Thursday, November 6, 2008

UFLA, wrestling, and whatever else I think of...

Today I got to play hookie from school for the first time... aside from the nightmares of all hell breaking loose in my classroom, it was nice to have a day off. I spent the day in Ogden at the UFLA (Utah Foreign Language Association) conference. It was fun for the most part- though it did get a little long. It was really strange being the only one there who is teaching Italian but it was really cool at the same time. The strangest thing happened when I was sitting in one of the sessions learning about foldables (different ways to fold paper to engage students in learning various things) when I realized who the lady was sitting at the table next to me. It was Mrs. Comisky. My French teacher from Jr. High. Wierd! Seeing her brought back a lot of memories. The boot- a tool for learning verbs, repeating french words 7 times in a row because "when you repeat something 7 times, you will remember it." And the memory that will forever be burned in my memory, old lady boobs. I know... I am laughing too... I remember one day I was sitting in class and had a question. so Mrs. Comisky came over to my desk and bent down... her shirt was kinda low and when I turned my head... yup, old lady boobs right in my view... Nasty! It is one of those memories you just wish you could forget! It was good to see her though. Aside from the boob experience, she really did teach me a lot.

On a more exciting note (maybe!)Wrestling is going well. It would be better if I actually knew more.. but every practice I go to I am learning a lot and it is fun to see the guys work hard for something they want and work as a team. Knowing some of the guys that are on there I never would have imagined the level of team work that I have seen. I am so proud of them and I am excited to work with them and see them improve throughout the season.

My life seems to be consumed with school and wrestling- but is that really a surprise?! Hopefully one of these days soon I will get a chance to get out and do something exciting!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

I Voted!!!


It is election day and I was so anxious all day long. I just wanted to go vote! My students all day long kept asking me who I was going to vote for. Now that I have to stay for wrestling I was dying. The clock hit 5pm and I was out of there. Headed back to SLC so I could cast my vote in this historical election. No matter how you look at it, history will be made whether it be the first African-American President or the first female Vice-President... There is a lot going on in our country and one way or another, history will be made. I am happy to say that I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. I truly thing they are our best chance for a change. I just wish I were a Californian so I could put in my two cents and vote NO on 8!
I am so excited to be able to do my part. I have always said that if you don't vote, you have no right to complain when things start going wrong. Not only that, it is exciting to be able to say yes, I voted and exercised my right as an American citizen.