This week my inspiration is Carmen from We See the Same Stars. I met Carmen through our blogs...and now we are inseparable. Carmen is a great friend, a fellow Marine wife, and always willing to do something fun on the weekends. If you don't read her blog, what are you waiting for?!
Carmen's movie recommendation was Freedom Writers. I loved this movie! This is probably the first movie that I ever rented that Danny actually liked.
Freedom Writers is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell. Erin is a first year white teacher. She takes on a class that is full of gangs and "at-risk" students. Erin begins to earn their trust and buys them composition books to keep diaries. The students use the diaries to talk about their experiences of being abused, seeing their friends die, and being evicted. The students actually begin to learn and like being at school.
I watched this movie while the press was busy talking about the new documentary, Waiting for Superman. I felt this moie showed exactly what that movie is about. Poor kids can not learn because they are not given the opportunity. This teacher is amazing, she cares more about her students than herself, or even her marriage.
I'm glad Patrick Demspy wasn't in the movie a lot, I can't stand him. But Hilary Swank and all of the kids were amazing. I recommend this movie, two thumbs WAY up!
For her book recommendation Carmen had me read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I've heard of this book (and the movie) but always thought I wouldn't be interested in it.
Well, I was proved wrong. So entirely wrong. I loved this book! It is about a man (Henry) with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel and his wife (Clare) who has to cope with his absence. Clare meets Henry as a child but his age is always different. The story focuses on love and free will.
I loved that the book was from both points of view. I recommend this book! Now, how was the movie? Worth seeing?
Carmen recommended scrambled eggs with secret ingredients. Well, instead of asking for the secret I decided to go all out with "breakfast for dinner." We had scrambled eggs with onions, potatoes, peppers, onions and ham. Add a little hot sauce and voila! DINNER! And it was yummy! Carmen, I'm not sure if you know this but breakfast is my favorite meal. So, thanks for recommending this!
Carmen, I loved all of these recommendations! I think I love you a little more today than I did before I started your recommendations! You are the best!
