Ella's World

Hi Ebaby! friends! I hope you have all been busy and learning lots of English! How are you liking the updates to the site? I know for some of you, it may be frustrating adjusting to the changes, but in the long term, it's for the best and only intended to enrich everyone's English learning experiences!

As for the soap series, what do you guys think about Devan's international match-making idea? It is quite interesting isn't it? It was so fun putting the episodes together for this plot line! Stay tuned!

I've been busy planning my next adventure and trying to decide where to go for Halloween. Right now, I am torn between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Washington, DC. Where will I go?!? You will find out in my next blog !

This month, I went to Pacific City, an amazing beach town along the Oregon coast. Me and my friends stayed right on the beach and had some beautiful views of the famous landmark in town, Haystack Rock. We took naps on the beach, had late night campfires and tried out the local brewery. It was a great time!

After my adventures at the Pacific City, I headed north to CANADA!

My friends and I decided to do a girl road trip to Vancouver, BC, about a 7 hour drive. It was a great trip! The weather could have been better, but otherwise, Canada was a super cool country! It took forever to get into Canada. We waited at the border for almost an hour.

However, after we made it past the border, it was all fun and games! We stayed at an International hostel. We got to meet a lot of people our age from all over the world. It was awesome, it was as if English, baby! had come to life! However, accommodations were a little tight.

There was lots of cool graffiti art to see, as well as street art. We went to the BC aquarium and later found a great viewpoint of the city. And for some strange reason, everywhere we turned, there were crepes and coffee stores on EVERY corner. I had to get a bite.

Canada was a great place. I got tons of amazing clothes and hats. It was good to be back home though. The drive was quite tiring and it was fabulous to come home and crawl into my comfy bed.

Modeling-wise, things have been slow. I've been busy with my regular nursing job and travels so my schedule has been tight. I was able to squeeze in a mini-shoot with one of my favorite photographers (www.sltvisuals.com). Final product:

Well, I hope you've enjoyed my photoblog! As usual, have fun and stay safe wherever in the world you are!! Til next time...

I have decided that August is my favorite month of the year. Not only is it my birthday month, but there are no national holidays in the United States to distract from it! At English, baby!, we've been working hard to produce some great lessons for you. Especially with the soaps, the plot is thickening. Since inheriting $200,000, Devan has been contemplating what to do with all that money. And I've been thinking the same thing! 

1. Pay off debt

2. Put 1/3 in savings

3. Give $$ to friends and family

4. Travel

5. Charity

Speaking of travel, I kicked off the beginning of August in New York. New York has definitely become one of my favorite cities. I had a great time. I stayed in my own apartment so I really felt like a New Yorker. I went to visit my friend in Southampton which was an amazing place. So much fun!

After returning home, I had some birthday celebrations. I did a fancy dinner with some close friends and then had a bowling party, courtesy of Dale! Here are some pictures from those celebrations!

In other news, although I didn't have any photo shoots this month, I recently found a book cover I did from over a year ago. It is quite a funny story. My friend had been reading a book and had told me the main character on the cover looked EXACTLY like me. I had not seen the cover, so I had her send me the name of the book, and behold, it actually was me on the cover! I hear the book is really good too, so if you want to check it out, it is called The Fruit of My Lipstick by Shelley Adina!

Well Ebaby! friends, August has been great, full of parties, celebrations and surprises. I'm heading to the beach this weekend and then Canada next week so I will have tons of adventures to share. Like always, be safe and have fun wherever in the world you are!

In a recent episode, my character, Ella, decides to quit her job and do whatever she wants. Sometimes I wish soooo much I could do that! Life can get quite hectic sometimes with work and juggling my multiple activities, but I would never know what to do with all the free time! Thank goodness for vacation times! 

I just got back from California. I went to visit my best friend for her birthday! We went shopping in San Francisco, sun bathing (after putting on sunscreen of course! ) in Santa Cruz and killing time in San Jose. It's always so much fun when I visit!

After coming back, I went to the Columbia River with my friends on a speedboat. I went inner-tubing for the first time! Basically, inner-tubing entails connecting an inner-tube to a boat and then holding on as the boat moves along. It was fun, but after losing my grip, I hit the water pretty hard and bruised my thigh pretty bad. Overall, good time and I'm glad I did it. 

For the first time in a while, I didn't have a photoshoot this month, but I was in an independent movie about modeling. I'll keep everyone posted as things get more finalized. 

I wish I had more interesting stories to report on! But alas, this month has been low-key and relaxing. Heading to New York this week, so hopefully I have some adventures to share soon!

Take care, be safe and have fun wherever in the world you are!!