park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, and dream about me
well you guys know that i don't update very often, but i do enjoy reading your entries. however, i have concluded that i must contribute to the communication once in a while.
a lot has happened already this year...i think, or maybe just in past few weeks...
well i am of course back in valpo where i once again have taken up my post as a disc jockey at the radio station, but have also forced myself to get involved with this school more, in attempt to enjoy my experience here. thus far, i have been successful, but a little overwhelmed. I am now part of not only the radio station but also, intramural soccer and flag football, the spanish club, the german club, habitat for humanity, green peas, and the school newspaper. i love being busy and these activities certainly take much of each day, but its very entertaining because i am meeting a bunch of new people and enjoying things that i love.
i am more in love with music than ever before as my love for the art continuously swells to new heights. music is such a beautiful tool and a great escape from the world. i keep myself up to date with new music and i can't wait to share what i have with you all. i have also realized that i have an obsession with making mix cds, so i anybody would like one leave a message and i'll make a compilation for you......regina just came on, IF I KISS YOU WHERE ITS SORE, WILL YOU FEEL BETTER? her voice makes me purr - that is, if i were a cat. oh, by the way, if you have a chance, check out her marvelous music videos. last weekend plain white tees and baby teeth came to valpo for a free concert. i enjoyed the fact that it was free.
i am writing and analyzing poems in spanish. a very cool class, there are definitely some talented spanish poets. if you fancy a try at your spanish, check out pablo neruda, gustavo adolfo béquer, or antonio machado.
for those of you who do not know yet, i will not be home for thanksgiving break - contrary to popular belief last year. in fact, every year i go to my grandma's in bloomfield hills for thanksgiving. but this year i will be making a trip to germany for 10 days as a nice change of pace. this trip, although short, will include visiting friends from valpo in reutlingen and tübingen, then heading over to münchen and dachau. after that, i will be heading up to nürnberg and bamberg, then finding my way over to düsseldorf/maastricht to visit flo. then its a flight back home, and yes i am super excited about flying again!!!!
also for those who do not know yet, your trusty pal went ahead and messed up his knee again. i was playing in a soccer game almost exactly a year from last time and the exact same thing happened to me...a guy ran into the side of my leg as it was planted in the ground, therefore causing my knee to buckle inwards, and yes i did hear 2 pops and i felt just as painful as the last two. although i have not had my MRI yet, i am almost positive that i have torn somthing down there. speaking of an MRI, i wll be back in michigan next thursday through early sunday(i have to get my MRI at 7:00 - 6:00 my time, on thursday morning). so if anybody wants to hang out, i'll be home and we can have a get together.
in other frightening news, which i have only shared with my sister and parents thus far, i came face to face with the reality of violence in schools yesterday. being an education major, i have to log hours of observation and student teaching, before actually becoming a teacher. yesterday i was observing at Wheeler High in northwest indiana. The class that i observe is a loud class who has control over the teacher, almost finding her an annoyance to the classroom. however, yesterday this obnoxiously loud class was dead silent. there is a student - or WAS a student, who is quite possibly the spawn of satan, as he wears satanic material and makes life for students around him a "living hell". on this day, however, this student came wearing a trench coat and grasping his satanic medallion and escorting a new "friend", wearing bagging black pants and a hood that covered his face, to class. as soon as they entered the class, i had a sick feeling in my stomach. the teacher, being the only person in the class to say a word, questioned the individual, who looked very uncomfortable, he was very hesitant to answer her questions and made both the class and teacher weary. The teacher proceeded to call the office to make sure the kid was allowed in the school, as she did the kid rose from his seat grasping somthing in his pants. he told the teacher that he needed to "move his car" - a blatant lie, but she would not let him leave, however he did not listen and proceed to run from the classroom obviously holding something of importance in his pants. the teacher followed, but could not keep up with the sprinting kid and he eventually fled the school, but was later apprehended by the police for trespassing and we later found out for possession of illegal weapons. later that day, the student who brought the kid into school threatened to blow up the school, thankfully he was also arrested without any victims. although this may not sound too scary for some of you, this situation was much worse than it sounds. the classroom, full of normally rambunctious students, was mute because we all were thinking the exact same thing. i had no idea whether i was going to live that day. the thought that you might not live is very frightening and is much more real when the person who could kill you is sitting 10 feet from you. i would also like all of you to know that as a teacher, i must have a decision made ahead of time on how to deal with situations where a student does bring a weapon to class intending to harm or kill students. i have made my decision and i'd like you all to know that if a kid comes to class intending to kill or harm my students, i WILL exchange my life for my students, i WILL die to save my students, i WILL do everything in my power to tackle and disarm someone who is attacking my students. i did not make this decision to be brave or to sound like a hero, i feel that it is the right thing to do given the situation. yesterday, i was on the edge of my seat, watching the hands of the possible assailant. i would have tackled him and i would have died for those students in the classroom in attempt to save their lives. i need you all to know this and take it very seriously.
i love you all immensely and i thank you for being my friends.
a lot has happened already this year...i think, or maybe just in past few weeks...
well i am of course back in valpo where i once again have taken up my post as a disc jockey at the radio station, but have also forced myself to get involved with this school more, in attempt to enjoy my experience here. thus far, i have been successful, but a little overwhelmed. I am now part of not only the radio station but also, intramural soccer and flag football, the spanish club, the german club, habitat for humanity, green peas, and the school newspaper. i love being busy and these activities certainly take much of each day, but its very entertaining because i am meeting a bunch of new people and enjoying things that i love.
i am more in love with music than ever before as my love for the art continuously swells to new heights. music is such a beautiful tool and a great escape from the world. i keep myself up to date with new music and i can't wait to share what i have with you all. i have also realized that i have an obsession with making mix cds, so i anybody would like one leave a message and i'll make a compilation for you......regina just came on, IF I KISS YOU WHERE ITS SORE, WILL YOU FEEL BETTER? her voice makes me purr - that is, if i were a cat. oh, by the way, if you have a chance, check out her marvelous music videos. last weekend plain white tees and baby teeth came to valpo for a free concert. i enjoyed the fact that it was free.
i am writing and analyzing poems in spanish. a very cool class, there are definitely some talented spanish poets. if you fancy a try at your spanish, check out pablo neruda, gustavo adolfo béquer, or antonio machado.
for those of you who do not know yet, i will not be home for thanksgiving break - contrary to popular belief last year. in fact, every year i go to my grandma's in bloomfield hills for thanksgiving. but this year i will be making a trip to germany for 10 days as a nice change of pace. this trip, although short, will include visiting friends from valpo in reutlingen and tübingen, then heading over to münchen and dachau. after that, i will be heading up to nürnberg and bamberg, then finding my way over to düsseldorf/maastricht to visit flo. then its a flight back home, and yes i am super excited about flying again!!!!
also for those who do not know yet, your trusty pal went ahead and messed up his knee again. i was playing in a soccer game almost exactly a year from last time and the exact same thing happened to me...a guy ran into the side of my leg as it was planted in the ground, therefore causing my knee to buckle inwards, and yes i did hear 2 pops and i felt just as painful as the last two. although i have not had my MRI yet, i am almost positive that i have torn somthing down there. speaking of an MRI, i wll be back in michigan next thursday through early sunday(i have to get my MRI at 7:00 - 6:00 my time, on thursday morning). so if anybody wants to hang out, i'll be home and we can have a get together.
in other frightening news, which i have only shared with my sister and parents thus far, i came face to face with the reality of violence in schools yesterday. being an education major, i have to log hours of observation and student teaching, before actually becoming a teacher. yesterday i was observing at Wheeler High in northwest indiana. The class that i observe is a loud class who has control over the teacher, almost finding her an annoyance to the classroom. however, yesterday this obnoxiously loud class was dead silent. there is a student - or WAS a student, who is quite possibly the spawn of satan, as he wears satanic material and makes life for students around him a "living hell". on this day, however, this student came wearing a trench coat and grasping his satanic medallion and escorting a new "friend", wearing bagging black pants and a hood that covered his face, to class. as soon as they entered the class, i had a sick feeling in my stomach. the teacher, being the only person in the class to say a word, questioned the individual, who looked very uncomfortable, he was very hesitant to answer her questions and made both the class and teacher weary. The teacher proceeded to call the office to make sure the kid was allowed in the school, as she did the kid rose from his seat grasping somthing in his pants. he told the teacher that he needed to "move his car" - a blatant lie, but she would not let him leave, however he did not listen and proceed to run from the classroom obviously holding something of importance in his pants. the teacher followed, but could not keep up with the sprinting kid and he eventually fled the school, but was later apprehended by the police for trespassing and we later found out for possession of illegal weapons. later that day, the student who brought the kid into school threatened to blow up the school, thankfully he was also arrested without any victims. although this may not sound too scary for some of you, this situation was much worse than it sounds. the classroom, full of normally rambunctious students, was mute because we all were thinking the exact same thing. i had no idea whether i was going to live that day. the thought that you might not live is very frightening and is much more real when the person who could kill you is sitting 10 feet from you. i would also like all of you to know that as a teacher, i must have a decision made ahead of time on how to deal with situations where a student does bring a weapon to class intending to harm or kill students. i have made my decision and i'd like you all to know that if a kid comes to class intending to kill or harm my students, i WILL exchange my life for my students, i WILL die to save my students, i WILL do everything in my power to tackle and disarm someone who is attacking my students. i did not make this decision to be brave or to sound like a hero, i feel that it is the right thing to do given the situation. yesterday, i was on the edge of my seat, watching the hands of the possible assailant. i would have tackled him and i would have died for those students in the classroom in attempt to save their lives. i need you all to know this and take it very seriously.
i love you all immensely and i thank you for being my friends.