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Home Town

I live in Southern California, but I was born in Peru, South America.

Home DZ

Skydive Elsinore

Favorite discipline in Skydiving?

Date of birth:

June 19, 1971

Number of skydives:

400

Number of BASE Jumps:

N/A

Tunnel time:

10 hours in Relative Work, 4 hours in Freefly/Freestyle

About Me:

My home dropzone is Skydive Elsinore.

My interests- Humanitarian work, exotic travel, throwing myself out of planes, flying my body in wind tunnels, climbing rocks, diving into the ocean (PADI advanced), capturing or creating beautiful pieces of art, moving my hips to the music, sharing a smile, wink or a laugh with a friend. Ultimately, I am interested in absolutely anything and everything that leads to happiness and fulfillment, especially in a non-traditional, non-conformist way.

Books - Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, The Fountainhead, The Celestine Prophecy, Slaughterhouse Five, The DaVinci Code, The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Ragtime, The Body, The Grapes of Wrath, Native Son, Lord of the Flies, Cat's Cradle, A Seperate Peace, Pablo Neruda poetry, Maya Angelou, especially love the poem "Phenomenal Woman"...

Relationship Status:

Single

Favorite Music:

Feist, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Interpol, Violent Femmes, Gotan Project, Gipsy Kings, Lila Downs, Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, Kodo, The Smiths, Morrisey, David Bowie, Thomas Dolby, Abba, Weezer, Social Distortion, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Etta James, Bob Marley

Favorite TV Shows & Movies:

Memoirs of a Geisha, Frida, The Motorcycle Diaries, Como Aqua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate), Basquiat, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dangerous Liaisons, 21 Grams, Requiem for a Dream, Memento, Trainspotting, I I Movies- Fight Club, Seven, Moulin Rouge, Donnie Darko, Lost in Translation, Romeo and Juliet, Abre Los Ojos, Vanilla Sky, White/Blue/Red Series, The New World, Rosemary's Baby, The Virgin Suicides, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Crash, The Others

I had stopped watching television for 3 1/2 years, but I began watching again last year. I do not watch non-cable television at all, but my dirty little secret is that I enjoy reality shows, such as Project Runway, Top Chef, Top Design, Shear Genius, Top Model. I have rented and immensely enjoyed all of the LOST and Sex and the City episodes, as well as a couple of seasons of Big Love, House, Grey's Anatomy and Dexter.

Whatever you would like to say:

"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth." ~ Mahatma Gandhi - Indian political and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948)

Your favorite one liner:

Follow your heart.~~

Help Support Breast Cancer Research - Jump for the Cause

Dear friends,

This note is about breast cancer research & support...I strongly believe in this cause.

For those who don't know about Jump for the Cause, it is a fundraiser & skydiving event being held at Perris Valley Skydiving from Sept. 21-27th, 2009. Jump for the Cause is A non-profit 501(c)3 corporation Federal Tax ID #95-4732083

* To raise money for and promote breast cancer research
* To set a new FAI Women’s World Record in September, 2009

I am a JFTC participant. This means that I will not only join in the group of amazing women's world record skydiving attempts, but I have also agreed to raise funds for breast cancer research and the City of Hope. My personal goal is to raise $5,000.

Raffle:
$5 for 1 ticket
$20 for 5 tickets

Girl in Pink Raffle Prizes are the following:

• 10 FREE Minutes of Tunnel Time at IFLY Hollywood (Worth $199.95)
• FREE IFLY T-shirts
• FREE Skydive Elsinore T-shirts & goodies (TBD)
• 50% off Certificate for Tony Suits or Tony Intro wingsuit
• 35% off Certificate for Sunpath Racer
• 25 % off Certificate for Firebolt Main
• 25 % off Certificate for Angel Fire Reserve
• FREE Jumpshack T-shirt
• 35% off Liquid Sky Certificate
• FREE Liquid Sky T-shirt
• 25 % off Aerodyne Certificates (3 of them!)
• FREE Goggles
• FREE post DZ dinner paid by myself
• Much more coming soon…

If you would like to make a financial donation to my JFTC fundraising page posted above, I would very much appreciate it. No amount is too small. The following is my donation site:
www.firstgiving.com/rosaalva

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Rosa Alexandra Alva
Jump for the Cause 2009 - J2

Rosa Alva's Blog

Book an IFLY Educational Field Trip Program for your Students!

Hello Teachers and Parents,
Education at IFLY Hollywood is a new field trip option for students of various ages to visit L.A.'s only indoor skydiving wind tunnel facility. Within IFLY Hollywood's educational program, students will be offered the following:

1. Educational lesson plan w/ age appropriate Physics/Physical Science lecture
2. DVD tour of the tunnel focusing on "How it Works"
3. Experimental portion:
*Terminal velocity experiments w/ various sports balls
*Effects of flight stability u… Continue

Posted on February 9, 2009 at 12:19am —

Please Vote NO on Prop 8

Hello everyone,
As most of us know, Proposition 8 is a constitutional amendment on the 2008 California General Election ballot, titled "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry". If passed, the proposition would CHANGE the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. In effect, it would be taking away the fundamental rights of a group of people.

In my opinion, the government should not have control over who we can and cannot marry. Falling in l… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2008 at 9:31pm — 2 Comments

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At 4:45am on March 1, 2009, Omar Alhegelan said…: ps. did you see that Dan BC is now a member :)))))))

At 4:44am on March 1, 2009, Omar Alhegelan said…: Hi Rosa,

So nice to hear from you.
Cheri & I are doing great ... Thank for asking.We were at the presidential inauguration in January.... What an amazing time in history:))
Hope all is well with you & yours.
Take care & be safe,
With love, peace & respect,

At 6:21pm on February 24, 2009, Mao Alexandra Iancu said…: hey:)
If you are interested.. in May will be a Cancer Boogie in Germany-Bitburg.
3airplanes,helicopter,balloon and night jumps.
If you feel like just ask for more info:)

At 12:56pm on February 23, 2009, jack said…: Well come to thai sky festival.

At 7:05am on February 15, 2009, jack said…: nuber skydive as same as me.

At 9:23pm on February 1, 2009, Marlene said…: Hello beautiful soul!

It looks like I might be driving out to Cali this summer and staying for a few weeks. If things work out as I plan, I'll have to make my way out to Elsinore. I would love to make a few jumps with you if you're around. I'll let you know more on the dates as the time gets closer. Hope all you dreams are coming true. miss you!! muah, xoxo

At 6:13pm on January 24, 2009, utah said…: Thanks for the birthday wish! I hope you have a great year!!!!!!

At 7:15pm on January 10, 2009, utah said…: hi Rosa :-) Hows it going. Its very cold here . I can't wait for spring!

At 4:38am on December 1, 2008, John Mitchell said…: Hi Rosa, cold and rainy up here in Seattle. Valinda and I are already looking forward to catching up with you at Chicks Rock. Hope you're having beautiful weather and beautiful times. JM

At 5:18am on October 29, 2008, Gen said…: I miss LA so much as winter sets in. Spying on my friends, I see they are doing AMAZING things to help others. Never stop Rosa! To give is to feel good. XO