Author: Marie Therese Lawlor

I am a photographer, graphic designer, artist, and historian. I love to take photos, create designs, art work, and learn about history, archaeology, and anthropology.
Costa Rica

Before Rivas Nicaragua I Was in Costa Rica

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Before I went to Rivas, Nicaragua during my Latin America trip in 2019, I was in San Jose, Costa Rica and Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

About My Costa Rica and Nicaragua Trip:

-Three weeks volunteer teaching at Fundacion Mujer in August in San Jose, Costa Rica.

-End of August I went to Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica for a month long TEFL course.

-After TEFL, back to San Jose to volunteer teach for a week.

-After I started work at Academia Europea and taught at Academia Europea for a month and a half.

-After I went to Rivas, Nicaragua for a 2 month vacation.

Here are some of my old videos from before I left for Costa Rica in 2019.

Here is a video of me packing my makeup for Costa Rica.

Here I am packing my things for Costa Rica.

Here’s I am packing my shirts for Costa Rica.

Here’s why I picked Costa Rica for my volunteer trip in 2019.

Here’s a video about the IVHQ volunteer training.

More about my volunteer training.

Here’s another video about getting ready for my trip to Costa Rica.

Here’s another video about my volunteer training.

Here’s a video of the start of my Costa Rica adventure.

Here are some flying tips.

LOL! Me dancing to Womanizer when I was in Sacramento, CA.

Here’s a video about the start of my IVHQ volunteer teach program.

About Fundacion Mujer.

Here’s an update video during my San Jose, Costa Rica trip.

A video about my Combo Tour.

Here’s an update video about my Maximo Nivel program.

Check out my blog posts below to learn more about my San Jose, Costa Rica volunteer teaching adventure with Maximo Nivel:

About My Combo Tour in San Jose Costa Rica

About Hotel Ave Del Paraiso

Present Tense Lesson

The Verb to Be Lesson

The Verb to Have in Present Simple

My Advanced English Class at Fundacion Mujer

Another Video About My Fundacion Mujer English Class

Check out my blog posts below to learn more about my Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica TEFL adventure with Maximo Nivel:

My First White Water Rafting Trip in Manuel Antonio Costa Rica

My First TEFL Lesson

Vocabulary Words on Drawing

Art Vocab Lesson

About Costa Rica Tourism

About Costa Rica and the Philippines

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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2019 Rivas and About My Pinata

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Check out the pinata Norlan and I got during Christmas of 2019. The pinata is one of the three kings and he’s holding a Dorito chip.

Norlan and I went to his friend’s house for Christmas Eve. His friend had a daughter so Norlan bought a pinata and then we filled it with candies. Check out the pinata. It is so cool!

On Christmas Day, Me, Norlan, and Joselyn went to San Jorge beach and sat at a restaurant.

Having fun at San Jorge with Joselyn.

The day after Christmas I continued to work on my wall of abstract art. I used a lime green Tombow Dual Brush tip. I had started days before on my wall.

I also got a coconut. I found someone with a coconut cart and bought a coconut.

Yummy coconut from a coconut vendor.
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About Gardening

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Hello everyone! So last year, I decided to garden. I wanted to teach you all how to garden.

I bought seeds from Home Depot. I most gardened basils at first. I also planted lots and lots of flowers. I had lots of pics, but I have to find there. They’re actually just on my Instagram @UnitedColorsOfBennetonTherese. It’s a public profile so anyone can go see it.

Anyway, I will take screen shots in the future.

I planted lots of Genovese basils.
I also planted lots of sweet basil.
I used these Jiffy strips to start the seeds sometimes.
I also used these pots sometimes to start off the basils.
I also used a seedling tray.
To start the seeds, I used a potting mix.
I also planted lots of lavender, but I was more interested in planting vegetables.
I also planted lots of tomatoes.
Here are the photos of my plants as seedlings.
Here are my basil plants.
Here are my morning glory flowers dried and turned into art.
Here are my sunflower petals dried and turned into art.

Here are more pics of my garden. I went by my apartment yesterday with my friend. It was pretty fun. I miss my garden.

Check out my awesome morning glory plants.

Here’s a close up of a morning glory flower.

I absolutely loved these purple morning glory flowers.

Here are some more pressed flower art.

Check out my art! This is my first ever pressed flower art! Wow!

Here is another morning glory pressed flower art.

I absolutely love this! Those are morning glory flowers up top and the bottom bit is a dried basil flower.
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About My Favorite Vegetable Kangkong and About My New Shirt from Legendary

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Kangkong is one of my fave veggies. It is healthy for you. Kangkong used to grow in the San Miguel River in my little pueblo in the Philippines.

What is kangkong?

According to a source online: Kangkong or water spinach is one of the very familiar green leafy vegetables used in the South and South-East Asian cuisine. Botanically this fast-growing leafy vegetable belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, and closely related to the sweet potatoes but has no resemblance to spinach.

Check out this awesome kangkong recipe I found on Youtube.

The Adobong Kangkong is one of my fave dishes. I hope you guys try this out for yourself and your family at home. Thanks for checking out my blog! Love you all Rivas 🙂

Oh and check out my new shirt! I got it from Legendary and it says Legendary 🙂

I have been to Legendary before. It used to be called Heritage last year. I think someone might have bought them out and so now it has changed a little. It’s still like a little coffee, juice bar, snack shop, but instead of just that they now also do your hair. Sooo awesome!
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How to Pose for Instagram y Como Hacer Moneda Con Youtube y WordPress y Instagram y Como Usar Instagram Para Aprender

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How to Pose for Instagram

Hello everyone! Check out this awesome video about how to pose for Instagram. Translation: ¡Hola a todos! Mira este increíble video sobre cómo posar para Instagram.

Here is my first pose below. I took this at Comfort Inn here in Red Bluff, California. I got a pillow to make the room look more awesome. Follow me on Instagram @thereseinrivas

Here is the pose I chose to post on Instagram.
Translation: Esta es mi primera pose. Tomé esto en el Comfort Inn aquí en Red Bluff, California. Conseguí una almohada para que la habitación se viera más impresionante. Sígueme en Instagram @thereseinrivas

Here is another pose.

Here is my third pose.

Como Hacer Moneda con Youtube y WordPress

Como Hacer Moneda con Instagram

Check out this @NicaraguaFashionStudio on Instagram. They have awesome things for sale online. Translation: Mira este @NicaraguaFashionStudio en Instagram. Tienen cosas increíbles a la venta en línea.

Awesome jewelry for sale on Instagram @nicaraguanfashionstudio.

Here are more examples of their awesome posts. Translation: Aqui hay mas ejemplos de sus increibles publicaciones.

I absolutely love this bag! So simple yet so pretty. Translation: Absolutamente amo este bolso! Tan simple pero tan bonito.
What a pretty dress! I absolutely love this! Wow! Translation: Que lindo vestido! Me encanta esto! Guau!

How to Use Instagram for Learning

I follow lots of Instagram profiles that pertaining to my interests. Then I look through their posts daily and click the heart button, which means like. Then I also click the little ribbon icon on the lower right to save the image. Here are a few of my favorites.

Translation: Sigo muchos perfiles de Instagram relacionados con mis intereses. Luego, reviso sus publicaciones todos los días y hago clic en el botón del corazón, que significa me gusta. Luego también hago clic en el pequeño icono de cinta en la parte inferior derecha para guardar la imagen. Aquí están algunos de mis favoritos.

Jasmin, the Queen of flowers, is one of the 8-Flower Golden Nectar. Combined gold and skincare science into one ultra-luxurious lightweight, fast-absorbing sensorial Elixir: discover the ultimate rejuvenation. Translation: El jazmín, la reina de las flores, es uno de los néctar dorados de 8 flores. La ciencia combinada del oro y el cuidado de la piel en un Elixir sensorial ultralujoso, ligero y de rápida absorción: descubre el rejuvenecimiento definitivo.

Peony – an essential ally for a calmed, soothed skin, free of irritations and redness. Combined with Hawthorn and Chamomile, Intral is loaded with the botanical Calm Complex to soften sensitive skin and help create a comforted, more even-looking complexion. Skin is soothed from irritations that can lead to pre-mature signs of aging and naturally stronger. Translation: Peonía: un aliado esencial para una piel calmada, calmada, libre de irritaciones y rojeces. Combinado con espino y manzanilla, Intral está cargado con el complejo botánico Calm para suavizar la piel sensible y ayudar a crear un cutis reconfortado y de aspecto más uniforme. La piel se alivia de las irritaciones que pueden provocar signos de envejecimiento prematuros y, naturalmente, se fortalece.

Three textures, three rich flavours, three different types of chocolate 🍫
Carefully crafted just for you!
No better way to sweeten your weekend.
Very soon in @fsdubai ❤️

Translation: ¡Cuidadosamente elaborado solo para ti!

No hay mejor manera de endulzar tu fin de semana.

Muy pronto en @fsdubai ❤️

✨Hey there gorgeous 🥰#cookiesandcream #cupcakes … one of most popular flavors. Actually, SVD’s 1st cupcake flavor

Translation: ✨Hola preciosa    # cookiesandcream #cupcakes… uno de los sabores más populares. En realidad, el primer sabor a cupcake de SVD