Ella's World

Hi friends, hope all is well! The weather has been warming up here in the Northwest so I've been trying to get in as much snow as I can before its time to bring out the skirts for springtime!

This time, my travels took me to Mammoth Lakes, CA. It was absolutely amazing. It is my new favorite snowboarding location! The weather was perfect, snow conditions were amazing and the mountain was humongous! However, it was a very long drive, almost 17 hours from Portland due to all the detours and snow. The snow was packed almost 10 feet! I hope I go back sometime soon. 

After the snow, I trekked to the desert and found myself in Las Vegas, Nevada. It wasn't as hot as I anticipated, but I got lots of sun. I went to see Ka, a Cirque de Solei show, which was amazing. This particular Cirque de Solei show was about a brother and sister who got separated and their journey in finding each other again and their true loves. The performers are so talented! The entire show was well executed, I love watching acrobats in their element. I hope to see another show in the future! We spent lots of time by the pool and danced the night away. It was a great time.

Well, friends, I hope you have been working hard and learning lots of new words! I can't wait to share my adventures from next month with you. Have fun and stay safe wherever in the world you are!!

Hi Ebaby! friends! Happy Chinese New Year! Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. I hope everyone has learned lots of new English phrases since last time! So much has been going on, have you been watching the Winter Olympics? I am so jealous Jason got to go to Vancouver and be part of the major event! What are your favorite events? I love watching the snowboarding and speed skating. They are definitely the sports I look forward to the most, being an avid snowboarder and skater.

It's the year of the Tiger. I am very excited about this year because I AM a tiger. It’s finally my year! I hope good fortune is in store for me as well as everyone else!

I’ve been staying busy. I got to go snowboarding in the location of the 2002 Winter Games, Park City, Utah, last month which was amazing! Some of the snowboarders currently competing in the Olympics were practicing there which was very exciting. The snow was slightly disappointing because it was 50% of the level it was last year, but nonetheless the snowboarding was great. Luckily, no injuries and overall it was a good time.

I also went to visit my best friend in California which was fun as usual. We experienced the night life in Mountain View which was very fun and then we went clubbing in San Francisco. I love to dance and I got to do a lot of it so it was amazing.

I had a photoshoot this month with the amazing Rika Huang. The photoshoot was tea party themed. I think the shots came out very well!

This month my travels are taking me to Mammoth Lakes, California, where I will be snowboarding some more. Then Las Vegas, Nevada for a girls weekend with some close friends. I’m very excited! I’ll tell you about all my adventures next month! 'Til next time, have fun and be safe wherever in the world you are!

Hi Ebaby! friends,

It’s been a while since my last post! I hope everyone has learned a lot of new words that you’re using with friends and family! What do you think about Ella’s new superpower of telepathy? I wish I was really telekinetic in real life! What super power would you want to have?

As usual, I’ve been staying busy traveling and working! I ended up going to Washington DC for Halloween! It was quite a fabulous trip. It was great to see old friends and all the historical monuments of America. I went to visit the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Washington Monument and the National History Museum.

For Halloween, my friends and I got dressed up and went out on the town. There were so many interesting costumes! It was a good time. I spent a lot of time shopping and I have to say that Georgetown is definitely in my top ten list of the best shopping places I’ve been!

I also went to Seattle, Washington, to see Jay-Z in concert! It was such a treat because NERD, Wale and Memphis Bleek also performed! I was quite pleased. I’m not a big fan of Seattle, but it was worth it to see Jay-Z in concert.

In other news, I did a runway show for Corazzo designs (http://www.corazzo.net/). You can actually watch the show here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2331406  See if you can find me!

I also did a photoshoot with a very talented photographer named Michael Sessions. Here’s what made the final cut and you can check out his other works at http://michaelsessionsphotography.com:

As I type this, I am vacationing in Florida for Thanksgiving break. This is where I grew up. I’m here for one week visiting family and childhood friends. I’m very excited about being here because my best friend Rosie is with me! I love showing her all the sights of where I grew up. Stay tuned for photos next time!

Have fun and stay safe wherever in the world you are!! Til next time...