I'M BACK!

Wow guys...almost 2 years since my last post!!!
that's wild!
what a roller coaster ride of events, emotions, academia, friendships, relationships, and everything in between since I last posted!

Well...just wanted to say, I'm going to try to get back to blogging.
Gonna start my new fieldwork placement on Monday at Chaparral Elementary! I'm excited! and a little nervous! But I really think this quarter is going to be a blast, and can't wait.

The last 8 months I was placed at Davis Magnet in Costa Mesa with Miss Lopez's phenomenal 4th grade class! Man...that was a roller coaster ride of emotions and health all in itself!

Let's see...
Chisato is in Irvine which is so crazy. Just hung out with her again tonight. I introduce her to everyone as my "dental assistant" from Sapporo because I still can't get over how random and small the world is. She came to the ballet with me! We, by we I mean Raymond, Khang, Ruthy, Chisato, and her friend from Korea, all went to see "Firebird" at the Segerstrom Hall tonight. It was beautiful. The set design was amazing. The dancers incredible. The music wonderful. It was my first time at a professional production of a ballet and I really enjoyed it! Even got to smooze a little with a few deans from UCI, our art professor for next quarter, and our program coordinator, whom I'm becoming to appreciate and love more and more as the weeks progress.

Well anyway, that seems kinda boring news. But....2 years from now when I read this post again, it'll be interesting to me! And that's ultimately what this blog is for, right? A sort of electronic diary.

Alright, well Spring Break is almost officially over. Finished my Teaching Event last Sunday. Submitted it 1 minute before the midnight deadline. Wrote the whole thing (a total of 125 pages in the end) in like...less than 2 days. Which is WILD. I honestly don't know how I did it. I just powered through. Again, couldn't have survived the quarter without Raymond, let alone finished the darn thing. The best way I can describe it, it's equivalent to what others would call their Master's Thesis.

So yea, 2 days left of Spring Break. Reminds me...I've got to contact Ryan to see if he's free to travel somewhere the week of June, after my graduation!

And...gotta buy a dress this weekend for Vegas! 27...you guys, I'll be in my "late twenties" in less than 8 days! Crazy!!
Let's hope this year is as good as everyone says it is.
I gotta admit, as I was warned, 26 is blah. In fact though, 26 was actually a whole lotta miserable mixed in with a whole lotta soul searching. But...I'm starting to feel like my life is slowly getting back on track again. And it feels good. Feels good to just...have my life back!! (Though that may be a short lived sentiment, come Monday morning!)

Well, I think that's enough of an update for now! I'm excited to see what mayhem and joy the next 10 weeks bring!!!
Love,
-j9