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Published: February 12th 2011
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on the way to the buddha!I know it has been awhile since I have written anything here. I have been very busy!
We just celebrated our Chinese New Year here and Adam came to visit me. He was here for 12 days or so. We had a wonderful time together. It was just so nice to have him here so he could see what my life has looked like for the last 7 months or so. We did some touristy things and had some nice dinners- the weather was great so we got to go on a hike together, one that we were not really prepared for. It also turned out that I was in better shape than he was.....maybe just for these 2 weeks of our lives, but still! I crushed him. 😉
I attached most of the pictures from our time together. 😊
Adam also had the pleasure of helping me take my kittens to have their "de-sexing" surgery, as they call it here. Also known in the US as spayed. 😊 It was quite a time...because afterward they had to wear a plastic cone for 10 days, as you will see in some of the pictures. They were not very
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riding the cable cars up to the top- a 20 minute ride. happy about this- I think they thought they would have to wear it forever. But this morning......they were FREED. I could finally take the collars off them.....and they are just bouncing around and playing together. They are very happy. 😊
On another note- I am starting to feel like I am really flourishing here. I have had a lot of great opportunities- I am conducting some for the Upper Primary choir (grades 3-5), I just led a community choir rehearsal, I might be singing some with the Faculty Jazz group, I have had some great professional development. I don't know schools in the states very well since I have only student taught at one of them, and the one I student taught at was really quite good and very supportive of its teachers and the music program. I am hoping that some of these professional development and extra learning activities are available there as well. This school here is also a very tight community- teachers hang out together, they are friends as well as co-workers. I am not sure I will find that quite as much in the US, at least from my experience so far. I am hoping,
though, that I can find a school where I can flourish as well. Everyone keep yours eyes and ears out for me!
I think that is all for now. The kitties have almost exhausted themselves from running around and chasing each other. I might just get to go back to sleep..... 😊
Enjoy the pictures!!
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