Think You Want to be a Teacher? Information Session
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Initial Teacher Licensure Information Session 5:15pm - 7:00pm 8/19/2010 Johnson Center Cinema
See, there are two teaching positions I'm looking at. Foreign Language Teacher (as in a Japanese Language Teacher to kids in public schools here in Virginia - YES, WE HAVE SCHOOLS WHO STUDY JAPANESE, THIS IS NEWS TO ME TOO) or ESOL teacher (what I did in Japan except this time I will probably be dealing with a lot of Hispanics because this is Virginia and we have a very large Hispanic population). Both sound awesome to me because I could do both and enjoy both and I love watching kids LEARN. It's fricking amazing.
Problem is this is the only info session at the moment and after some basic little intro to teaching, all the different programs go their separate ways. I can't be in two places at once. So if somebody would come with me - to not only give me a ride and keep me company, but also to be my clone so I can get info on both programs - that would be really really awesome. <3
Any volunteers?
In other news, BIG THUNDERSTORM. HELLO THAR.
And I have done everything I can to make sure my computer was clean and error free and receptive to my external, but no luck. Tried different cables, again no luck. Even tried it on mom's computer. And...no luck. So I will probably have to beg Mr. Luce for help or pay someone a pretty penny to get it fixed. All I want is my files back to be honest. After that...I'll just stick to this computer and delete things off as need be/burn stuff. What else can I do? I'm starting to not trust externals anymore - either I buy the wrong ones, or I mishandle them. If I don't have one, I can't break it. =/
DAMN YOU AND YOUR CUTE WINTER OLYMPIC MASCOTS. YOU MAKE ME WANT ONE. IN FACT I WANT ONE SO BAD THAT I AM GOING TO BEG ANY OF YOU TO BUY ME ONE, FOR WHICH I SHALL PAY YOU BACK, I PROMISE.
I want one of those horribly adorable Quatchi plush dolls. If I can hug it, that'd be awesome, I'm looking at this guy here: http://www.vancouver2010.com/store…
I WANT A QUATCHI. BADLY. TOO HUG. AND CALL BOB. AND THEN TAKE TO SCHOOL AND CONFUSE THE KIDS EVEN MORE WITH MY AMERICAN BUT WAIT CANADA STICKERS WAIT WHICH ONE IS JESSICA FROM?! WE ARE CONFUSED JAPANESE STUDENTS!!
To be very serious, I would love it if one of my Canadian friends could buy me that Quatchi doll. I will pay you back for the doll and for shipping - you can send it to my home in America where my mother will wonder why people keep sending me things. I will pay you back, either via Paypal, or whatever suits you best, though I can't send you any Canadian money until I get back to the US at which point I might as well go up to Canada and see you and then Quatchi could trade hands...
You get the drift right?
Please make my Christmas wish come true?
LOVE
JESS
PS - I just need one, so don't all of you awesome Canadians go out and buy me one. Just comment here if you're up for the challenge!
If you would like to receive a winter holiday card/postcard from me, please comment here with your name and address (comments are screened) OR email it to me at jessholy at gmail dot com.
It's going to be a tiger year, so beware of tigers all over the card/postcard! =D
Haha! Successfully cut lunch portions in half! And then was asked "Jessica, you don't like today's lunch? D= WHAT DO YOU MEAN DIET? YOU LOOK FINE!" ... OBVIOUSLY THE TEACHERS EITHER PLAN TO EAT ME OR ARE GOING TO ENTER ME INTO THE SUMO LEAGUE. D8)
I also did 20 push up and crunches - probably wrong and not all military style - but I feel SOME burn so I used some muscles somewhere right?! RIGHT?!
......OTL
BY THE WAY. I NEED 4 THINGS WE DO IN AMERICA THAT THEY DON'T DO IN JAPAN, USING THE GRAMMAR "MUST/MUST NOT" AND "HAVE TO/ DON'T HAVE TO." THE BOOK ALREADY DID SHOES IN HOUSE, AND DRIVING ON THE RIGHT, AND SOMETHING ELSE. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS JUNIOR HIGH SO NOTHING LIKE "YOU MUST WEAR CONDOMS WHEN YOU HAVE SEX." (I would hope they know this already.)I need these by Wednesday. My mind is drawing BLANKS. (Asides from "you don't have to wear a uniform in school." "you must be 21 to drink alcohol. <-probably not good for their age group." "you don't have to stand up and bow to the teacher." "you must change classrooms for each class." "you must sing the pledge of allegiance (i know this is technically don't have to these days but god dammit i used to do it all the time until high school and it's a foreign concept to Japanese youth and probably American youth as well.)" I NEED A MUST NOT? YOU MUST NOT WHAT? YOU MUST NOT SAY GOD BLESS YOU WHEN SOMEONE SNEEZES? SEE I HAVE TO USE EASY VOCABULARY. ARGH. ARRGGH.
Cobra Starship's "Guilty Pleasure" never fails to brighten my day. I love you Cobra. I miss you. </3
I thought I had some deep thoughts to share but they seem to have left me or aren't fully formed. Maybe one day...
I am looking for the original picture that is at the very beginning of this video (not the preview picture):
And if the artist has an account/site, I want a link because I think they've done even more fanart and I'd love to see more.
The only problem with Hetalia - the fandom is so huge I don't know where to look for things or ask. And I have had the experience in the past of people telling me to just google something or search a community for the answer when said community may not use memories, let alone tags (I remember LJ before there were tags...those were the dark ages of LJ). =/
I really just want to find it but I don't want to spend weeks searching photobucket or pixiv for it because there are literally thousands of pictures tagged as "hetalia." And as it is a group shot, I can't really narrow it down to say "america" or "france."
I just want to see the picture not pixilized and not cut up into an icon! DX
So, if you want a Christmas/Holiday card/postcard/e-card/email, please let me know. I tend to send them/give them to those I can/want to give them too. I have yet to find any like...sets of Christmas cards here in Japan, so you might have to settle for post cards. It's the thought that counts right? People throw them away eventually.
As for wishlists...you can link me to yours if you want. As for me, I really don't have high hopes. But I'll make a list anyway: -hugs (real or via the internet) -mail (email, physical mail, on my cell phone, some FORM of correspondence) -companionship (I get lonely.) -whatever else you feel like giving me (except bullshit and drama)
I don't expect anyone to actually afford or give me physical presents besides Rachel and Raeanna because I know I will be seeing them and will be giving them things. I know Japan is a far away place, and shipping gets ridiculous. But I don't care if it's late, if you really want to send me something, then send it. That being said, if I am sending you something, don't expect it by Christmas day as I don't know when I will send stuff out. Okay? Okay. If you are keen on getting me something and have no idea what, I've got plenty of suggestions. Just ask.
My day started alright because printing out photos of Christmas activities and sights from the US made me feel the Christmas spirit. I wanted to bake Christmas cookies, sing carols, the whole thing. That's not possible in Japan. But I was still cherry. (Yes, Layne and Becky, you are now a flashcard. You demonstrate how to make Christmas cookies.) Explaining Channukah however, seems impossible. They really don't get it. XD;
But that cheer soon turn to nearly crying in frustration. Customs has no love, or common sense, so the $60 bucks my mom sent on getting me my sleep medicine refill has just gone down the drain. They won't send it to me, they won't send it back to her, and I have to agree to abandon it. It's stupid but it's how they work. I'd have to bring it in myself for them to allow it into the country.
Ironically, they prescribe the same drug, but in higher doses, to people with insomnia here. I found this out today as I went to the doctor and got some real fucking medicine. It is, I shit you not, the exact same drug. Oh Japan. How I love you and how you spurn me by being so difficult. Just because it's from America, doesn't mean it's bad. It's the same fucking thing. But apparently I am a drug dealer on the side. Who knew.
I have however gotten into RATT? Is that how they write it? Well I liked what they had on their myspace so I friended them. Guess I'm in a "metal" phase? I'm not sure what genre they count as. Sadly, the drummer of LOUDNESS has passed away and I get the feeling I would like their music too but now seems like a horrible time to get into them? I don't know...recommend music to me people. I need some new music.
So, if that wasn't bad enough, as it is frustrating to deal with situations you can't control and you know it's best not to lie in these situations as you will either be told your are a dumb ignorant foreigner or will end up in prison because they saw right through you, I have had a doozy of a night.
Because...I am holding on barely to whatever calm I have mustered.
See.
My grandmother is dying. And I am trying so hard RIGHT NOW to not cry while I type because it is hysterical crying. I mean rocking back and forth, screaming, sobbing, pulling at my hair, moaning no over and over and...you get the picture. I'm like one of the Ancient Greeks in a tragic play.
And that is why there is no icon that can really depict how I feel. For as much as I want to be held, I also want to scream and cry until there is nothing left of me. And thus I figured a crying Toshi screaming/singing into a microphone icon was appropriate.
I...I'm too afraid to type up anymore because I know I will break down and I'm trying not to disturb my neighbors anymore. I really am. I don't mean to sound like a mad woman.
The worse part is, I can't even be there. Or maybe even worse than that, she doesn't remember any of us, let alone my grandfather.
So as to keep this post semi-cheerful, please send me Christmas music. I want to/need to make a mix CD for the schools and well, Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, are not enough. Send me Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Silent Night, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, that damn Mariah Cary song because everyone here knows it and it is catchy, Carol of the Bells, ANY CHRISTMAS MUSIC. PLEASE. Thanks. <3
My computer also over heated. Now I am starting to worry that the fan is really shot, that it's not just the bearing. Time to bother Mayumi about computer repair shops...
It's like my head just decides OK TIME TO HURT NOW. Why? Do I need to go to bed already? It's not even 7 PM...
I watched some horror film clips on youtube. Really, I don't get all the blood and gore. =/ I much prefer ghosts and demons - that you think you see something but you're not sure OH MY GOD AAAAAAAAAAAAH kind of horror. Of course it will give me nightmares.
Sent more money home, paid the cell phone bill, and got more money out of le account so you know I don't walk around yenless.
Working on meh project - gotta sew it together now. >_> (Rachel, you are better at this. I have little patience. XD)
Do not want to go to work...but it's how I get paid. UGH. =3=
Hey, X/X Japan fans! I've been trying for a few months to download that Nissin Power Station Live torrent off of JPopSuki...but there are NO seeds and NO leechers. If any of you can, could you seed it? =/ Or like...send the parts to me via an upload service on the net? Because I really want to see it... Maybe we should make our own tracker where we can all share various X/X Japan videos/clips? Just an idea...
That's it from my end. The weather was really nice today - like warm.
ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATA. YOU ROCK. KEEP ON ROCKING AND STAYING CHILL IN A BAND FULL OF CRAZIES!<3 I WENT OUT INTO THE COLD AND BOUGHT BOOZE AND CAKE JUST FOR YOU. (Now I sound crazy. XD)
After having a lovely time with sjen (I WILL MISS YOU THESE NEXT TWO SUNDAYS! TAT But I will stop by during the week to borrow your Japanese copy of Crisis Core...is Thursday good?), I have decided I will stop all job hunting till April. If I can't start right away, then what's the point of applying and going to interviews right?
I also got me the PSP Star Wars bundle. Because Darth Vader PSP WINS. Now I am wondering what else I need for it...I have an AC Adaptor, a battery back, the PSP obviously, and the Star Wars game that came with it...
So many games to buy though... ---
As you all know, I am going to Japan. If you want something, and will pay me back for it (unless I say otherwise), please comment here with what it is you're looking for. Pictures are always helpful but detailed descriptions will also work. ;)
List so far: sjen: Papuwa Doujinshi! itsumademo: Cool X Japan concert merch (cool being cute or Yoshiki awesomeness!)! notrwanda: Very belated Holiday present/awesome birthday present (she's not paying for this obviously.) tiva12: Very belated Holiday present (again with the not paying for this.) alainia: Chocolate filled Toppo. (it's a snack.) wishpaper: Japanese Starbucks mug(s). pikafreek3001: X Japan concert t-shirt and/or cool X Japan concert merch! kikuko_kamimura: something that screams Mimika...or X Japan stuff because um who doesn't want X Japan stuff?! XD; Arthur: Mother 3 I believe...must double check with him! windup_bird: Something that screams Layne.
I redid my resume and put it up online (thanks to all my friends who recommended sites and helped me fix my resume <3) last night.
I have an interview with Nintendo tomorrow afternoon for a translating position. Only hitch I see is that I don't know the vocabulary used in the Japanese video game industry and I am going to be tested on it.
So anyone know of any websites I could look that up on or just give me some English video gaming jargo I could turn into Japanese?
If you ever are in search of a job, post your resume on monster.com.
