First post!
Wow, i've never 'blogged' before, i feel like such a hipster. This is so formal and as soon as i press publish its out there for all to see (well my friends anyway).
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This year, York is starting an international practicum placement program sending 9 students from York to China, more specifically to the city of Jiangmen in the Guangdong province. After an application and interview i quickly became one of the 9 students leaving all that is cozy for the unknown! I will be teaching at an International school that teaches the ontario curriculum. More specifically i will be teaching three grade 10 classes poetry. I don't really remember learning poetry so the past week has been a crash course, and they don't make a 'poetry for dummies' book; i checked. I'll be teaching until April 25th and then the un-attended adventures begin! My roomate (Julie) and i, along with others too maybe, will be heading to Vietnam, Loas, Thailand and Cambodia and then up to Beijing and home. Our E.T.A back in Canada wil be June 18th.
I'm already tired!
We will be leaving friday morning at 9:00 on a 17 hour flight to Hong Kong.
I am currently getting prepared for the trip, as much as i can in this short amount of time. Today was my last day at York and although i will definately not miss the freaking ROCKET EXPRESS BUS 196A i will miss seeing everyone and venting about our stresses. (shout out to KFA).
List of things to do:
-laundry
-clean up the clothes spread out all over my bedroom floor!
-read three poetry books tonight (ya right)
-eat a bag of popcorn
-call my friend Adam in Vancouver (i miss you)
-pack
-unpack what i don't really need
-get the meds sorted out
thats not too bad....if anyone has any tips on what to bring, see, don't see, don't bring... i would love the advice.
5 comments:
Wow your blog rocks
We're so proud of you Lindsey! Have a wonderful time! Liza
Lindsey, do me a favour! When you get to Ankor Wat - the ancient temple in Siem Reap, take a picture posing like Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider. I didnt get to do that cuz I went there before Tomb Raider came out in the theatres lol
Oh and when you get there, watch the steps-they're STEEP!!!!! Oh and make sure to stay for the sunset. Go to the highest point and watch the sunset. The legend has it that the tomb of the king was placed up in the higest point so that the sun could touch it when it rises and when it sets. The tomb is still there from what I recall. So...it's not really a legend but a fact. I should post some pics online so that you can see it before you go...unless you want the surprise element! You'll be blown away for sureeee. Wow! I'm blogging on your blog page! Sad to see you go! So soon! Please be back for grad? We gotta take a class pic!!!! :o)
-Your illustrating friend and co-teacher (???), Hannah!!!
Hello everyone, I’m sorry to inform you but Linds might not be able to use her blog while she is in china. Thank the Chinese government for their censorship laws.
First I must let you all know I can't get to my email so that is why I will go on and on here!!
Hey sister... well well it sounds like the plane would have just killed me. Here in Toronto things are good... Dustin has eaten 2 meals that I made. Well ok the first one was fish from the box and vegies that took to long that we eat them 1/2hour after the fish but I am getting better. Tonight we had my famous ham and sweet potatoes for Mike's Birthday...well it might sound great to all of you who do not know me but it is so easy you could make it. So yes we miss you here at 443 and I miss the free time I had when you would cook for us and I could just clean (a role that Dustin is now taking on...) well girl I gtg. Ps don't think that they get to eat anything special other than leftovers 2mor night...but I am going to tackle the pork tenderloin on Thursday. I will let you all know how it turns out. MISS YOU ash
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