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Hi, my name is Maren Talcott. I am 22 years old, and I just graduated Washington State University with a degree in Elementary Education and minor in Spanish. My passion is teaching... I love children! I was born in Minnesota, but spent all of my life growing up in Washington. My dream is to become a kindergarten teacher, and inspire children to love learning! I have done little to no traveling in my lifetime outside of the United States. My goal for this blog is to keep my family, friends, and loved ones up to date on my experiences. I will be living in Guatemala for three months, Jan.-March 2014. I will be volunteering at the Opal House School near Lake Atitlan. The reason for traveling to Guatemala is to have the experience of a lifetime, and improve my Spanish! This journey will push me out of my comfort zone, and open my eyes to a whole new world. I know that I will show my love and compassion to the guatemalan people every single day, and hope that I can impact their lives as much as I know they will impact my own. You can email me at marentalcott@yahoo.com

Friday, February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

The whole concept of Valentine's Day is rather odd to me. Today with the pre-teen girls we are going to talk about Vday. I want to explain to them that every day should be Valentine's Day in our eyes. Why is it that only one day a year we appreciate the people we love, and we go out of our way to show them how much we love them. Why only on Feb. 14th?! We need to strive to appreciate the ones we love every day, and do those cute little things for people more often. Everyone gets all excited for Vday, and presents! But today is not about the chocolate or the flowers, today is simple. Today is a day to say thank you and I love you to the people who make a difference in your life. To the people who show you so much love in return. Today is a day to say "you are special" to someone. Forget about the chocolate and the Valentine's and go make a memory with someone you love. In the end, that memory will mean more than a box of chocolates! 


Today I miss my boyfriend more than anything, but I am so confident that this time apart is only making us stronger. I made a little video for Danny, and I figured I might as well share it with all of you as well! Do something special today for someone else, someone who makes you the happiest version of yourself. Enjoy!


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp_n5FJRTRU&feature=youtu.be
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