CONGRATULATIONS KAREN&SAMUEL!!! Mark's sister Karen had a baby girl yesterday!!! Her name is Tiana Jade Mauceri. 24th February 2005. A Pisces in the year of the Rooster. She is beautiful, just like her parents.
I'm feeling clucky...hehee. Guess I have to wait a few years before I go down that path!
The school year in Japan is coming to an end. 18 school days and the kids will move onto a new grade. They'll have 2 weeks off before starting a new year. Such a weird system, first of all it's in the middle of the year, and second of all, they don't get a long break before commencing a new year. The kids go straight from one grade to another...I wonder how the transisiton will be? Have to wait and see I guess.
Some of the teachers will also be moving, depends on how long a teacher has been teaching at that school. If a teacher has been at a school for around 3 years, the likelihood of them changing to another school within Kumamoto Prefecture is quite high. I don't think my team-teaching teacher will be moving though. She's quite nice, so I guess we'll be working together for another year.
The weather is warming up, just ever so slightly each day...but I'm slowly getting used to the cold (^_^)v
Friday, February 25, 2005
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Questions in life
There are a few questions in life that you have to answer for yourself. Lately, that is all I have been pondering over.
What do I want out of life? What is my purpose? Where do I want to go? Being in Japan, I have detached myself from reality. I'm in a zone that allows me to really explore myself and how I feel. My positives and negatives.
Reflecting back on my past, there has been many things that I wish I would've done differently. I don't EVER regret my decisions or choices, I just think that some other means might've been better.
What type of person am I? What type of girlfriend am I?
Do I totally trust the person that I am with? I should. But, I don't. Not because of him, but because of myself. I let my past influence my present. When you've been hurt before, it's very hard to let go of the ghosts and trust the future wholeheartedly. I feel terrible about it, but it's something that I have to get over gradually. Give me some time and space and I will get over it.
Life is full of surprises and hurdles that we have to jump over, I believe all things happen for a reason and whatever's meant to be will eventually be.
Explore this question my friends ~ If you could create the perfect day for yourself, what would it involve?
Make time to daydream, relax, spend time with friends and family, and appreciate all the little things that make our lives so amazing.
What do I want out of life? What is my purpose? Where do I want to go? Being in Japan, I have detached myself from reality. I'm in a zone that allows me to really explore myself and how I feel. My positives and negatives.
Reflecting back on my past, there has been many things that I wish I would've done differently. I don't EVER regret my decisions or choices, I just think that some other means might've been better.
What type of person am I? What type of girlfriend am I?
Do I totally trust the person that I am with? I should. But, I don't. Not because of him, but because of myself. I let my past influence my present. When you've been hurt before, it's very hard to let go of the ghosts and trust the future wholeheartedly. I feel terrible about it, but it's something that I have to get over gradually. Give me some time and space and I will get over it.
Life is full of surprises and hurdles that we have to jump over, I believe all things happen for a reason and whatever's meant to be will eventually be.
Explore this question my friends ~ If you could create the perfect day for yourself, what would it involve?
Make time to daydream, relax, spend time with friends and family, and appreciate all the little things that make our lives so amazing.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Happy Valentines Day
How can I let you know
How much you mean to me
I know sometimes you wonder why
Are you the one that I need
As sure as I breathe
You are the one for me
And I want you to know
You fill my heart with love
My tears with joy
And now and forever, I'm yours
With everything you do
Makes my dreams come true
With all of my heart I'm yours
I think about you all the time
You're always on my mind
The thought of you brings happiness
Inside I know that I am yours
But there's so much more to say
There's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care, baby
When I think about you baby
Joy comes over me
And when I close my eyes boy
Your face is all I see
Your eyes tell me that I'm yours
And there's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care.
I believe in you.
How much you mean to me
I know sometimes you wonder why
Are you the one that I need
As sure as I breathe
You are the one for me
And I want you to know
You fill my heart with love
My tears with joy
And now and forever, I'm yours
With everything you do
Makes my dreams come true
With all of my heart I'm yours
I think about you all the time
You're always on my mind
The thought of you brings happiness
Inside I know that I am yours
But there's so much more to say
There's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care, baby
When I think about you baby
Joy comes over me
And when I close my eyes boy
Your face is all I see
Your eyes tell me that I'm yours
And there's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care.
I believe in you.
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Yes! It's a YES!!!
No, no, no...I'm not getting married! Not even close (>_<)
The YES is for next year. Yep, if you haven't received an email by now or heard through someone...I am staying for another year (and so is Mark)
Very excited, I signed the papers yesterday. Feel very relieved to be able to get it out of the way. My supervisor was very happy to hear that I was staying. It feels surreal because I spent weeks pondering over it when I knew in my heart that I wanted to stay.
My 8th graders went to Tokyo for a school trip, and some of the girls brought back presents for me. So nice of them, feel loved by these kid :) Another year with them...think I can build on the relationship (fingers crossed)
Something that might be of interest for the teachers back home...I've finally realised that they don't have ANY substitute teachers at their schools.
If a teacher is absent, which is RARELY the case - unless they've been struck down with a deadly virus or something, then they will be absent from school. When that happens the students will just work on their own work, at their own pace. The students are so quiet, independent and diligent that the other teachers will just have to pop their head into the class once in a while to check on them and all is fine. There is a year 5 teacher that will be absent for 3 weeks, and no casual teacher! Amazing...
Wow, another year in Japan!!! How about that?!
The YES is for next year. Yep, if you haven't received an email by now or heard through someone...I am staying for another year (and so is Mark)
Very excited, I signed the papers yesterday. Feel very relieved to be able to get it out of the way. My supervisor was very happy to hear that I was staying. It feels surreal because I spent weeks pondering over it when I knew in my heart that I wanted to stay.
My 8th graders went to Tokyo for a school trip, and some of the girls brought back presents for me. So nice of them, feel loved by these kid :) Another year with them...think I can build on the relationship (fingers crossed)
Something that might be of interest for the teachers back home...I've finally realised that they don't have ANY substitute teachers at their schools.
If a teacher is absent, which is RARELY the case - unless they've been struck down with a deadly virus or something, then they will be absent from school. When that happens the students will just work on their own work, at their own pace. The students are so quiet, independent and diligent that the other teachers will just have to pop their head into the class once in a while to check on them and all is fine. There is a year 5 teacher that will be absent for 3 weeks, and no casual teacher! Amazing...
Wow, another year in Japan!!! How about that?!
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
SnOw
When I woke up yesterday I found my car, front yard, bike and everything that the eye can possibly see covered in white crystal! Yes, it snowed! It was amazing (and very very cold). But it was very dangerous driving to school. The roads were slippery, my car was swerving and I was very lucky...let's just put it at that! (Otherwise the boyfriend and concerened family members would be at me for a long time...) School was fun, the kids had a ball playing snowball fights. It was a whole new experience for this city girl, who has never lived in a snowy area.
It's snowing as I type this, very pretty...but am getting a headache and feel like sleeping. Hope I will be able to get home okay.
Just letting you guys know, I have made up my decision (my FINAL decision), I have decided to stay here in Mizukami for another year! Yes, I will be away for two years now, not the expected one. It was a hard choice between going home and staying here, but I weighed out my pros and cons to reach this conclusion. I will be visiting in August, can't wait to see you guys then!
It's snowing as I type this, very pretty...but am getting a headache and feel like sleeping. Hope I will be able to get home okay.
Just letting you guys know, I have made up my decision (my FINAL decision), I have decided to stay here in Mizukami for another year! Yes, I will be away for two years now, not the expected one. It was a hard choice between going home and staying here, but I weighed out my pros and cons to reach this conclusion. I will be visiting in August, can't wait to see you guys then!
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