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It's just TOO cute!! Of course, I'd hate to be in it on the highway.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Sunday, January 09, 2005
I don't think I am adjusting well, this time around...
Well, all of my luggage has finally made it back. And, I made it through another week of school... Then, Friday the bug hit and I've been in bed ever since...
It was a lot harder to get on the plane this second time around. All of the adventure was gone, I knew what was waiting on the other side of the ocean. So, the saying "goodbye" part was a lot harder, especially the saying "see you in 7 months" because that seems like such a LONG time.
Then, the luggage crap happened and I was greeted with some bad news about my living situation. Plus, I had to dive right into school (which was both good and bad). So, by Friday I was completely worn out and was starting to feel sick. I came home and went straight to bed and have been there ever since.
Problem is: Because I have been sick and in bed, I have spent this weekend back on American time - get up at 5pm (noon at home) and go to bed at 5am (midnight at home). Which, unless I can correct tonight when I go to bed, will set the stage for all of next week... Ugh!
It was a lot harder to get on the plane this second time around. All of the adventure was gone, I knew what was waiting on the other side of the ocean. So, the saying "goodbye" part was a lot harder, especially the saying "see you in 7 months" because that seems like such a LONG time.
Then, the luggage crap happened and I was greeted with some bad news about my living situation. Plus, I had to dive right into school (which was both good and bad). So, by Friday I was completely worn out and was starting to feel sick. I came home and went straight to bed and have been there ever since.
Problem is: Because I have been sick and in bed, I have spent this weekend back on American time - get up at 5pm (noon at home) and go to bed at 5am (midnight at home). Which, unless I can correct tonight when I go to bed, will set the stage for all of next week... Ugh!
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Luggage Update
One bag has been located. It arrived in Paris this afternoon by mistake. WTF!?! It should arrive in London tonight and will be delivered tomorrow... This sucks!
I'M BACK!
The trip home was nice. I can not think of a single thing that I wanted to do and just didn't. Of course there are many, many people I wish I could have had more time with. But at least I got a visit in, even if it was only for a couple of hours. I got to spend some time running around with my sister in NYC - that was fun! I love that city!! I got to spend lots of time with my parents and Sassy - that was nice! I spent time in Charlotte and hung out with friends - not enough time, but it was worth the trip. And I got some good time in with the grandparents - that was important. So, all-in-all, not a bad vacation.
Of course, I arrived at Gatwick yesterday morning, completely exhausted, to find out that my luggage did not make the flight with me - ugh! That is half my life right there - all of my gifts, all of the items I'd purchased with gift money, and almost all of my underwear that I have (TMI, I know)!! I had gotten rid of so much when I moved, that the items I kept are truly my favorites and, unfortunately, they were all packed in two bags heading from Atlanta to London that were somehow misplaced along the way. Needless to say, I am very unhappy about it all! They told me I would hear something in 24 hours - it has been 28 and no word - Grr!
Of course, I arrived at Gatwick yesterday morning, completely exhausted, to find out that my luggage did not make the flight with me - ugh! That is half my life right there - all of my gifts, all of the items I'd purchased with gift money, and almost all of my underwear that I have (TMI, I know)!! I had gotten rid of so much when I moved, that the items I kept are truly my favorites and, unfortunately, they were all packed in two bags heading from Atlanta to London that were somehow misplaced along the way. Needless to say, I am very unhappy about it all! They told me I would hear something in 24 hours - it has been 28 and no word - Grr!
Monday, December 20, 2004
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...
Well, not exactly. I still have a few more things to shove into the suitcase. I had a brilliant plan to only pack a carry-on so I could get in and out of LaGuardia easily tonight (and then again in and out of LaGuardia tomorrow night), but that plan went out the window about 8:00 last night. So, instead, I have my trusty rolling suitcase. I will check it... Everything will work out okay...
So, in approx. 15 hours I will be hugging my sister and diving into her new futon to get a few hours of shut-eye before we tackle NYC shopping. I know, I know... What am I thinking? I just finished complaining about London crowds... But crowds are much more bearable when you have company.
So, in approx. 15 hours I will be hugging my sister and diving into her new futon to get a few hours of shut-eye before we tackle NYC shopping. I know, I know... What am I thinking? I just finished complaining about London crowds... But crowds are much more bearable when you have company.
Saturday, December 18, 2004
I have survived my first term...
Only two more to go! It has been an extreme learning experience. And I chose to celebrate it by sleeping for almost 18 hours. I slept through the staff party last night and probably could have slept all today, as well, but there were Christmas presents to buy. So I forced myself out of bed to fight the huge crowds on Regent Street. Ugh! Why do they make crowds look so nice in the movies? No one ever seems to bump into anyone else. No one ever seems to just stop in the middle of the sidewalk.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Hooray for British Pubs!
Haven't had much of a chance to be out and social, but tonight was the Science Department Christmas Dinner... I was not banished to the "boring" part of the table (always a good sign), they were cunning when they made the seating plan. I enjoyed my sea bass and my John Smith pints. At one point I was feeling a bit tipsy (I've lost my tolerance over the last few months), but recovered (graciously, I think) and continued with my glass of wine... Can't wait to visit Charlotte, where I have (or used to have) a fun social life. Until then I am just going to have to meet some REAL drinkers in town (other than the students at my school)... Six days and counting, not sure if there's time before the new year...
Maybe that should be a New Year's resolution...
So far, my resolutions are pretty lame:
#1 - Lose weight (I could sound like Bridget Jones and start talking about the number of stones, but I'll spare you)
#2 - Make some friends (because YES, I am really THAT pathetic)
#3 - Work on classroom management (I have some ideas for the new term)
#4 - start working on what I want to do with the rest of my life...
Maybe that should be a New Year's resolution...
So far, my resolutions are pretty lame:
#1 - Lose weight (I could sound like Bridget Jones and start talking about the number of stones, but I'll spare you)
#2 - Make some friends (because YES, I am really THAT pathetic)
#3 - Work on classroom management (I have some ideas for the new term)
#4 - start working on what I want to do with the rest of my life...
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Bruges Christmas Market
Woke up early Saturday morning to catch the bus - we had to be at the stop at 6:54am. Ugh! Everyone at school said that the coach would have tea and coffee, not my coach, so I spent the first part of the trip sleeping. In Dover we boarded a ferry and made our way across the channel to France. I finally got a cup of coffee on the ferry. Of course every British person on the boat was drinking beer or "spirits" (at 8:30 in the morning!?!) It was an uneventful ferry ride - too cold to go outside, too foggy to see anything and too early to do much else. So, Catherine, Claire and I just lounged around for an hour and a half. Once in France we had about another hour and a half to get to Bruges - more bus time. Finally, around 12:30 (1:30 local time) we made it to Bruges. We were given four hours to see the market and the town and buy as much chocolate as we could...
There are so many things that I loved about Bruges and I don't even know where to begin. First of all, there are tons of bicycles (people ride bikes instead of driving cars) and you'll be walking along and pass a bike rack with hundreds of bikes attached. Next, the architecture is interesting. You can see the German influence - all of the buildings, houses, etc. Look really cool. Then, you have the river running through the town and all of the houses and buildings are built along-side it. There are four languages spoken in the town: French, German, Flemish and English - and most people who live there can speak 3 of the 4!! I could go on and on. My point is that it was a wonderful town.
We made our way to the Market Place - very big, with a large church/clock town on one side and many stores all around the sides. We were trying to find a place to eat - a place with "good French bread" - and decided on sandwiches, to go, so we would have plenty of time to explore. Catherine and Claire were so excited to see all of the French influences in the town. They were thrilled that they could speak French in almost every store we visited. After lunch, we decided that we needed chocolate (since Belgium is so well known for its use of the cocoa bean). We found a store that sold waffles and ordered ours draped in chocolate - it was heavenly! We spent the rest of our time shopping. Then rushed back to the bus for the four hour trek home - (it was a long ride home and we slept most of the time).
The bus stopped in Calais at a huge beer and wine warehouse. We were given 45 minutes to shop and the majority of the bus filled their carts. I would have much rather had the extra 45 minutes in Bruges. But if you say "France" then the British start to drool - there are so many huge shops like this all over the French coast and the Brits go nuts over cheap beer, wine, cigarettes and groceries. So many of them haven't seen past Calais or these huge mega-marts. Um, hello, there's so much more to see than a neon sign!!
Anyway, getting back into England was interesting. The bus stopped at the Border Partol gate and replied "all British" to the patrolman when he asked, "What nationality are your passengers?" The patrolman decided to spot-check our passports and when he found an American and two French girls on board he got a nasty attitude (myself, Catherine and Claire). He looked at my passport and started drilling me, "What are you doing here?" When I showed him my Work Permit, he started drilling me, "Where do you work? What do you teach? Where is your school? How long have you been here?" It was a little disturbing.
I really enjoyed myself, it was just a very long day. The funniest part of the trip was when Claire and I decided that we wanted to learn how to say 'Hello' and 'Thank you' in Flemish. We met this very nice vendor and asked her. It turns out that the way to say 'Thank you' in Flemish sounds like the way you say 'take it in the ass' in French.
I don't really know what to say about the Christmas Market, we kept wandering around the town trying to find it. We'd find a little area with a few booths set up selling t-shirts or food, and say, "Is this it? This can't be it." Turns out that when we got back to the bus, our driver said that the market ended at 1:00 (and we arrived in town at 1:30). So, I missed the Christmas Market, but I really couldn't care less - I loved what I saw of Bruges. It is a great town - with or without the Christmas Market.
There are so many things that I loved about Bruges and I don't even know where to begin. First of all, there are tons of bicycles (people ride bikes instead of driving cars) and you'll be walking along and pass a bike rack with hundreds of bikes attached. Next, the architecture is interesting. You can see the German influence - all of the buildings, houses, etc. Look really cool. Then, you have the river running through the town and all of the houses and buildings are built along-side it. There are four languages spoken in the town: French, German, Flemish and English - and most people who live there can speak 3 of the 4!! I could go on and on. My point is that it was a wonderful town.
We made our way to the Market Place - very big, with a large church/clock town on one side and many stores all around the sides. We were trying to find a place to eat - a place with "good French bread" - and decided on sandwiches, to go, so we would have plenty of time to explore. Catherine and Claire were so excited to see all of the French influences in the town. They were thrilled that they could speak French in almost every store we visited. After lunch, we decided that we needed chocolate (since Belgium is so well known for its use of the cocoa bean). We found a store that sold waffles and ordered ours draped in chocolate - it was heavenly! We spent the rest of our time shopping. Then rushed back to the bus for the four hour trek home - (it was a long ride home and we slept most of the time).
The bus stopped in Calais at a huge beer and wine warehouse. We were given 45 minutes to shop and the majority of the bus filled their carts. I would have much rather had the extra 45 minutes in Bruges. But if you say "France" then the British start to drool - there are so many huge shops like this all over the French coast and the Brits go nuts over cheap beer, wine, cigarettes and groceries. So many of them haven't seen past Calais or these huge mega-marts. Um, hello, there's so much more to see than a neon sign!!
Anyway, getting back into England was interesting. The bus stopped at the Border Partol gate and replied "all British" to the patrolman when he asked, "What nationality are your passengers?" The patrolman decided to spot-check our passports and when he found an American and two French girls on board he got a nasty attitude (myself, Catherine and Claire). He looked at my passport and started drilling me, "What are you doing here?" When I showed him my Work Permit, he started drilling me, "Where do you work? What do you teach? Where is your school? How long have you been here?" It was a little disturbing.
I really enjoyed myself, it was just a very long day. The funniest part of the trip was when Claire and I decided that we wanted to learn how to say 'Hello' and 'Thank you' in Flemish. We met this very nice vendor and asked her. It turns out that the way to say 'Thank you' in Flemish sounds like the way you say 'take it in the ass' in French.
I don't really know what to say about the Christmas Market, we kept wandering around the town trying to find it. We'd find a little area with a few booths set up selling t-shirts or food, and say, "Is this it? This can't be it." Turns out that when we got back to the bus, our driver said that the market ended at 1:00 (and we arrived in town at 1:30). So, I missed the Christmas Market, but I really couldn't care less - I loved what I saw of Bruges. It is a great town - with or without the Christmas Market.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
I don't even want to think about the time...
It late and I am exhausted, but am feeling pretty happy about what I've done this evening... Check it out for yourself: http://www.myadventuresinengland.com
It's not exactly what I had it mind (and I really don't think it is all that nice looking), but at least it is something more than I had before and I can always go back and change it when I want.
My plan is to use it for communication with family and friends, and update every-so-often. My blog I'll keep updating regularly - it's for the things I don't want my grandparents to read. Of course, with the way my life has been lately, I FEEL like a grandparent myself.
I am heading to Bruges (Belgium) on Saturday and I am counting down the days until I get a break from school. It hit me this evening that I will be on a plane to New York in a week from Monday! Then it hit me that I only have two weekends left to do my Holiday shopping - agg!! I just have to make it through next week with school, then I can go crazy with the gifts!
It's not exactly what I had it mind (and I really don't think it is all that nice looking), but at least it is something more than I had before and I can always go back and change it when I want.
My plan is to use it for communication with family and friends, and update every-so-often. My blog I'll keep updating regularly - it's for the things I don't want my grandparents to read. Of course, with the way my life has been lately, I FEEL like a grandparent myself.
I am heading to Bruges (Belgium) on Saturday and I am counting down the days until I get a break from school. It hit me this evening that I will be on a plane to New York in a week from Monday! Then it hit me that I only have two weekends left to do my Holiday shopping - agg!! I just have to make it through next week with school, then I can go crazy with the gifts!
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Rochester, twice in one weekend...
Friday night I went with Chris and Jenny to see the second Bridget Jones movie. I've heard good and bad reviews, all-in-all it was a good film. Mostly, everyone just said that it was "more of the first." And that it was. I still love Mark Darcy, though, and hope I can one day meet someone who will love "all of my wobbly bits" and love me "just as I am."
Enough sap. Moving on...
We drove to Rochester to see the flick - nice town not far from where I am. It was a new area that has been built-up and looks quite familiar to many complexes I've seen in Knoxville, Charlotte or any other American town. There was a Mexican restaurant, an Italian restaurant (advertising its 'American Italian' cuisine) and the movie theater.
Saturday, I took the train to Rochester for the Dickens Christmas Market, described as:
It was nice. Historic Rochester is beautiful! The old streets and buildings were amazing. There is even a castle, right in the corner of town! I'd love to go back and explore more, but as for the Dickens Christmas Celebration, it was too crowded to really enjoy too much. There were lots of people dressed up and lots of people selling mulled wine and other treats. There were carnival rides one the grounds in front of the castle and there was fake snow drifting around in the air. They even had a night-time parade where everyone sang carols and carried candles. With the 'snow' and the candles, it really was magical.
I've heard really nice things about Rochester, even as a place to live it is supposed to be very nice. I am impressed with how there is plenty of old stuff, even with the amount of new stuff that is being built-up in the area. The reason I haven't made it to see Rochester until now has to do with the fact that they've been doing work on the railway since January 2004 and that you have to take the train to Higham, then a bus from Higham to Strood (that's the part of the tracks they are working on), then catch the train from Strood to Rochester. It was not horrible, but I think I will wait for the train to start running again before I attempt to explore the rest of Kent. Guess Canterbury and Dover will have to wait until the tracks are fixed and running again...
I'm off to daydream about meeting my own Mark Darcy... You never know, it could happen.
Enough sap. Moving on...
We drove to Rochester to see the flick - nice town not far from where I am. It was a new area that has been built-up and looks quite familiar to many complexes I've seen in Knoxville, Charlotte or any other American town. There was a Mexican restaurant, an Italian restaurant (advertising its 'American Italian' cuisine) and the movie theater.
Saturday, I took the train to Rochester for the Dickens Christmas Market, described as:
An hour south-east of London, this compact city beside the River Medway,
celebrates its links with Charles Dickens - he lived and wrote there for years -
with a Dickensian Christmas celebration. The free annual event includes a High
Street parade of his fictional characters, with top-hatted gents, ladies in
bonnets, chimney sweeps and the ultimate Dickensian character: the street
urchin. There are also carol singers, ice-skating, roast chestnuts and mulled
wine to enjoy.
It was nice. Historic Rochester is beautiful! The old streets and buildings were amazing. There is even a castle, right in the corner of town! I'd love to go back and explore more, but as for the Dickens Christmas Celebration, it was too crowded to really enjoy too much. There were lots of people dressed up and lots of people selling mulled wine and other treats. There were carnival rides one the grounds in front of the castle and there was fake snow drifting around in the air. They even had a night-time parade where everyone sang carols and carried candles. With the 'snow' and the candles, it really was magical.
I've heard really nice things about Rochester, even as a place to live it is supposed to be very nice. I am impressed with how there is plenty of old stuff, even with the amount of new stuff that is being built-up in the area. The reason I haven't made it to see Rochester until now has to do with the fact that they've been doing work on the railway since January 2004 and that you have to take the train to Higham, then a bus from Higham to Strood (that's the part of the tracks they are working on), then catch the train from Strood to Rochester. It was not horrible, but I think I will wait for the train to start running again before I attempt to explore the rest of Kent. Guess Canterbury and Dover will have to wait until the tracks are fixed and running again...
I'm off to daydream about meeting my own Mark Darcy... You never know, it could happen.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
All I Can Do Is Smile...
This was my practical in class today:
I teach three year 7 classes (a high ability class, a middle ability class and a bottom set). I have limited the about of experiments or practical I do with my bottom set because (although I absolutely adore the students) they tend to get a little over-excited, don't follow instructions and break things. Today we started a new topic, energy, and the first lesson is to practice using a thermometer. So, I decide to keep it simple with this class and we'll measure the energy loss when hot water cools... Basically they measure the temperature of the water throughout a 10 minute period and record their results in a chart.
I drew the chart on the board for the students to fill in: two columns - very simple: minutes and degrees Celsius - I even filled in the minutes for them (1 min, 2 min, 3 min, etc). So all they had to do was watch the clock and write down the temperature of the water...
Once the students started, I walked around the room, monitoring each group to see if they needed help. This one group of girls caught my eye because they were talking and laughing and not really concerned about time. So, when I checked with this group, they assured me that they were watching the clock. It seems that they recorded the temp after one minute without a problem. Then, they watched the clock for two minutes and recorded the temperature. And then three minutes before they recorded the temperature, etc... They were up to five minutes when I spoke with them...
I teach three year 7 classes (a high ability class, a middle ability class and a bottom set). I have limited the about of experiments or practical I do with my bottom set because (although I absolutely adore the students) they tend to get a little over-excited, don't follow instructions and break things. Today we started a new topic, energy, and the first lesson is to practice using a thermometer. So, I decide to keep it simple with this class and we'll measure the energy loss when hot water cools... Basically they measure the temperature of the water throughout a 10 minute period and record their results in a chart.
I drew the chart on the board for the students to fill in: two columns - very simple: minutes and degrees Celsius - I even filled in the minutes for them (1 min, 2 min, 3 min, etc). So all they had to do was watch the clock and write down the temperature of the water...
Once the students started, I walked around the room, monitoring each group to see if they needed help. This one group of girls caught my eye because they were talking and laughing and not really concerned about time. So, when I checked with this group, they assured me that they were watching the clock. It seems that they recorded the temp after one minute without a problem. Then, they watched the clock for two minutes and recorded the temperature. And then three minutes before they recorded the temperature, etc... They were up to five minutes when I spoke with them...
Monday, November 29, 2004
March Vacation Plans
So, I booked a tour for March. Here's the 14 day itinerary (see picture below). I'll have two nights in Paris, two night in Antibes (French Riviera), two nights in Rome and two nights in Amsterdam, along with many other cities throughout Western Europe.
It is a bit less expensive than the 12 & 16 day tours I was looking at before, but we will be staying in hostels and I will need to bring a sleeping bag. I asked the Travel Agent about her thoughts between the"Time Out" tours (the ones I was originally looking at that stay in B & Bs and Hotels) and the "Concept" tours and she said that the "Time Outs"tend to be older (28 to 35) and tend to be couples. She said that if I was a young 28 then I would enjoy the "Concept" tour better. So I took her word for it. It means that I get to see the cities in France that I wanted to see for a lot less money... As long as I can handle community showers for two weeks!!
It is a bit less expensive than the 12 & 16 day tours I was looking at before, but we will be staying in hostels and I will need to bring a sleeping bag. I asked the Travel Agent about her thoughts between the"Time Out" tours (the ones I was originally looking at that stay in B & Bs and Hotels) and the "Concept" tours and she said that the "Time Outs"tend to be older (28 to 35) and tend to be couples. She said that if I was a young 28 then I would enjoy the "Concept" tour better. So I took her word for it. It means that I get to see the cities in France that I wanted to see for a lot less money... As long as I can handle community showers for two weeks!!
The Dinner...
So, Thanksgiving dinner was a success. I altered the pie recipe and it tasted much better for Saturday. And everything else turned out okay. Not as good as when my grandmother makes it, but the French & British guests wouldn't know that! After dinner I went out with Catherine and Clare for a drink. We were suposed to meet some of their assistant-friends but they never showed, so I was home by 10:30. What an exciting way to spend a weekend - cooking (which I'm sorry to say, just does not do it for me) and home before the bars close around here!! Considering the bars here close at 11, it was a really pathetic night!!
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Pumpkin Pie...
I made my first-ever pumpkin pie (from scratch - they don't have canned pumpkin here)! It was quite an experience. This one I made for the people at work. I will be making another one on Saturday, along with the rest of my Thanksgiving Day menu, for the people at the house. I'll try and take pictures (since I don't usually do things like this, I want proof that I can cook).
Not a particularly special day, some of my kids made an effort to wish me a Happy Thanksgiving - that was sweet! Otherwise, just a typical school day...
Hope everyone had a nice holiday! And for those of you shopping tomorrow - be careful - "Day AfterThanksgiving" trips to the mall are hard-core! I've seen the sweetest looking ladies take others DOWN for sale priced clothing. It's a dangerous world we live in... (and suddenly I'm stuck with Genesis' "Land of Confusion" in my head.)
Not a particularly special day, some of my kids made an effort to wish me a Happy Thanksgiving - that was sweet! Otherwise, just a typical school day...
Hope everyone had a nice holiday! And for those of you shopping tomorrow - be careful - "Day AfterThanksgiving" trips to the mall are hard-core! I've seen the sweetest looking ladies take others DOWN for sale priced clothing. It's a dangerous world we live in... (and suddenly I'm stuck with Genesis' "Land of Confusion" in my head.)
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Happy Hump Day!
I have almost made it through another Week One timetable. You know it's bad when the guy who hired you says, "Yeah, you've got the worse timetable in the whole school!" So, in addition to having a full timetable (when other unqualified teachers have more free lessons for planning, etc.) I also have the worst in the school - thanks a lot! It's a wonder I haven't completely lost it yet... or maybe I have and they are just humoring me...
I had a good conversation with the acting Head of Department yesterday. She asked me about next year, and what my thoughts were (I seem to remember having this conversation with her once before). I told her that I'd like to stay. Of course, wanting to do something and being asked to do something are two completely different things in the world of employment. I've been reading up on expectations for getting my Qualified Teaching Status and it is going to take some serious work. Plus, the big, bad OFSTED will be paying a visit before the end of February.
There's a lot riding on performance right now...
I had a good conversation with the acting Head of Department yesterday. She asked me about next year, and what my thoughts were (I seem to remember having this conversation with her once before). I told her that I'd like to stay. Of course, wanting to do something and being asked to do something are two completely different things in the world of employment. I've been reading up on expectations for getting my Qualified Teaching Status and it is going to take some serious work. Plus, the big, bad OFSTED will be paying a visit before the end of February.
There's a lot riding on performance right now...
Monday, November 22, 2004
Triple Challenge... And Now I'm Pooped!
It was an uneventful weekend. Nice, peaceful, but uneventful. I worked on school stuff, tried to make stuffing (but was missing some ingredients) and chatted away to various friends and family. Sunday night I played a game of Scrabble with Krissie - that was fun (even though I am convinced that Yahoo! tries to give you the worst letters for fun, just to see what you'll do with them). We played checkers, too, but she beat the crap out of me, so I wasn't going to mention that right away. Kristin caught me online in the wee hours of the morning and we chatted for a while.
Today, I went to the gym with Catherine and Claire. We joined the "Triple Challenge" class: step aerobics, weight training and conditioning. It was a good class, but I am worn out now! It was a nice way to forget about the crap that goes on daily in the classroom! I came home, worked on some school stuff, and just finished an online conversation with Laura. I haven't spoken with her since the trip to Wales, so it was nice to catch up.
Everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving there. Here, it's just another week. Of course it's one week closer to Christmas... one week closer to a break... one week closer to my trip to Belguim... one week closer to my trip home. Someone asked me if I was homesick, and really I'm not, I just miss my old life (the social one) and am ready for things to pick up a little around here. Plus, school is stressing me out and I am ready for a break. This work-thing is getting in the way of my having a good time...
Today, I went to the gym with Catherine and Claire. We joined the "Triple Challenge" class: step aerobics, weight training and conditioning. It was a good class, but I am worn out now! It was a nice way to forget about the crap that goes on daily in the classroom! I came home, worked on some school stuff, and just finished an online conversation with Laura. I haven't spoken with her since the trip to Wales, so it was nice to catch up.
Everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving there. Here, it's just another week. Of course it's one week closer to Christmas... one week closer to a break... one week closer to my trip to Belguim... one week closer to my trip home. Someone asked me if I was homesick, and really I'm not, I just miss my old life (the social one) and am ready for things to pick up a little around here. Plus, school is stressing me out and I am ready for a break. This work-thing is getting in the way of my having a good time...
Kids exhaust me!!
Try arguing with a mentally challenged 11 year old that just because I have no boyfriend, does NOT mean that I have to like women. The poor kid just could not rationalize it. And that was a conversation I SO did not want to have...
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