Blogs from Portland, Maine, United States, North America - page 6

Well this is my last post from Maine. Great state and friendly people. Severely lacking in the Pizza/Sub department. When you have lived so close to Peter's nothing can really compare. So I really don't have much to say except 37 days and counting. This is also the first post that I have had subscribers so people will really be reading my stuff :) I probably wont add anything here until just before I leave...... read more

Welcome to my blog! I have really struggled with what to write for my first post. The biggest thing on my mind lately is the fact that in a little more then a week I will no longer be working at my job. For a little more then seven years I have pretty much given everything I have to work. That is my mentality. For me it is all or nothing, there can be no middle ground. Now I am walking away from that. That is tough. There is some guilt. I am a bit unsure. I am questioning my decision, as I think anyone in my position should do. I am walking away from a lot. But, I also know I have made the right one. I have chose to walk down a new path. ... read more

And i came to n.h. seeking housing over 12 years ago.And i'm finally in for life.And i really love it here alot.And it took me many years to finally get a nice apartment here in housing.And all of my neighbors are pretty nice.And i remember my life over in maine and it's not at all like the life i'm now living here in new hampshire.And i'm very glad i've made it all the way back from homelessness.It's been 8 years now that i've lived under portsmouth housing.... read more

If you haven't seen that episode of the simpsons that title will probably make nooooooooo sense. Anyhoo, onto my thanksgiving break! At UVM we get a week off over thanksgiving, which is cool. For most of the break I went to a place just outside of Portland (the capital of Maine) callled Yarmouth. I travelled to Maine by Greyhound bus, because there is a terminal in Burlington which makes it really easy. Though driving straight to Yarmouth from Burlington should take about 4 hours, my bus ride took 8. This, I discovered, was because the bus went down to Boston before travelling up to Maine. But I didn't mind the time because there was cool stuff to look at outside the window. And I had a two seats to myself, so double the coolness. When the ... read more

Today is August 15th and I officially have two weeks until I leave for Beijing, China. I'm still working for one more week, and today a group of my favorite co workers surprised me with a going away potluck lunch. They got me good too, I really had no idea. They also gave me a great picture of all 13 of us at our summer outing. I'm definitely going to bring it to China with me. In the next couple of weeks I am going to tie up all my loose ends and pack up all my things. This is the hard part, the saying goodbye. I hate saying goodbye. I am looking forward to the year to come, meeting my students, working with the teachers, finding a great tutor, exploring Beijing, learning more Chinese...all of ... read more