carmenmbonilla - My Desktop Nexus

About Me:	Thursday JUNE 6th , 2024, CELEBRATING 14 YRS AT THE DN ! This has been an incredible journey and I thank all my dn family for the loving and caring friendships you so graciously have share with me and my beautiful family kitties Picasso and Pasha! I continue to be fortunate to be surrounded with my family,friends, international students,the dn family, friends and my 2 kitties who bring joy. I am happy that I have been in the service of people for all my career of 40 years, and I continue in this vane as I continue to be a host family for international students coming to the United States to learn English. Amazing that the journey now spands 9 yrs. These young people have come from all over the world ( Azerbiajan, Brazil, Chec Republic, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morroco, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwan and Venezuela ) to reside in my home as they attend school. I am delighted to say that I now have welcomed into my home 100 wonderful young people that reside permanently in my heart. I consider them to be family and many stay in contact long after their return to their families and countries.

Favorite Music:	all great music rock and roll, opera, country western, pop, R and B , hip hop, Latin, and Broadway. My favorite groups and artists are the following: King of Rock & Roll ELVIS,Rolling Stones,David Bowie, Beatles,U2 , The Eagles, Fleet wood Mac, The Killers, Calexico, Tina Turner, Pink, Madonna, Lady Gaga, , Maria Callas, Rene Flemming, Placido Domingo, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, , Reba, Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Jay'z, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, Marc Anthony, Justin Timberlake etc etc, And I must add that my all time new favorite is the marvelous, wonderful, fantastic Miss Lady Gaga! And always front and center Michael Jackson & Queen of Pop Madonna and Prince !

Favorite Books:	Gone With The Wind, The Good Earth, The Godfather, Watership Down, The Far Pavillons, Memories of a Geisha, Out of Africa , Lonesome Dove, Michael Connelly"s Detective Series Harry Bosch ,especially The Blue Coyote and City of Bones, John Grisham's, A Time to Kill and The Chamber. The Rocking Chair Prophet by author Matthew Kelly

Favorite Movies:	Gone With The Wind, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn,Rebel Without A Cause, East of Eden, The Wild One, Blackboard Jungle, On the Water Front, Street Car Named Desire, Love with the Proper Stranger, The Godfather 1 and 2, Serpico, Out of Africa, Saturday Night Fever, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, The Last Of the Mohicans, Cameron's The Titanic, You've Got Mail, French Kiss, I Love You To Death, English Patient, The Hours, Good Fellows, The Insider, The 25th Hour, The Departed, Julie and Julia, Driving Miss Daisy,The Proposal, The Blind Side, Memories of a Geisha , Al Pacino Shakespear's Looking for Richard, Mel Gibson Hamlet, Di Caprio - Claire Danes win Romeo & Juliet, Flawless, The Great Caruso/Mario Lanza, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Turkish series Kara Para Ask, Turkish Series Erkenci Kus/Early Bird this stole my heart. Thelma & Louise , Notting Hill , Lilies of The Field , On Golden Pond 1981, Farinelli , The Good Bad & the Ugly.. Chariots of Fire.....Lion (Lion a must see film based on true story)..Pulp Fiction .... Resorvior Dogs... Doctor Zhivago/JULIE CHRISTIE & OMAR SHARIF....My Man Godfrey.......The Count of Monte Cristo...Tears of The Sun... 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac staring Jose Ferrer magnificent performance..... The Mission with Robert De Niro ,Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson...The Way We Were Robert Redford & Barbra Streisand..... A Lot Like Love 2005... Valentine's Day 2010..Something Got to Give...In 2006 Griffin & Phoenix...Crash 2005 Matt Dillon & Thandiwe Newton.. 2011 The Adjustment Bureau Matt Damon & Emily Blunt...2009 The Young Victoria & The Devil Wears Prada 2006..

Favorite TV Shows:	Judge Judy ,So You Think Can Dance, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, The Following, How To Get Away With Murder, The Blacklist ,The Killing, Breaking Bad
Favorite Quotes:	The resent up-loads to my page are a gift from my dear and beautiful friend Fran. These images are a treasure that I will always cherish!