Life Update
Whoo! Life is busy.
The bachellorette party was much fun. I have finally been initiated into the GMI bunch by messing with sleeping Ava. My decorations were cool, but we needed garbage bags on the walls. I did, however, leave with all my toes, which was a huge plus.
North Carolina was interesting. My trip was very poorly planned; I should have waited and gone a later week. I was too exhausted & overwhelmed with everything to do it well. I stayed in Greensboro the first & last night, and almost missed my flight home because I'm an idiot who didn't bother to print out the flight time. Stupid. I stayed in Fayetteville the in-between times (I flew in weds afternoon, and out sun morning).
I had 3 interviews; like I said, poorly planned, and should have had more. The first was for second grade in a school I wasn't thrilled about. The second was in a school I really liked, but I it was 5th, which I would suck at. The last was for 3rd in a school I really, really liked, but the principle didn't sould too promising. I would like the last one, if I end up there.
I stayed with Tom, who I interned with, in Greensboro, and Jen, who's a friend of Tom's, in Fayetteville. Both Jen & her boyfriend are from MI and teaching in the district I interviewed with, so they were a wealth of information. If I move there, Jen & I will probably live together. They also had a brand-new baby kitten! who I played with the whole time.
NC v. MI: Much greener. I saw the Market House, where they sold slaves. 2.5 hours to the coast, which is cool. HUGE army base, so you have to be careful what you say, politically. Not as accented as I thought. Fayetteville was closer in crime/culture/size to Kalamazoo than Detroit. I find it more weird when white people talk with accents than black people; I tend to just associate it with the "Detroit" accent if they're black. Schools don't have gyms; they have gym outside. Driving rules are different, and I didn't do so well. Stupid green arrows. Greensboro airport needs more signs, and less closed roads. I don't see why everyone hates DTW; I had pleasant experiences there. I did NOT like Greensboro airport. Washington DC was good, but my flight was delayed 2 hours, which sucked. Charlotte was not as good as DTW.
Tonight: Cari's Bachellorette Party.
Next Weekend: Cari's Wedding
The bachellorette party was much fun. I have finally been initiated into the GMI bunch by messing with sleeping Ava. My decorations were cool, but we needed garbage bags on the walls. I did, however, leave with all my toes, which was a huge plus.
North Carolina was interesting. My trip was very poorly planned; I should have waited and gone a later week. I was too exhausted & overwhelmed with everything to do it well. I stayed in Greensboro the first & last night, and almost missed my flight home because I'm an idiot who didn't bother to print out the flight time. Stupid. I stayed in Fayetteville the in-between times (I flew in weds afternoon, and out sun morning).
I had 3 interviews; like I said, poorly planned, and should have had more. The first was for second grade in a school I wasn't thrilled about. The second was in a school I really liked, but I it was 5th, which I would suck at. The last was for 3rd in a school I really, really liked, but the principle didn't sould too promising. I would like the last one, if I end up there.
I stayed with Tom, who I interned with, in Greensboro, and Jen, who's a friend of Tom's, in Fayetteville. Both Jen & her boyfriend are from MI and teaching in the district I interviewed with, so they were a wealth of information. If I move there, Jen & I will probably live together. They also had a brand-new baby kitten! who I played with the whole time.
NC v. MI: Much greener. I saw the Market House, where they sold slaves. 2.5 hours to the coast, which is cool. HUGE army base, so you have to be careful what you say, politically. Not as accented as I thought. Fayetteville was closer in crime/culture/size to Kalamazoo than Detroit. I find it more weird when white people talk with accents than black people; I tend to just associate it with the "Detroit" accent if they're black. Schools don't have gyms; they have gym outside. Driving rules are different, and I didn't do so well. Stupid green arrows. Greensboro airport needs more signs, and less closed roads. I don't see why everyone hates DTW; I had pleasant experiences there. I did NOT like Greensboro airport. Washington DC was good, but my flight was delayed 2 hours, which sucked. Charlotte was not as good as DTW.
Tonight: Cari's Bachellorette Party.
Next Weekend: Cari's Wedding