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So the summer is well on the way to being over now. I'm done working at Costco until the spring. I'm so glad they have that student program so I don't have to worry about finding another summer job again next summer.
School starts on Thursday for me. I have 9 hours of Japanese a week this year. I have a teaching methodology class and a teaching practicum as well as an English grammar class - Major Structure of English. The Japanese is all preparation for the Japanese proficiency test in Toronto this December. It's a three hour test that requires me to fly down to Toronto, stay at a hotel and get myself to York University on a Sunday. If I pass (which I better for the amount of money I'm dishing out to take this frelling test) I will be certified at the second highest level. The next level up is native speaker level. That is my eventual goal.
On other news....my mom has a boyfriend. I haven't seen her this happy since dad died ten years ago. She's smiling all the time now and laughing at absolutely nothing and everything. It's a really nice change. I'm happy for her. And I like him too so that's a bonus.
Tomorrow I'm meeting up with Tricia for dinner at Sushi Kan. I haven't seen her in a month (which for us is really unusual). She's asked me for my Farscape DVD's again so she can scape her room mates. I guess I can part with them for a while. lol it's not like I'll have a lot of time to watch them once school starts this Thursday.
Friday is my b-day party at Boston Pizza...I think there will be about 20 of us partying for the evening. I'm looking forward to it. Mom is taking me out to a restaurant for my birthday, I get to choose wherever I want. So it's off to Perkins for us. I've never been there but my friends are all raving about it. So I figure it's time to check it out. It's not that close to home which is why I haven't gone yet myself. But if mom is willing to drive....why not? lol
School starts on Thursday for me. I have 9 hours of Japanese a week this year. I have a teaching methodology class and a teaching practicum as well as an English grammar class - Major Structure of English. The Japanese is all preparation for the Japanese proficiency test in Toronto this December. It's a three hour test that requires me to fly down to Toronto, stay at a hotel and get myself to York University on a Sunday. If I pass (which I better for the amount of money I'm dishing out to take this frelling test) I will be certified at the second highest level. The next level up is native speaker level. That is my eventual goal.
On other news....my mom has a boyfriend. I haven't seen her this happy since dad died ten years ago. She's smiling all the time now and laughing at absolutely nothing and everything. It's a really nice change. I'm happy for her. And I like him too so that's a bonus.
Tomorrow I'm meeting up with Tricia for dinner at Sushi Kan. I haven't seen her in a month (which for us is really unusual). She's asked me for my Farscape DVD's again so she can scape her room mates. I guess I can part with them for a while. lol it's not like I'll have a lot of time to watch them once school starts this Thursday.
Friday is my b-day party at Boston Pizza...I think there will be about 20 of us partying for the evening. I'm looking forward to it. Mom is taking me out to a restaurant for my birthday, I get to choose wherever I want. So it's off to Perkins for us. I've never been there but my friends are all raving about it. So I figure it's time to check it out. It's not that close to home which is why I haven't gone yet myself. But if mom is willing to drive....why not? lol