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some weird russian spam comments appeared on some of my past entries and as a result they showed up in my e-mail. I enjoyed reading my odd ramblings recapping the events that happened in my life since beginning this journal about 7 years ago. I lamented that there are huge gaps where I don't really have much of a written record of my life events. I've had a really intense year since I started with the Rhode Island Teaching Fellows and began teaching. It has kept me busy to a point where I don't think I could have had time to journal if I wanted to, but it would have been nice to have more of a record.
It's summer now and even though I still have 10 days of school left, I've passed my teaching certification courses, I've passed all required tests, I've completed and submitted my teaching portfolio, and my seniors have graduated. So, I now have the luxury of free time again and I'm going to attempt to record interesting (or boring) life events again as I see fit.
This week basically consists of me giving one on one instruction to some of the juniors who need to avoid summer school or retake the NECAP (New England Common Assessment Program) Test. It's relatively stress free, for once and has been pleasant. I'm looking forward to this weekend because there are a ton of events going on. Tim and Kevin (our gaybors) are hosting a brunch for their gay friends before the Providence Pride festivities. After the brunch, we have our Teaching Fellows graduation barbecue and then later on we're going to the actual Pride events. I didn't really think I was a gay pride kind of person, but Providence and Rhode Island has a really active gay community and it's very comfortable to be a part of it. Every LGBT person I know here is going, including at least 5 of my students (but likely many more, since it's arts school after all). Sunday it is supposed to be in the 80's and sunny and I've been dying to go to the beach for about a month now, so no matter what I really want to get out to Horseneck Beach in SE Massachusetts. It's cheap parking and extremely beautiful, so I really need to return.
It's summer now and even though I still have 10 days of school left, I've passed my teaching certification courses, I've passed all required tests, I've completed and submitted my teaching portfolio, and my seniors have graduated. So, I now have the luxury of free time again and I'm going to attempt to record interesting (or boring) life events again as I see fit.
This week basically consists of me giving one on one instruction to some of the juniors who need to avoid summer school or retake the NECAP (New England Common Assessment Program) Test. It's relatively stress free, for once and has been pleasant. I'm looking forward to this weekend because there are a ton of events going on. Tim and Kevin (our gaybors) are hosting a brunch for their gay friends before the Providence Pride festivities. After the brunch, we have our Teaching Fellows graduation barbecue and then later on we're going to the actual Pride events. I didn't really think I was a gay pride kind of person, but Providence and Rhode Island has a really active gay community and it's very comfortable to be a part of it. Every LGBT person I know here is going, including at least 5 of my students (but likely many more, since it's arts school after all). Sunday it is supposed to be in the 80's and sunny and I've been dying to go to the beach for about a month now, so no matter what I really want to get out to Horseneck Beach in SE Massachusetts. It's cheap parking and extremely beautiful, so I really need to return.