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I started my internship on Monday at a middle school in Seattle. I'm in an 8th grade language arts/social studies room. My teacher is awesome and such a great mentor. I'm lucky to be placed with her. I'm also at this school with someone I know, not well, but more so than the other people in my group and we carpool together. She went to high school with me so it's kind of funny that now we're in the same program. I'm still stressed and a procrastinator, but things are generally going good. However, I am even more friend-deprived than ever. With people finishing up finals or being far away and me doing school, I never talk to anyone. It is rather sad and it makes me feel so... emo, like my 8th graders. I do not want to go back to that grade, let alone teach it; it is so dramatic and kids are so critical. This school is very different from what I'm used to, but it's a great thing. It's like a reality check; probably the whole point of us doing this here. But this internship is just an observation one, which is nice. I've been offered to teach a lesson, but I'm not sure what I would even want to do.
On Monday night my sister and I went to the Pussycat Dolls and Black Eyed Peas concert. It was awesome. I don't know if people use that word anymore, but I do. I like it. What do the youngins say these days? It was very obvious that the members, other than Fergie, are truly talented. I was amazed at some of the stuff they did. And they're funny!
My dad's having bad back problems right now. Like he can't walk too comfortably or even sit for a few seconds. It's pretty sad. He has to go to the chiropractor every day this week and I drive him lying down in the back seat of the van. I also took my grandma to physical therapy today to work on strengthening her legs. She's now going to start using a cane. My grandma may be 86, but she is pretty active (in that she does housework every day, not exercises or walks around the neighborhood). She's getting weaker because she's getting older so her stability isn't that great so hence the cane. I know she doesn't want to, but she needs to see that it will help her a lot.
I've been really blessed that I've been pretty free this year to take care of my family. Dad and grandma emergencies last year and ability to take them to doctors' appointments. It would've been hard had I still been in school. And now my sister drives, but with both of them going places and my mom needing to go to meetings, I still am very much needed. I know I need to think of myself too, but it's hard to want to go away to travel when it seems that lately I'm being of great help to my family. Because I would love to teach somewhere else.
I'm supposed to be reading a social studies book to write a test for my assessment class. Probably need to get on that since it's getting later and I need to go to bed so I can wake up hella early. I know, kids don't say that too much nowadays either: hella. I'm old school.
On Monday night my sister and I went to the Pussycat Dolls and Black Eyed Peas concert. It was awesome. I don't know if people use that word anymore, but I do. I like it. What do the youngins say these days? It was very obvious that the members, other than Fergie, are truly talented. I was amazed at some of the stuff they did. And they're funny!
My dad's having bad back problems right now. Like he can't walk too comfortably or even sit for a few seconds. It's pretty sad. He has to go to the chiropractor every day this week and I drive him lying down in the back seat of the van. I also took my grandma to physical therapy today to work on strengthening her legs. She's now going to start using a cane. My grandma may be 86, but she is pretty active (in that she does housework every day, not exercises or walks around the neighborhood). She's getting weaker because she's getting older so her stability isn't that great so hence the cane. I know she doesn't want to, but she needs to see that it will help her a lot.
I've been really blessed that I've been pretty free this year to take care of my family. Dad and grandma emergencies last year and ability to take them to doctors' appointments. It would've been hard had I still been in school. And now my sister drives, but with both of them going places and my mom needing to go to meetings, I still am very much needed. I know I need to think of myself too, but it's hard to want to go away to travel when it seems that lately I'm being of great help to my family. Because I would love to teach somewhere else.
I'm supposed to be reading a social studies book to write a test for my assessment class. Probably need to get on that since it's getting later and I need to go to bed so I can wake up hella early. I know, kids don't say that too much nowadays either: hella. I'm old school.