The Adventures of "Pete- The Pretty Panda"

Hi Friends,   Boy has it been a fun week! Yesterday I got to go to the beach again. That makes makes my beach count- 3. I am on a roll. The day started off hot. The beautiful sun was shining full force in the city. I woke up, brushed my teeth, took a much needed shower and spent some quality time watching the cool looking tourists from all over the world on the balcony. It's a pretty sweet view from up there. You see, the city I live in is very small and steep. It's an uphill slope from one end to the other and the balcony is near the top so you can see almost every street below. I wish you could see it, it's perfect!    Anyway, after I did some cleaning up, I decided to call my buddy, Al. He has been friends with me for a long, long time now. He is my best friend. I should mention that Al is not a Panda like me. He is a Koala. He looks a little different from me, but he's pretty too. I asked Al if he wanted to go to the beach with me. He said, "sure thing!&qu

Hi There, My name is Pete.    I am a Panda. I used to live in the beautiful land of Chicago, well except in the winter when it turns into a frozen tundra. Which makes it a perfect home for a Polar Bear, but not a Pretty Panda. I remember so many times when I would feel not so pretty anymore, because it had gotten so cold that i couldn't feel my face. You can't tell if you're smiling pretty, if you can't feel your face. That's the honest to God truth!   Oh I could go on and on about the horrors of the cold in Chicago. Just Awful! But you know, I admire the people in Chicago. They are so strong. Sometimes, even when it's freezing, some of them will go out in shorts and tank tops. That takes guts. They just keep telling themselves that it's not cold and "poof" they're not cold anymore. Amazing.    Now I live in the beautiful, sunny all around, island of Puerto Rico. I've only been here for a couple of weeks now, but I have gone to the b