Lately,

I have been writing on paper a lot lately, which means I kind of neglect the blog. But I'm okay with that because what I write on paper and what I write on here have different tones. Yesterday I went to a restitution workshop and I am so glad that I did. I learned so much that I can use in the classroom, but also I felt like I gained personal strength from her tools. Last night we went out with Shahin, Emma, Taylor, and Jayne's cousin and his wife. We went to Heckler's and I laughed non-stop for over an hour and a half. I can't wait to go back with Will. It was one of the best nights with those guys. We now have a lot of inside jokes! Today was supposed to be a Super Bowl Party at Janna's but everyone else bailed, so maybe I'll go to Pure Vanilla for Satya's birthday. We also have dinner at Sarah's tonight which I am looking forward to. It will be nice to get together with all of the girls. I am a bit concerned by all the things due this week. At least reading break is next week. Ahhhh, a whole week off of school. I am looking forward to it.
I've made myself a new planner, and I think that it's the only way to go. I've been on a creative kick lately. Maybe it's just because it's such a great distraction from all the reading I'm supposed to be doing. My other distractor is Kenya. We  will be booking our tickets soon. So far my trip is shaping up to look like this: Vancouver to Nairobi, Nairobi to Kisumu, drive to Ulamba. After teaching I'll go back to Kisumu, maybe have to fly to Nairobi, head to Zanzibar. After about a week in Zanzibar I''ll fly to Dubai to meet up with my Mom, spend a week or so with her then head home. It's going to be crazy. And I'll need three visas. And a lot of immunizations! Ah so much planning to do and I still have to think about school. We're booking our venue for the silent auction and trying to sell tickets to our Safari Party. I am busy!  And rather than be productive right now, I am watching a terrible movie and blogging. Hmm productive. But somehow I get it all done. So I don't stress.
Just for fun a picture I took in the apartment...