Archive for August, 2010
english as a second language
AUGUST 26, 2010
school, both school-work and school-school, is back in full swing. when i was contemplating going back to school last spring i began to wonder if i was becoming a school junkie. you know, someone is who is always working towards a degree, constantly studying, constantly learning but never really applying that knowledge. my head was full of nagging questions like, “are you going back to school because you are bored?” “do you believe you are above everyone else who sits at a desk from 8-5 and hates it as well?” “how can you be sure this is really what you want to do?”.
this past week and a half at school-work has been grueling. like drop-dead-the-minute-i-hit-the-door-grueling. but…i absolutely love it. i love: hearing arabic, spanish and chinese all spoken at once, learning that women in india do not take their husband last names when they marry and explaining when to use a lot verse much.
i am hesitant to say this, but i think i have found it. my vocation. my passion. my strengthes. all week i have been sighing in relief. no you aren’t crazy for signing up for another masters. yes yes yes, this really might be it.
sigh. :)
wrapping up
AUGUST 23, 2010
while it is 86 degree and almost 8pm, summer is ending. the days are becoming shorter and our weekly routine has a rhythm again.
i have been thinking about this space and it’s purpose. i am going to push myself to be more reflective, more honest, more open when recording our daily snippets. perhaps, i have decided that sometimes a picture is not enough. sometimes words are needed to truly capture the memories and thoughts behind the picture.
i am itching to transition to fall. i’ve been eyeing my sweaters, day-dreaming about knitting blankets, and putting together our list of house projects.
but don’t you believe for a second that there still isn’t time for eating ice cream (coffee haagen-dazs ice cream to be exact) and a few afternoon by the pool.
