I just finished teaching my first semester of 1st grade! I haven't updated in a while, so I haven't talked about my kids yet, but they are amazing. I love them. Most are living with single moms in the projects (or should I say "government funded housing developments") around Richmond. One of our moms is 24 and has six kids, the oldest is 10. ( Read more... )

Heard from Jesús. I wrote him an e-mail, first time I've tried since May- and he wrote back. He's still deployed. He apologized for everything, explained a little bit.. not much. He's been in depressed/self-destructive mode pretty much since he left. Couldn't bring himself to talk to me. Said it wasn't about me, wasn't my fault that his life is ( Read more... )

In London! Have escaped from Grandma long enough to find this internet cafe. We're staying across the street from Kensington Gardens. Lovely area, lovely shopping, scary prices. Have been everywhere- Trafalgar, V&A Museum, Nat'l Gallery, Bath, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, Oxford, Stratford. And my grandma is 85 years old! Only thing is she freaks ( Read more... )

Hey guys, it's been awhile. Sorry I haven't really been talking to anyone since graduation, I've been trying to rebuild my life after all that happened with Jesús... yeah. It sucked for a while, but now I think things are looking up. Anyway, I'm back. But not really, cause I'm leaving for England tomorrow! My grandma is taking me to London with her ( Read more... )

I JUST FINISHED MY THESIS WHICH MEANS I AM GOING TO GRADUATE!!!!! And also, only one exam stands between me and THE END OF MY COLLEGE CAREER!!!

Now I think I'll go celebrate by tanning in the SG. With my bathing suit on. For the first time EVER.

Yesterday I blew a month of the allowance my Dad gives me on one pair of jeans, that are 6 inches too long for me. Today I was meeting with my research advisor and starting dozing off while she was showing me stuff at the computer. Perhaps tomorrow I will decide to throw myself into the lake during canoeing class. Maybe not. Lake Matoaka water....

Do you have things that you never tell anyone? Are there things in your past that you can't imagine ever telling anyone, yet sometimes you feel that you want to? It's lonely to have had experiences that were interesting, or meaningful, and not have anyone to share them with. Except perhaps for the person with whom you had those experiences ( Read more... )

I would just like to say, WTF? What is going on in the world? What is going on in my life? I don't know, but I don't think I like it one bit.

There has to be something more than this.

Oh, and btw guys, I think I now deal with my emotions by getting haircuts. If I have another little crisis in the next few months, I might end up bald.

I just had a little dance party in my room. By myself. It was fun. And I was thinking about names I like, so I decided to post them. Don't get freaked out, I'm not having a baby, I was just thinking about names ( Read more... )

I got a haircut!