Do you ever have those moments when you're walking down the street and people are staring at you like you're a freak, and then you realize it's because you're wearing a smile that is abnormally big and is probably creeping these people out? Well yeah, that's been me lately. I've been so content with life and feeling really lucky. Just the other day, I was walking back home in the crisp winter air, listening to N*SYNC Christmas music (which is the best Christmas album out there and will always be), walking on an assortment of pretty yellow and orange leaves, and it just hit me--life is good. It was a glorious feeling.
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| My awesome Holiday/Winter game |
Work has been going great lately, and I am loving my students. With each passing week, I'm remembering more and more names. I walk through the hallways and I hear excited "hello"s as I turn the corners. I got to plan a lesson based on the film Hunger Games since 2 of my classes were going to see it for English Appreciation week at a local movie theater. Some of the students remembered the word "cornucopia" from our lesson two weeks earlier which means they really are learning things from me! This week, I'm starting lessons on Winter / the Holidays. I spent 4+ hours on this Jeopardy-esque game, and my kids are loving it. I love making them come up with team names... today I had the Opposite Team vs. the Caribous vs. the Green Moose. However, the best was when a girl belted out "All I want for Christmas is you" à la Mariah Carey in order to get her team 500 points. I think I finally have this whole "edutainment" thing down.
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| friends <3 pointing at me, the birthday girl |
The social side of my life has been lovely as well. I have definitely been "profiter"ing. Last week, I frequented the Christmas market many times, went to a trivia night, chilled at a pub, celebrated my birthday (Dec 7), and went ice skating! On Friday, my awesome friend Jenna made me a cake... I still can't get over the fact that you have to go to the pharmacy in order to buy baking soda, haha. Anyways, the cake was delicious, despite the stupid trick candles that I couldn't blow out. It was great being with such a wonderful group of people right at midnight when I officially became 23. On Saturday, I caught up on sleep, then had the pleasure of showing Angers to my friend who I studied abroad with who came to visit me! We got to reminisce about Aix, try a new restaurant, go on a ferris wheel, and more. We also got to satisfy our craving for McDonalds. That evening, we went out again, ending my birthday in the same fashion as when it started... surrounded by my awesome new friends.
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