New years
So, I haven't posted in a very very long time. A very very long time!
So here's a little update of my life in last few months and some plans for the future.
Since my last post I've
* got a new phone, but it's one of Becca's old phones and has an unrelaible battery, but I'm planning to replace it soon
* I got an iPod touch and love it. It's great for checking email and what not on campus without lugging around my laptop
* I got a new cat. She's a littermate of Hermes, but her owner was concerned she couldn't get the attention she needed with all her other cats. I call her Freya after the Norse goddess of fertility and cats. She's nervous but is warming up a lot.
* I interviewed with Henrico County in November and I think it went well. Henrico has an option of students taking oceanography and I want to teach it!!!
* I finished my first semester of student teaching and I loved it. Next semester I have a new supervising teacher and I'm not really thrilled. I hope I can get along well with the new folks.
* I spent a ask in NC over thanksgiving with my family. It was what it was
* I'm spending a month or so at home now the semester is over it's a mixed situation. I love my parents but I'm feeling lazy at out of touch with the world while waiting here.
* my grandfather's (mom's dad) bladder cancer has reapeared and so he had surgury to remove it. Luckily he has recovered fairly well and is less cranky about it than last time.
* my grandmother (dad's mom) fell and broke her hip. She had it pinned and was placed In a rehabilitation hospital read nursing home. We've realized she's extremely disoriented without her home reutine and it is causing concern about her mental state. She since has developed pneumonia and it isn't looking great. This is very hard on my dad and wierd for me. I am not close to her and don't particularily feel much about the situation. I feel worse about our neighbors cancer return, this makes me feel like a bad grandchild. It is hard however to care much about a woman who has pushed you away and said hateful hurtful things to you and your mother the entire time you grew up. I guess I don't have enough Christian charity in me. Sorry to end on such a down note.
I need a job and I'm looking for one post graduation.
After graduation I'm hoping to go to Thailand to work with a research project. I'm currently waiting to see if the funding goes through so I can go. If I am unable I want to travel for at least part of the summer. Maybe Europe and the orient express or possibly Spain and dive in the mediterranean or a cruz of said sea.
This year I hope to focus more on my mind body connection and get back to meditating regularily. As well as expand my spritual journey. I had initially thought I was going to say loose weight get a job and find a relationship, but talking with my father the last few weeks made me realize that a better understanding of myself maybe what I'm missing instead.
I wish you all a wonderful and happy new year, hopefully I'll post with more regularity in 2010
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