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I feel really and truly happy for the first time in 2 years.
On another note, something kind of amusing/scary happened today.
So I'm working as a teacher's aide to this ESL teacher in an Oakland high school. He made them interview me for a writing assignment, and they started asking questions about school and what I want to do with my life. Being the precocious kids that they are, they asked me why the hell I was studying English/Education in college--this girl listed all the annoying aspects of working with kids, etc. Before I had a chance to answer, the teacher butt in and answered, "Most people go to college to make money. Christine goes to college so she can help people." And I burst out laughing--because, while I sure as hell am not going to college to make money (hello, English major???), I don't think I can rightly say that I'm going to college to help people, either. And it's just such a... trite concept! But I guess he was trying to simplify it for them. It sucks, though, because if I ever DO sell-out, I'm going to have that memory of him saying that about me haunt me for the rest of my life!
And if anybody wants me to start babbling at them in Middle English, I'd be happy to oblige them, because I'm quite good at it now :)
On another note, something kind of amusing/scary happened today.
So I'm working as a teacher's aide to this ESL teacher in an Oakland high school. He made them interview me for a writing assignment, and they started asking questions about school and what I want to do with my life. Being the precocious kids that they are, they asked me why the hell I was studying English/Education in college--this girl listed all the annoying aspects of working with kids, etc. Before I had a chance to answer, the teacher butt in and answered, "Most people go to college to make money. Christine goes to college so she can help people." And I burst out laughing--because, while I sure as hell am not going to college to make money (hello, English major???), I don't think I can rightly say that I'm going to college to help people, either. And it's just such a... trite concept! But I guess he was trying to simplify it for them. It sucks, though, because if I ever DO sell-out, I'm going to have that memory of him saying that about me haunt me for the rest of my life!
And if anybody wants me to start babbling at them in Middle English, I'd be happy to oblige them, because I'm quite good at it now :)