Adiós bank charges!

Go ahead and look forward to an upcoming blog describing in full detail the phenomenon of las hermanas.  I know you are dying to know the history, as are most.  In the meantime, enjoy this las hermanas story that will give you a little insight into our crazy world. :)

As seen in the above picture, my sister and I have matching rings.  They are not exactly the same....but almost. (can you tell whose hand is whose.....which one looks older ;) ?

A long long time ago my grandfather gave his four daughters each a star sapphire ring....each one was a little bit different.

When I was, oh say, 10 I decided to steal that ring from my mom´s jewelry box and start wearing it...it´s been on my hand ever since.  Later, my aunt (my sister´s godmother) decided to pass down the ring to my sister since my aunt didn´t have any daughters.

People notice that my sister and I have the same ring and therefore are in the presence of las hermanas power.  We like to but our hands together, kinda like in Captain Planet and claim our superpowers....you wouldn´t believe the things these rings are capable of...which leads me to BANK OF AMERICA....

In my current poverty situation, I actually went under in my checking account for the first time.  I decided to go up there to bank of america and beg them to take the charge off.   Here´s what happened...

Customer Service Frau (CSF):  How can I help you?

Kristina: I was charged for going under in my account and I was wondering if you could take it off.

CSF: Well let´s take a look.

Kristina: Wow, you have the exact same ring as me.

CSF: We do.  My sister also has this ring.

Kristina: Really? So does my sister.

CSF: Yeah my mom and my aunt passed the rings down to us.

Kristina. WHAT? SO DID MY MOM AND MY AUNT!!!

CSF: Do you get a lot of compliments on the ring?

Kristina: Yes all the time!

CSF: Where are you from? (when people ask me this I assume they mean from what country)

Kristina: USA

CSF: I mean what state.

Kristina: Oh, here.

CSF: Oh, (disappointing look).  I´m from New Jersey.. we´re Italian.

Kristina: UM, My parents are from upstate New York and my mom´s 

Italian!!

CSF: Maybe it´s an Italian thing!!!

Kristina: maybe!!

CSF: I´ll go ahead and take care of that charge for you..wink wink.

Kristina: Wow! gracias! (I really did say gracias not on purpose)

Of course I IMMEDIATELY told my hermana the story and she said, 

"Next time you go into bank of America, just flash them the ring and say "you know what to do"

hahahahahaha.  Love it! this ring does have powers!!

You are either in or you are out.....auf wiedersehen

Ok, I gave in.

Blogging is "in" And since my hermana told me in her Heidi Klum voice "Kristina, you are out, Auf wiedersehen" I decided, well I´ll have to do something to be in, no? hahaha.

I had a billion really cool blogs names which apparently everyone else also had, so those were....."out."  I thought I really had it with my logo and the ever so famous "rutina Kristina".  TO YOUR AND MY OWN surprise SOMEONE already has a blog named rutina kristina....how that could be....I dont know.  Thankfully, NO ONE has a blog named LA rutina Kristina....which I do enjoy putting the article in front of everything.  I am going to the Blockbuster, I got it at the Wal Mart...this is my friend la Julia....etc.

Since I have now turned myself in to the blogging world (oh help me) and I just bought myself my own computer (yay!) I guess I´ll start off how Greta did with that list of things you might not know.....(I think she started off like that) A little introducción, no?

I have two main goals in life:  

A. speak 10 languages...not necessarily super fluent but enough to get by.  Ideally fluency would be the goal, but that all depends on where my life takes me (If I am single and no kids that won´t be too difficult!)  I have already chosen those languages the are (in the order of those which I already know and those which I want to learn) English (duh), español, Deutsch (German), Italiano, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Swahili, Russian.

B. Travel to all 21 spanish speaking countries (can you name them all?) and the other countries in the world too :)

ok one more.......

C. represent the nations(assumed knowledge by those close to Kristina)

RUTINA KRISTINA:  Let´s explain this because it´s imprescindible (essential) if you spend 5 minutes with me....(god this blog is already so self-indulging!)  When I was in España I hurt my shins and I couldn´t run.  I didn´t want to join a gym, because I was already taking flamenco classes so I got myself a Yoga Mat and started..........Rutina Kristina.  It´s my routine, which changes every day.  It can be done inside or out, and can be so hard that you are dripping sweat or not sweating at all.  It´s a combination of everything i have learned from videos, trainers, Crew team, everything!!! I put on a CD and depending on the type of music, do an exercise for the length of time of each song.  It can be anything like jumping jacks, lunges, yoga stretches....stairs....it´s crazy.  I change it all the time and have been doing it for 4 years now.  When people ask me what I do to work out (cause I get asked that all the time, j/k especially when I am wearing a thong leotard) i just tell them rutina kristina....it´s hilarious.  I love it and it´s free!!! but you have to be insane enough to make yourself do this in your basement or in your teeny tiny Spanish apartment.

ok that´s enough for the introduction...Lauren I will complete your survey thingy....but later....how am I going to compete with you three!?!?!?!  Can I discuss second language acquisition and salsa dancing on a regular basis? :) hahahaha or should I say in spanish jajajajjaa.