Yes, that’s right ladies and gentleman. I’m back from a state of oblivion of sorts and will be (at least, hope to be) back for the majority of the future.
Since we’ve last chatted, many things have happened in my life. I’ve successfully completed my Bachelor of Education degree, worked as a substitute for almost six months following my internship at Winston Knoll Collegiate, accepted and completed a five-week contract teaching full-time in a Grade 8 classroom, AND accepted a full-time continuing contract teaching in a high school beginning in the fall. Very exciting news. This is what I hope to aspire to be:
Here is what I’m teaching next year:
- Arts Ed 7, 8, 9
- English 7
- English 9
- English 10A
- English 20, 21, 28, 20A
- Outdoor Ed 7
- Information Processing 20/30
I’ll update more about this new adventure as it becomes more of a reality. Right now it’s just on paper but I hope to get into planning and so on in the near future.
Also, I hope to soon learn more about Yoga and the Buddhism lifestyle. It’s a goal of mine to become happier and healthier and this is an interesting way to go about it. I’ve taken one yoga class in the past and it was great….the only downfall was that it was at 6 in the morning….I hope to find something a bit later this time. Note: this picture is not of me, but very similar to the real thing.
What else? I still have a deep appreciation for soothing piano music, animals (the cats Wendel and Winston and the dog, Maddie), for entertaining shows on television and good books. Also, for dance, Ukrainian dance in particular. I’ve committed to joining a new group here in the city named Razom and if all goes well, I may have the opportunity to teach this great group in the future. This would be such a great opportunity and would be something that I’ve always wanted to do.
Next summer my goal is to attend a dance camp or a language course (or BOTH!) in Ukraine for an extended period of time. I’ve taken two beginner/intermediate Ukrainian language courses when I was a student at the University of Saskatchewan but that is far from enough. Although I can read and write the language, I can understand only a small portion. I hope for that to change. I’ve been around the Ukrainian culture all of my life and would like for that to continue and enhance.
I guess this is a post full of a plethora of my goals and aspirations. I do suppose that it’s easier to write them in a blog than to actually say them aloud – for whom would I say them to? And, I would imagine that seeing them on this page when I look back on it in the future will allow me to reflect on my goals and determine if they are being worked towards or not….wish me luck.
I’m not sure if anyone will read this blog, but I do hope someone will. If not, I suppose it’ll be a good place for me to express my thoughts anyway. Let me know you’re out there by leaving a comment or two, if you feel so obliged.
*my song for this post: “the city” by joe purdy*
Great to see you back!