Sore

Hey! I'm bored on a Saturday night and felt like updating this thing. I hope you all are enjoying your summer. My summer was pretty good. I taught again at Hunter College. We created an online cookbook, so if you want to check that out, here is the link: summerseek2014.wordpress.com
I have finished my masters program as well. And am planning to go to Japan. It's hard work though. I didn't think it would be this hard. I'm use to things just working out, if they are meant to be and I'm beginning to think that going to Japan is just not meant to be.Well it kind of makes sense since I want to go to improve my Japanese, but not really for the experience of teaching. I really just want to teach refugees and maybe I have gotten off track of my goals. Maybe one day I will be able to go, and maybe that time is not now. I have no clue, but I will try and if it doesn't work out, I can at least say that I tried.
This summer my cousin also got married, that was fun. I like seeing family, they make me smile. Definitely not all family, but some.
So I am sore because this weekend, I decided to help out with my church's fundraiser bazaar. And now my legs, feet, and back hurt. And it's not the good kind of hurt. I will probably be in bed all tomorrow. I should probably be in bed right now. I was hoping to talk to a friend tonight, but I guess that will have to wait until tomorrow. Good night peeps.

Overworking?

Today I woke up at 6am. I got dressed and packed my bag to get ready for work. Today's a special day. I get the newspapers and greet the doorman. Now I'm off to work. For some reason the train is running slow, it's delayed several times due to train traffic. This has never happened before. I finally get to work and on time. I walk into the classroom. The students are happy, but wonder where their teacher is and if he is coming back. I tell them that he is still alive. I do roll call. We start on the first activity and then do the next. We have a short break and finish off the to-do list before lunch. During lunch, I don't know what to do. Should I act as a teacher or resort back to my tutor position. I answer one question and no one else seems to need me. I decided to eat lunch. The normal teacher shows up and I don't have to fret about having to teach and tutor at the same time. I go to the computer lab down stairs and begin to work with students on their resumes. It's fun. I love doing it. After that I come back up stairs where not too many people need me, but several want to read for me. So I listen and repeat words. It's a relaxing day. Once the students are gone I plan for tomorrow's classes that I have to teach. I make copies and everything is planned out. It's now time to teach the second class tonight. I walk into the classroom and yet again I am asked about the whereabouts of their normal teacher. I assure them that she is alive and well. We get started on the activities and they want to know if they can go home early. However, I push them to focus on the task at hand. We get through everything fabulously. And then it's break time. They don't want one. They want to push forward so they can leave early. I insist they take one. Now they are working quietly and efficiently on their essays and soon we'll go back to the classroom to work on vocabulary and finally leave. They are suppose to watch a movie, but I didn't preview it before and it's not good to show a movie that you have not watched yourself. Overall, if I survive this, I will be glad and very thankful. And if not, I know that I shall never ever agree to sub two classes in one day.

Failed

Yet again I am about to fail to complete the 30 day Ab Challenge. Spring break ruined me. I went away to Buffalo and had too much fun. I didn't eat a lot and went on walks with my cousin. It is nice, fun and relaxing. Now I am back in the city, and stressed. I do not like to be stressed. I do not like my teacher at the moment. I'm glad that I'm feeling okay with my students, even the ones I work with. There does not seem to be anyone who is getting on my nerves. I'm just going to try to keep my head down for a while and get through these last two weeks. I may need to take some days off of work, but I'm hoping I won't have to do that. Recently I have been writing down some life lessons since a friend of mine has suggested I write a book. I don't think I have enough life lessons for a whole book with just my twenty five years of life. Anyway, check it out.

Teaching

Teaching is a dream of mine. I want to teach English to refugees from all over the world. The students from the classes that I teach now are from all over the world. I really enjoy speaking with them and learning from them. They are also really nice. Last week, was my birthday and they brought me a cake. The cake was pretty good. I was also surprised to see that they had brought a cake because I had just met them a week ago. Anyway, overall my day went pretty well. I love teaching and giving knowledge to my students. Knowledge that will help them in the future and prepare them for the world ahead. I just hope that I am doing so.

Spot Coffee

At this moment, I'm in Buffalo again. I'm having breakfast at one of my favorite places. This chamomile melody tea is really spectacular. I suggest that you all try it. It has been almost two months since I have written anything. Nothing major has changed. I got sick on Christmas through New Years. I'm slowing becoming broke. I didn't get to finish any challenges that I set out for myself. Last weekend my family and I went on vacation to a dude ranch. Oh for Christmas, I got a book, a tie, some Avon stuff. I think that's about it. In nineteen days I'll be a quarter of a century. I'll be teaching that day, so I won't be celebrating much. I'm looking forward to the semester. I hope to learn more and to experience more Aha moments in teaching. 

I'm a little worried about leaving the house in my sister's care, but there is nothing I can do about that. I'll just have to have as much fun as possible and wait for the days to go by. Today I plan to see my old pastor, neighbors, friends, teachers, co-workers and Tuesday may be a chill day where I read to prepare for Friday and Saturday and maybe even Sunday. Wednesday I get to eat Olive Garden with my old roomie and classmate. I also hope to get some yarn shopping done. I should probably finish my scarf. It's pretty cold out up here, but I like this cold, just don't like having to drag my luggage around. Yea, I think I want to finish this scarf, so I an show it off. Have a marvelous Monday. ttfn.

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