Friday, February 19, 2010
What the hell does Don do all day?
There are four schools that I go to about once per month, another school that I go to once every two months and then the other 18 schools I only go to three times each the whole year. For the most part when I get to the school it is a big day for them. I am like a special guest and they treat me like a celebrity. They are so thoughtful and kind it can be really overwhelming. I get all kinds of little gifts from the students and the teachers love to ask me a bunch of questions. It’s a lot of fun but I always feel like I have to have super high energy for them because they only get to see me a few times so I need to be my absolute best. It can be tough to get excited sometimes because I usually don’t know where I am going or what I am doing until I get there and even then I don’t really know because some teachers don’t speak any English. I find that just acting happy and confident goes a long way though.
I probably have the most fun going to elementary schools. It doesn’t matter what I say or do, the kids love everything. They freak out and laugh and scream if I just say hello to them. They love to play games and try to say words in English. They are adorable. I always have fun at elementary schools.
I'll post more later about the middle and high schools.
Monday, February 15, 2010
To Do. (update)
Well, I'm happy to say that I'm actually accomplishing some of the things on my previously-posted list.
1 - sweater is getting close to finished. I've already attached the sleeves and I'm starting to decrease now up to the collar. Yes RR, this the same sweater you made from purlbee. It's so much more fun to knit this thing when I can actually see it taking shape.

2 - japanese is not one of the things, yet. :)
3 - teaching classes started last week with a group of elementary school students and their tiny little brothers and sisters. It was very cute and I was very nervous. We danced around, sang songs, played games, and no one peed their pants. Success! I even got to use a little rabbit puppet that I named "Judy," after my aunt. My Brooklyn teaching style (mean and scary) wasn't going to work with these little sweethearts, so I thought about how my aunt would teach. She's the nicest and most-patient person I know, and probably the only person I know who would be excited to have a puppet named after them. I'm adding an adult class this week, which should be fun too.
Snow Cave


So when I woke up this morning, the room was much darker than usual, and when I opened the curtains I found out why. The snow on the ground is about half way up the window now, but that's not a new development. The snow sliding off our roof from the heat in the house has stopped falling and is now just curling under into this weird lip thing. Out of the bedroom window (top pics) there are about 4 inches left between the roof snow and the ground snow. In the living room (bottom pics) there is a little more space, but not much. It kind of feels like being inside the mouth of giant whale.




Thursday, February 11, 2010
Lost In Translation
Lost In Translation
I feel like I should have titled this entry Great Expectations. Either these really are the most amazing notebooks, ever, or the advertising people just didn't feel like being subtle.
"It is our hope that this item will become your good friend and help to make your life enjoyable all the time."
"This is the most comfortable notebook you have ever run into. You will feel like writing with it all the time."
Monday, February 1, 2010
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