I survived week four, but only managed to hobble through the gates at the end of it. Got to catch up with some old friends thanks to Comic-Con. Still, somehow, the stress of the previous two weeks caught up with my body. Sunday morning I woke up and couldn't move my upper back without extreme pain, but I was still on-duty - the only one on-duty ( Read more... )

Ooh man, did that last week kick my ass. *thud ( Read more... )

I long for a night when I can get 8+ hours of sleep. It hasn't happened in a while. On the bright side though, I've become accustomed to 6-1/2 to 7. But I can feeeeel it just below the surface that need for just a wee bit more sleep so that I won't feel the need for a nap in the afternoon, only the desire. Thankfully, I'm spending tomorrow and ( Read more... )

After five weeks of holiday, which were very full and enjoyable, it's time to go back to work. I'm taking the train to San Diego this morning. I hope the next six weeks won't feel much like work and will be fun and enjoyable. I hope that I will get along swimmingly with my coworkers. I hope that my students and I will get along well and that I will ( Read more... )

I spent the afternoon in La Jolla today. What a beautiful place: the water was as clear as the Caribbean, the beaches are small and beautiful, there are seals and pelicans, there are tide pools. What more could you want ( Read more... )

It was the last real week of taking kids to and fro. I have to say, I'm really going to miss it. Crazy and hectic as it can be, I really find it to be satisfying rather than frustrating. I like saving the day. I like being there for them. I could use a day off but the camp finishes altogether in just five days and I'll be back again staying with ( Read more... )

- Spent the afternoon at the beach. Man, how that rocks ( Read more... )

Most of our kids, about 70 of them, are leaving tomorrow. We'll be left with a total of just 6 after that. It's going to be very weird here without them all. I'm really going to miss the Taiwanese students and many of the Italians as well. :(

Four weeks down, two to go.

It's hard to believe I've been in San Diego nearly three full weeks. Sunday marks the half-way mark. A lot of kids will be leaving this weekend, but a lot more just arrived last weekend and will stay on for another two weeks. I'm just becoming aware of the fact that this precious time I have here in California is fleeting and I need to use it to ( Read more... )

I haven't posted a darn thing since arriving here in San Diego to teach at this summer camp I've signed myself up for. Have I been busy perhaps? Oh, yes, I have ( Read more... )