculars (to look at the moon) and I found this:
We also grabbed a few odds and ends, like brainteaser books, read aloud books and crayons!
Why oh why do we lose so many crayons and where do they go?! See that plastic box? I've refilled it probably three times since August. Actually, if you could see my walls...that's where the crayons have gone. O_O
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
I'm Changing This Blog! I Think....
I don't know if you've noticed how I've disappeared over the last few weeks, but I'm trying to figure out what direction I want to take with this blog. I'm sort of just going through the motions with it because I'm not happy with it right now. I'm still here just behind the scenes making notes and brainstorming. Are there any suggestions? What inspires you to visit a blog? Is there something that you miss on the blog that I used to do?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Hate Comes to Orange County
Make du'a for your brothers and sisters, InshaALLAH.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Revisiting Nutrition
It has been a while since we've talked about healthy eating habits around here and since everyone is older, now is the time. I've noticed that they eat all the time. I mean, all the time. There is not a moment that goes by that I don't have a child asking me for something to eat. The older ones have learned how to use the toaster to make sandwiches and the younger ones couldn't be happier. Now if only I could get them to clean their rooms.
I loathe getting the bi-weekly fliers in the mail, (if you didn't get enough sale papers on Wednesday, you can read the same papers again on Friday). I never look at them. They usually end up in a pile on the table by the front door until someone takes them out to the recycling bin but this time I had an idea (I do get them from time to time, AlhamduLILLAH). Keep in mind, I looked up several food pyramids and I chose the one that I agreed with the most.
The younger kids did a little copywork from Enchanted Learning to complement the lesson. My four year old is not reading or writing yet but my five year old is.
My eldest is still working her way through Egypt. We're using the next section of our History Pockets and she finished reading Mystery of the Whispering Mummy in the Three Investigators Series. She really likes detective series.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
All Caught Up In Geography
We've finally gotten back into our groove, sort of.
My daughter did notice that the flags were pretty similar and I had to give a mini-political talk about how the Khilafah was carved into pieces and the flags were all created by Mark Sykes after the so-called Paris 1919 "peace" conference. I think that if there were true peace after this treaty, all of this swift justice wouldn't be passing through Africa and the Arab nations right now.
Sometimes it gets deep in the homeschool. ;)


text: Doctor Silvet was a female Trill in the 23rd century. She was an instructor at the Tenaran Music Academy, and taught the course Advanced Interpretation. She advised that technical mastery was not enough for a musician, but that it was more important to "feel" the music. (DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story: "Allegro Ouroboros in D Minor")


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Climbing through a layer of clouds to reach the top of Baldy Mountain (over 12,000 feet elevation) was one of many highlights for a group of local Boy Scouts and adult advisers when they completed an 11-day, 100-plus-mile hike at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico earlier this summer.
"The sun came up and . . . we could see everything from the west and south, but to the east you could just see the clouds, we were above them," said Brandon Guehne, a senior at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School (SFBRHS) and member of Troop 439, Washington. "It was really cool."
Baldy is the highest mountain at Philmont, a high adventure camp owned by Boy Scouts of America in Cimarron, N.M. Baldy gets its name "because the top of it is just rock, no dirt or trees," explained Ed Guehne, Brandon's father and one of four adult advisers who made the trip with the Scouts.
"That was our longest day, our 14-mile day," added Pete Schonaerts, another adult adviser, who went on this trip with his son, Sam, a junior at SFBRHS, but who had been to Philmont 26 years ago as a Scout himself.
Another highlight of the trip was eating lunch on the Tooth of Time, the iconic image of Philmont that, at 9,000 feet elevation, was years ago used as a geological marker by traders traveling the Santa Fe Trail.
"Once we climbed to the top, you could see all of base camp, everything," said Kyle Kennon, a freshman at SFBRHS who made the trip.
Named so because it looks like "a tooth sticking out of the ground," the ancient rock formation is something all of the Scouts and advisers were eager to climb.
"It was the last thing we did. We had lunch there and spent the afternoon hiking down to base camp," said George Meyer, an adult adviser who made the trip (his second to Philmont) with his son, Ben, a senior at SFBRHS.
"That was one of the things we were looking for in a hike, got to hike in over the Tooth, that's what they call it," he said. "It's a neat way to end the long trip."
Other highlights on the trip included tomahawk throwing, atlatl (spear) throwing, learning to reload 12-gauge shells (they were supposed to shoot, but it was lightning, so they couldn't), learning to pack and hike with a burro for two days and spar pole climbing (think lumberjacks), which involves climbing trees wearing shoes with spikes.
"It was actually pretty cool," said Pete Schonaerts, noting Ed Guehne previously worked as a lineman with Ameren, so he was able to climb very easily.
"We had all of the advisers from the camps gathering around to watch him do this," Schonaerts recalled. "(Ed) was 20 seconds up and down. He was humble, but it was neat to watch."
The least exciting thing the group saw were tracks from a Tyrannosaurus rex — the world's only preserved full set.
Apply Two Years in Advance
George Meyer organized the trip. He and Ed Guehne had gone three years ago with their sons, and were happy to make the trip again with a new group of Scouts.
Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America's largest national High Adventure Base. It covers 137,000 acres or about 214 square miles of rugged mountain wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) range of the Rocky Mountains in northern New Mexico, according to the website.
Philmont has high mountains with rough terrain and elevations that range from 6,500 to 12,441 feet. Tens of thousands of Scouts and leaders who do backpacking treks there every year, and this year marked the 1 millionth camper to come through Philmont since it was opened in 1939.
In applying for a trek at Philmont, the first thing any Scout group has to do is get a serious verbal commitment from those who will be going because applications are due two years in advance.
"You have to get a buy-in from the vast majority of people that yes . . . for two weeks in June or July two years from now, you will be able to do this," said George Meyer.
"That doesn't mean that kids can't back out if something comes up, but you have to have a core group who are willing to make that long-term commitment."
A troop can only make the trip every other year, noted Ed Guehne.
This year's group included: Scouts Reid Posinski and Kyle Kennon, freshmen; Will Schriewer and Sam Schonaerts, juniors; and Nathan Bargen, Brandon Guehne, Ben Meyer and Cole LaPlant, seniors;
And adult advisers Pete Schonaerts, Ed Guehne, George Meyer and Kristi Posinski.
Scout groups applying to hike Philmont can request any of 35 treks ranging from 56 to 106 miles long, with Trek 1 being the easiest and Trek 35 the hardest.
Troop 439, which was known as 626B after the date the group began their hike (June 26), had a meeting to pick their top five hikes, taking into consideration the distance as well as the activities offered on each trek.
"We ended up getting our fifth choice," said Pete Schonaerts, "which was . . .
" . . . a joke," finished Kristi Posinski.
"It was the hardest one of the list," explained George Meyer, noting the actual length was around 100 miles (between three to 14 miles a day).
They were given Trek 27, which included using a burro on the hike for two days.
The purpose of the burro wasn't just to help the crew carry their packs, but also to learn the process of how to strap a pack on a burro and how you utilize a burro.
It was a unique addition to the trek, everyone agreed.
'Extremely Aggressive Terrain'
The group traveled by train from Washington, Mo., to Cimarron, N.M. They left June 25 and returned home July 9.
Much of the train trip there was overnight, which meant the group couldn't see any of the countryside they traveled through. But just about the time the sun was coming up, the train was approaching the mountains.
Hiking at Philmont might more accurately be called backpacking, said Kristi Posinski.
"It's everything on your back — your tent, three- to four-days' worth of food, water . . . An average pack is between 40 to 50 pounds," she remarked.
"Then you're pointed in a general direction, and you are left to navigate the trek you have chosen," said Pete Schonaerts.
"The whole thing is structured around the crew leading the hike," he added. "We had Brandon and Ben as our co-crew leaders, because they had done it before. Nathan was our chaplain's aide. Sam was our wilderness guia (guide) to help monitor the principles of leave no trace, and Will was the medic."
Injuries were limited mostly to blisters, but there also was some overheating and things like that.
"The boys were fine," laughed Pete Schonaerts, noting it was the adults who struggled. "The boys were always 100 yards ahead of us and waiting for us to catch up."
The group did do some training before leaving on the trip. They went on practice hikes of around five to 10 miles on trails and in state parks, but those were nothing compared with the New Mexico terrain.
"The terrain was so different, that in spite of practice hikes, it took some getting used to, not only the elevation, but the way the trails are — not soft, damp trails of Lewis and Clark over in Weldon Spring, this is all jagged, loose shale," said Pete Schonaerts.
"It's extremely aggressive terrain."
"The trails were narrow in parts with sharp dropoffs in some places," said Kristi Posinski. "Sometimes we were on emergency roads, sometimes just on rocks."
"There was every kind of terrain you can imagine," said Ed Guehne, noting the group felt lucky when the trail cut through a wooded area just because it offered some shade.
"Most times we were just out in the open with the sun beating down on us," he said.
In addition to the rough terrain, the group had to contend with oxygen depravation as they hiked up the mountains. They also had to be extremely careful about bears in the area.
Every night when the group arrived at camp they had to string up "bear bags" with all of their "smellables" which are hoisted up over a bear cable to keep them out of reach of the bears. This included any first aid kits, Band-Aids, duct tape, Chapstick . . .
The group didn't have any encounters with bears, but Kristi Posinski said there was one night that she heard another crew shout "Bear in camp!" and she could hear the bear walking through the grounds.
"Usually the only time anyone ever gets hurt by a bear is if the bear smells something in a tent and tries to get at it," said Ed Guehne. "As long as you are very diligent about getting every single smellable thing out, you will be OK."
"They are looking to see if anyone was careless," said George Meyer. "The bears know where everyone is and what they are doing. They are just making their rounds."
No one was allowed to wear deodorant because it could attract bears, and no one in the group was able to get a shower until Day 9 of the trip.
Some used unscented body wipes to clean themselves as best they could.
Changes of clothes were a luxury that wouldn't fit in the backpacks. Each person had only two sets of clothes that they rotated, "washing items" as needed using a little bit of water, camp suds and a ziplock bag.
"We were limited on water, so we were really only rinsing it," said Ed Guehne. "Not really getting a good clean. Mainly just getting the heavy dirt out."
Excited to Get Cold Water
The group faced a serious shortage of water on their last day hiking back down to base camp. They had been in a dry camp the night before, meaning they weren't able to refill any water bottles.
"We had to carry all of our water in and then use some of it to cook, so the next day whatever we had left was all we had," said Kristi Posinski.
"We had maybe 2 liters among the 12 of us," noted Ed Guehne. "And this trail was so long, and in the heat, we were trying to sip water so we could conserve it.
"When we finally got down, there was a spigot like 50 yards before the end, and we were so excited just to get cold water," he said.
The food the group ate on the trip was all mostly freeze-dried trail food supplied by Philmont in bags that are labeled breakfast 1, lunch 1, dinner 1, breakfast 2, lunch 2, dinner 2 and so on.
They are all well thought-out balanced meals that can sustain the temperatures, said George Meyer. It isn't always the best-tasting food, but it sure tastes delicious after hiking up a mountain and having no other food in sight, the group said.
One of the Scouts found that out when, at a meeting months before the trip, he spit out a sample of one of the meals, but eagerly wolfed down the same meal on Day 8 of the hike — even going back for second and third helpings.
Trail Building to Give Back
Scout groups who come through Philmont are required to make a contribution back to the camp in the form of a conservation project. Crew 626B was assigned trail building.
It was a tough, but fun experience that gave all of them an appreciation for the trails they had been hiking.
"It's interesting how they do build a trail," said Ed. "It's not just start cutting down trees. There's a lot of thought and surveying that goes into it. They don't want it too high with all the switchbacks."
The work included using sledgehammers to break rocks into smaller pieces, building a rock wall to hold up a switch back and clearing the path of things like boulders.
While the physical feat of hiking over 100 miles is tough, the overall experience was both empowering and fun, the group said.
But the adult advisers were also impressed by the fortitude of the Scouts and how they took charge.
"I think the cool thing was to see these (Scouts) unhindered by anything you'd throw in front of them," said Pete Schonaerts.
"It was cool to see the young men take care of everything. Each day they had different roles — taking out the trash, getting the water for the meal, cleaning up . . the kids cooked everything," he said.
"I think there was a significant sense of accomplishment for the boys when they got back."
One Woman Inspires More to Follow
Kristi Posinski was the only female on crew 626B's trip, but she wasn't the only one at Philmont. There were others, just not many, she said.
Posinski, who grew up in St. Louis, but had a lot of outdoor experiences with the American Youth Foundation in New Hampshire, Michigan and into Canada, said she enjoys hiking, cycling, canoeing, "being out with everything on your back for weeks at a time."
Philmont was a challenge, she admits — "tough, but good." It was never to the point where she didn't think she could keep going.
At least one fellow mom took note of Posinski's experience and has been inspired to make a trip to Philmont herself. Dana Meyer, George's wife, has already begun her training to be in shape and ready to go when their last son is ready to make his Philmont trek in a couple of years.


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After finishing ninth in the Premier League and winning the Capital One Cup in his debut season in English football the 49-year-old has been linked with a move away
Laudrup, 49, has been linked with a number of other managerial roles around Europe after guiding the Swans to ninth spot in the Premier League and winning the Capital One Cup in his first season in English football.
And while he has conceded the players are in the dark over whether Laudrup will stay at the club, Davies has praised his impact on his progression in to the first team.
He told BBC Sport: "I try to ignore it as much as I can, although it is pretty hard when it is in every paper.
"As players, we will not know until something does come out but everybody loves playing under Michael, and you saw how well we did last season.
"He is quite a quiet man and he does not say a lot to all the players but, as soon as he took charge, he was always telling me that I was part of his plans for the season.
"I didn't expect to be told that and it threw me a bit, but for someone as high profile and knowledgeable as him to put his confidence in me was a big boost."
Laudrup, who signed a contract extension with Swansea in March, has been linked with clubs all over Europe in recent weeks.
Swansea recently parted ties with Laudrup's agent Bayram Tutumlu, intensifying speculation over the ex-Barcelona star's future, but Davies is desperate for him to stay and highlighted his impact on the training pitch.
"He is one of those people who will show you how it is done as opposed to tell you," he added. "When you are out on the training pitch with him, every day he is probably showing half the team how things are done - it is easy to learn from him out there.
"When you have got someone like that who is your manager, you always hope to do your best to show him that maybe you could step up to his level one day. He inspires you to want to keep getting better and better."


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laurenkgray I'm Lauren and I'm currently working in community management + digital. Passionate about equality for all people and politics. I like traveling.
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