Wednesday, May 25, 2005
I can't believe it!!!!
Guys I'm coming home in under three weeks! Holy moley, time flies! and now that I'm leaving all of a sudden I really don't wany to. But I keep teeling myself that I'll be back in a year. I'm just sitting at school. My next class starts in ten minutes. Oh my goodness. The other day I had my class draw a map of the world. Just the continents. And I wasn't expecting perfection. Well did you know that Singapore and Japan make up a continent. On another drawing every country in Asia was an island. I'm going to try to scan one into the computer. But you know that'll probably take me years. Well, that's all for now. Take care.
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Back to Reality
Well we got back to Thailand. And I must say after two plane rides and an eight hour bus ride I was so happy to see our ugly "garage door" door. Unfortunately we had to wake up in three hours to go and teach. But, what's worse than getting no sleep and having to wake up and teach a class...if you're saying nothing, you're wrong.
Waking up, getting dressed, going to school, and finding out they weren't expecting you until tomorrow! Since I came to school, I figured I might as well pick up my schedule. Apperently they thought I wouldn't mind teaching boyscouts, sports, and homeroom as well!
I was sad to say good by to "the motherland"- it is glorious. I feel like I really deserved that vacation. here's a little funny story from the last day of Australia:
We went to the Blue Mountains - "Just Lovely" as the aussie's would say. Well, we were hiking back to the train station -we NEEDED to make the 4:10 train to meet some people in the city for dinner. Violette is walking gayly on the opposite side of the road, picking a left here, taking a photo there. Sarah and I were speed walking to the train with Sophie slighty behind us. Waht do you know Sarah and I make the train and violette doesn't. The train only stops for like 45 seconds, so we're trapped in moral delema. on the train, or off, on the train, or off. The train takes off with us not on it and as soon as the train pulls away who is standing on the other side of the train? Violette. Now Sarah is amazing, patient, sweet, but at that moment I could tell she wouldn't mind hacking Violette/s head off. Or maybe just her pinky toe. Well, it turns out Violette had really bad blisters on her feet and "could NOT" walk any faster.
So we waited around for two hours for the next train. In the mean time Violette bought some little retarded pupets. Man they were a blast on that two hour train ride! There was a bunch kids on that train, about 5-7 and I gave them the pupets to play with, they were so cute. They sounded like they were from switzerland or something, they all had little accents.
Well, that's all for now. I'm taking a tuk-tuk home and going back to bed.
Oh and also I don't know who knows this, probably no one, but I'm coming home in June and staying for a year. I want to finish my A.A. then my goal is to come back to Thailand. Well, it doesn't have to be Thailand, just anyway where the need is greater. Since I've already started learning Thai, thailand makes the most sence. But you know me, plans aren't my strongest suit. That's it for now - love you all.
Waking up, getting dressed, going to school, and finding out they weren't expecting you until tomorrow! Since I came to school, I figured I might as well pick up my schedule. Apperently they thought I wouldn't mind teaching boyscouts, sports, and homeroom as well!
I was sad to say good by to "the motherland"- it is glorious. I feel like I really deserved that vacation. here's a little funny story from the last day of Australia:
We went to the Blue Mountains - "Just Lovely" as the aussie's would say. Well, we were hiking back to the train station -we NEEDED to make the 4:10 train to meet some people in the city for dinner. Violette is walking gayly on the opposite side of the road, picking a left here, taking a photo there. Sarah and I were speed walking to the train with Sophie slighty behind us. Waht do you know Sarah and I make the train and violette doesn't. The train only stops for like 45 seconds, so we're trapped in moral delema. on the train, or off, on the train, or off. The train takes off with us not on it and as soon as the train pulls away who is standing on the other side of the train? Violette. Now Sarah is amazing, patient, sweet, but at that moment I could tell she wouldn't mind hacking Violette/s head off. Or maybe just her pinky toe. Well, it turns out Violette had really bad blisters on her feet and "could NOT" walk any faster.
So we waited around for two hours for the next train. In the mean time Violette bought some little retarded pupets. Man they were a blast on that two hour train ride! There was a bunch kids on that train, about 5-7 and I gave them the pupets to play with, they were so cute. They sounded like they were from switzerland or something, they all had little accents.
Well, that's all for now. I'm taking a tuk-tuk home and going back to bed.
Oh and also I don't know who knows this, probably no one, but I'm coming home in June and staying for a year. I want to finish my A.A. then my goal is to come back to Thailand. Well, it doesn't have to be Thailand, just anyway where the need is greater. Since I've already started learning Thai, thailand makes the most sence. But you know me, plans aren't my strongest suit. That's it for now - love you all.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
OOOpppsss!!!
I stayed up very late last night doing nothing much on the computer. I went to bed at about 2:00 a.m. I turned the computer off then turned out the lights. Since it's not my house I didn't know my way to the bedroom. I stumbled around, bumped into a table found the bedroom door and crashed.
WELL, the next morning (this morning) I discovered when I bumped into the table two little ceramic elephants fell over and one leg from each had broken off. AHHH! I over slept and I really needed to rush because I was suppose to meet Violette and Sarah at a restaurant about an hour away by bus. So I just propped them up and hoped no one would touch them until I had a chance to confess. We got home around eightish and everytime someone went near them I would sort of hold my breath. It's just these people have been so nice I feel so crappy for breaking the the little things. I bought some super glue and I just finished gluing them. I think I'll mention it to them tomorrow when they're all fixed up. I am tempted to not tell them at all since they look as good as new now. But I think Sarah would think MUCH less of me if I did that. So anyways.
SOOO, you probably know about our little day of planning out the movies about "us". Come on, don't you think Courtney Cox would play a very good Violette. I realize that's not flattering, but...Anyways, that's all for now. I'm going out with some aussies tomorrow so I better get some beauty sleep. See ya.
WELL, the next morning (this morning) I discovered when I bumped into the table two little ceramic elephants fell over and one leg from each had broken off. AHHH! I over slept and I really needed to rush because I was suppose to meet Violette and Sarah at a restaurant about an hour away by bus. So I just propped them up and hoped no one would touch them until I had a chance to confess. We got home around eightish and everytime someone went near them I would sort of hold my breath. It's just these people have been so nice I feel so crappy for breaking the the little things. I bought some super glue and I just finished gluing them. I think I'll mention it to them tomorrow when they're all fixed up. I am tempted to not tell them at all since they look as good as new now. But I think Sarah would think MUCH less of me if I did that. So anyways.
SOOO, you probably know about our little day of planning out the movies about "us". Come on, don't you think Courtney Cox would play a very good Violette. I realize that's not flattering, but...Anyways, that's all for now. I'm going out with some aussies tomorrow so I better get some beauty sleep. See ya.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Are you expecting four Americans?
AUSTRALIA - What a beautiful place. I am in love with this place. It's like London, but sunshiny. Plus they speak ENGLISH!! We blew all our money on the very first evening at the opera house.
We had a contact about 30 minutes outside of downtown sydney which I called and got directions to. They have a book study in their house so we were going to pop in and stay for the book study then spend the night.
WELL, we picked up our bags from our hostel and went to the train station. Well I was dragging a HUGE suitcase, a sweater, my HUGE purse, and a sandwhich and went to buy a train ticket and left the paper with all the directions and contact info on the ticket counter. Or purhaps it was in the thing where you put your ticket in the little slot and run through the sliding gate and it was alittle difficult with all my crap. ANYWAYS THEY DISAPPEARED.
I remembered the directions from the train station to the bus, it was a special bus station, then I remembered which stop and the street to turn on, bravo Nina! I was very sure it was house number 41 on Cook str. Well, Cook Str. turned out to be quite long and dark. We made it to nuber 41, eventually. There was nothing but houses on this str. until we came to nuber 41 there was a sign on the gate that read "Autism Association." I couldn't believe it!
Then Violette and I start going door to door asking for, well we couldn't quite remember their names so we just said "are you guys expecting four American?" It was quite a sight - dark out with all our bags, hahah. Finally Violette asked if there were any Jehovah's Witnesses around. And that did the trick! Vio found someone who knew them. And ten minutes before the meeting too!
The people we're are staying with are super. One of them works on Manly beach, so we'll probably hitch a ride with her tomorrow morning. Cheerio guys. By the way, Coffee with milk is "Flat White" try that on for size.
We also visited a chinese garden in the heart of Sydney which was a gift from china. It was quite nice. We also went to the contemerary art museum. But that was just so-so. BUt it was free so we thought we really ought to check it out. Ta-ta.
We had a contact about 30 minutes outside of downtown sydney which I called and got directions to. They have a book study in their house so we were going to pop in and stay for the book study then spend the night.
WELL, we picked up our bags from our hostel and went to the train station. Well I was dragging a HUGE suitcase, a sweater, my HUGE purse, and a sandwhich and went to buy a train ticket and left the paper with all the directions and contact info on the ticket counter. Or purhaps it was in the thing where you put your ticket in the little slot and run through the sliding gate and it was alittle difficult with all my crap. ANYWAYS THEY DISAPPEARED.
I remembered the directions from the train station to the bus, it was a special bus station, then I remembered which stop and the street to turn on, bravo Nina! I was very sure it was house number 41 on Cook str. Well, Cook Str. turned out to be quite long and dark. We made it to nuber 41, eventually. There was nothing but houses on this str. until we came to nuber 41 there was a sign on the gate that read "Autism Association." I couldn't believe it!
Then Violette and I start going door to door asking for, well we couldn't quite remember their names so we just said "are you guys expecting four American?" It was quite a sight - dark out with all our bags, hahah. Finally Violette asked if there were any Jehovah's Witnesses around. And that did the trick! Vio found someone who knew them. And ten minutes before the meeting too!
The people we're are staying with are super. One of them works on Manly beach, so we'll probably hitch a ride with her tomorrow morning. Cheerio guys. By the way, Coffee with milk is "Flat White" try that on for size.
We also visited a chinese garden in the heart of Sydney which was a gift from china. It was quite nice. We also went to the contemerary art museum. But that was just so-so. BUt it was free so we thought we really ought to check it out. Ta-ta.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Just another service day
I was riding on the back of our secial pioneer's motorcycle (the Asian Aaron) today when we ran over a little kid...
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