Diana Leaney López Ruano

I'm just another 20 year old who is just trying to find my place in this  crazy mixed up world.   I'm indecisive ...  I don't like cooking unless its for other people ...   I start countless of  projects  and never finish them ...   I tend to wear my  heart  on my sleeve...  and  I have an absurd weakness for dancing . I may be searching for where I am going ,   but I do know where I have been   and I know  who I am .    My name is Diana Linay Lopez Ruano .  I'm half Mexican and half Guatemalan ,  born and raised in Salt Lake City,   Utah.  I'm the second of 8 siblings and yes,  I am a   " Mormon " ,   a member of T he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint s.   Family.  Friends.  Religion.  These I treasure above all else,  even more so now that I am away from home.   Very far as I am currently an English Teacher in ZhuZhou City,  Hunan Province,   China .   A land where people smoke next to me in the elevator and stare at me b

Haven't really written about "China" lately... I've been living each day with so many new adventures that I hardly know where to start! So I decided to start by writing about something fairly simple:) Something we can all enjoy:) FoooOOooD!!! Ahh yessssss:) Comida. One of life's simple pleasures! Remember that saying "don't trust a skinny cook?" Take this food analysis from one who can "pack it in" as my CEO described me.... (umm....  should I be proud of that?) Gotta love the bluntness of Chinese people... anyone in the US would have said, "Oh I guess you were hungry" or "Did you enjoy lunch?" haha nope. Not my CEO. She turned to me,  smiled,  and said, "Diana, you can pack it in." haha ---And its true! I guess I've seen too much hunger and pain to not appreciate food when I eat it. When I do sit down and eat I can't leave food on the table knowing that there are hungry people i