I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Monday, June 18, 2012

Cupid Shuffle (June 18)

  • I was slightly stressed going off to and at the start of school this morning - but things totally improved after that. First and second graders were quite adorable today! Se Hyeong and Hyeok Jin (my 1st grade trouble-makers) not only arrived semi-on-time and participated quietly, but high-fived each other when they got special stickers for dancing well! (Their interactions are usually limited to punching each other or shouting across the classroom.) The kids were all good sports when they all lost Simon Says - i.e. Teacher Emily wins. They cheered when Winter gave me a sticker for winning and some even said "Good job!" It was very cute. Also, before we watched Peter Pan, I reviewed the characters with them - and all I had to do was say, "In Peter Pan, who? Who?" and start them off with Peter Pan, counting with my fingers, and they totally got what I meant! They all started shouting answers but when I put my finger to my lips and raised my hand, they all knew that to mean they needed to raise their hand to answer...and that's what they did! And they got all the characters right, to boot. And they stayed completely quiet during the movie. During my 3/4 class, we had a great game of Uno and then the kids did a dance without the video, only the music. At first, they were like, "Teacher!" in a tone that clearly meant, "Please turn the video on!" But after a few minutes, I went to pull the video window up and they were like, "Teacher!" in a tone that clearly meant, "No! What are you doing???" And after that, they watched Peter Pan, completely captivated. I think they would have stayed after class to finish it - but I need something to do tomorrow in class too! Haha :) Finally, during 6th grade class time, only Woo Seok showed up. Winter worked with our English competition kids and Woo Seok and I played Uno - he beat me in every game. Oh and we made this little gem:


  • After school, Winter and I hung out at my apartment for a little while, until I could no longer avoid my doctor's appt. So we went down there and afterwards got dinner at a SUPER yummy chicken place near her house. It was so good and had a fantastic conversation - which is basically what always happens when we have dinner or coffee. I told her about my best friends; so she's practicing remembering your names, Carlee, Krystle, PP (well, Jennifer), Anna, Cara, Carrie and Katie! :) Oh and then I went to HomePlus :D
  • I'm finishing the night with frozen yogurt and Florence. It turned out to be a great day.
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