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This past semester I've been assisting in an ESOL (english for speakers of other languages) class.  Tonight was our last class.  We had a party, and everybody brought food.  A lot of the students brought food from their countries, and it was really fun trying all this food that I'd never seen before.  

I'm going to miss all my students terribly.  They were all so much fun to work with.  I love my class.  I don't know why, but they all call me China.  They always ask me how my day was, and they're all so dedicated to learning.

One of my student's husband came up to me as we were leaving the party.  He told me that his wife talked about me alot, and kept saying how pretty and kind I was, and how much she liked me.  One of my other students, who's from China, gave my a sort of good luck charm made in China.  It's so beautiful.  I also got a lovely card from the teacher of my class.  I've had such a wonderful time teaching, and I really loved working with everyone involved.  It's been a great experience, and I'm definetly interested in teaching in the future.  I might try to be involved with ESOL during the summers, or in Chicago.  If I get my certificate in TESOL then I might teach once I'm out of college as a way to pay for for seminary.  Provided I go to seminary.  Teaching English is also a great way to get into contries as a missionary.  


 

^ That's about how long it's been since I posted. Wow, a lot has changed since I last wrote anything. But I guess that's no suprise, since it's been almost a year. It's weird to think how much is different. My outlook on life has undergone major rethinking. A lot of my relationships have been turned inside out, mostly for good, I think. Some have ended, but that's probably for good too.

I'm about to go off to college in about a month and a half. I'm beyond excited. It's scary and exhilarating to know that the decisions I'm making now, and have made this past year, are going to set the course for the rest of my life. On one hand, there's the fulfillment of everything I desire, and on the other, broken, useless dreams.  But hey, life is perilous, and that's its beauty. 

Moody should be an incredible experience both academically and spiritually.  I've already packed my books and some other things, and I've been shopping for the last few things I'll need, like towels and boots.  I'll wait till I get there to get things like curtains, cause I'll want to decorate with the help of a roommate.  Hopefully I won't get someone who loves neon.  Or who's really clean.  Or who hates the smell of coffee.  

I'll try to be posting more between now and then.  And I'll definetly try to post while I'm there, so that anyone who wants to read my journal (Natalie) will know what I'm doing, as per joie-ful's suggestion.

That's all I can really think of to say for now.  Goodbye until later.

I only have a week of school left. On one hand, I'm very happy. I'll have free time, I'll be getting enough sleep, and if I can avoid getting grounded (which should be easier if I'm not exhausted when I'm talking to my parents) I'll have lots of parties and such to go to. I've been waiting all semester for break, but I realize I'll miss having lunch in the cafe, watching the wind through the branches of the half-dead tree outside the window. I'll have different people in all my classes next semester. I won't see the sunrise on the way over. I'm feeling very fatalistic. I wonder if there's only so much happiness in the world, and if I am happy I make someone else miserable. I know that I could be pissed at people for having what I wanted, what I thought I had, but if I was the happy one then I would be taking it away from them. I wonder if it's possible for humans to be truly happy. I'm not even sure we like being happy. I find it much easier to dwell on pain then joy. I wonder if that's why there's so much pain in the world, because people don't pursue real happiness, just what they want on a whim. Or maybe I'm just morbid. Anyway, I really need to finish an essay and go to class.

I took this from joie_ful

IF YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST...

( friend meme )

and I couldn't resist posting this:

The Oracle 33% Extroversion, 100% Intuition, 44% Emotiveness, 80% Perceptiveness

Heuristic, detached, and analytical to a fualt, you are most like The Oracle. You are able to tackle any subject with a fine toothed comb, and you possess an ability to pinpoint nuances and shades of meaning that other people do not have and cannot understand. Accomplishment and realization of ideas are, for you, secondary to the rigorous exploration of ideas and questions -- you are, first and foremost, a theorist. You hate authority, convention, tradition, and under no circumstances do you accept a leadership role (although, you will gladly advise leadership when they're going astray, whether they want you to or not). Abstraction and generalities are your interests, details and particulars are usually inconsequential and uninteresting. You excel at language, mathematics and philosophy. You are typically easy-going and non-confrontational until someone violates one of the very few principles that you deem sacred, at which point you can fly into a rage. Although you possess a much greater understanding of process and systems than the people around you, you are always conscious of the possibility that you've missed something or made a mistake. You don't tend to become attached to particular theories, and will immediately discard mistaken notions once they're revealed to be incorrect (but you don't tolerate iconoclasts who try to discredit validated theories through the use of fallacies and bad data). Despite being outwardly humble, you probably think of yourself as being smarter than most other people. That's because you are. In fact, in your dealings with people your understanding of their motives is so expansive that you know what they're going to say before they say it, and in world affairs, you usually know what is going to take place before it actually does. This ability would make you unbeatable in debates if only you were a little less pensive about your own conclusions, and a little more outgoing. Famous people like you: Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, John McWhorter, Ramanujan, Marie Curie, Kurt Godel Stay clear of: Apollo, Icarus, Hermes, Aphrodite Seek out: Atlas, Prometheus, Daedalus

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Extroversion You scored higher than 99% on Intuition You scored higher than 99% on Emotiveness You scored higher than 99% on Perceptiveness

Ha! That's so me! At least, I'd like to think it is.

I love the sponsered account idea! I don't use lj enough to get a paid account, but I love having more userpics! lol. I'm suppoesed to be babysitting my brother, and I'm hearing crashes upstairs. I think I'd better go.

I love taking quizzes! lol. I always liked Calliope best, the others seemed a bit silly.

I meant to come on yesterday-er-the day before, to say- Happy Birthday Alan Rickman! I thought about uploading a picture, but if you really want to see one, you can scroll down. My brother just got an Xbox, so he's been glued to that, which means I get the computer! I really need to go do Spanish homework. Adios!

I'm bored, so I'm uploading various Slytherin icons I've gotten from Sorting Hat quizzes. Slytherin forever!


SLYTHERIN!

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I'm from Slytherin!

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Slytherin. Cunning and self centred, you know just
how to manipulate people into serving you
without them knowing.

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Sort Me!

I'm
a Slytherin!

ok, that was fun. Bye.