i start monday

Ok so I got placed at ayala high school in chino hills. Exciting! I was looking on the schools website and discovered that of the 10 or so history teachers, only 1 is female. I'm worried its a bit of a boys club but I think I do a good job at fitting in. So we will see. According to the website, my teacher has ap euro. So it will be interesting because that was my worst class in high school. I like to think that since then I have become more intelligent and can now teach the class.

Downside: school starts at 730, I have to be there at 7 so I have to leave my house by 6. Just imagine what time I have to get up. Duncan pointed out that I'm done at 2 so I should be fine. Good thing I've worked at a coffee shop long enough to get used to the hours. Lol.

Today is my last day at jax. Next sunday is my last day at peets. And I have my first gig at revolution prep tomorrow. My nifty shirt should show up today. Its weird working for a company where I've never met anyone. Lol. Its a paycheck though.

I have orientation tonight where I will meet with my university supervisor to go over exactly what is expected of me.

Anywho. Ill update on monday.

new news

well,

the girl from La Verne called. They have given up trying to place me in Orange County so she wanted to know if something around La Verne would work. I said "sure". Waking up the extra hour early to get there won't be very fun but at least I will be able to do my student teaching. But, seriously, if they don't get me placed soon I'm going to ask for my money back because this is getting a little ridiculous. My friend Janie asked the department chair at her school if they would take me and they replied very quickly with a no. greaaaaaaat. I just hope I get placed somewhere. anywhere. ughh. the good news is that Janie offered me her apartment if I need somewhere to stay thats closer. She lives in San Dimas. So its good to know that I have that available.

Tomorrow night is a seminar on classroom management. Then Friday night is Orientation. Supposed to start Monday. oh dear.

all about me.

In an effort to reconnect with myself, the next 10 weeks (student teaching time) will be all about me. I will be doing the things that make me happy and doing things to improve my sense of being. Being back in a classroom will be the biggest change. Everyday I will be in the environment that I love. The second biggest change is that I will be doing a fruit/veggie cleanse. I will only be eating fruits and vegetables for this time and drinking water, coffee, and tea (with no cream/sugar of course). While 10 weeks may seem like a long time to go without protein and carbs, I feel that this will be a time for me to reconnect with my body. I will go 2 weeks of nothing but fruits and veggies and then re-evaluate. I may add in tofu and other forms of protein that aren't meat. I really want to be healthy again and I feel that I don't do well with small changes. So, I'm going big. I ask that you all support me in this and please, refrain from giving me a hard time about it. Lastly, the other big change will be getting out and being active again. Now that I will be back on a normal schedule, I plan to schedule in activities that I enjoy doing multiple times a week. This includes kickboxing, mountain biking, and going for strolls in beautiful California. Feel free to join me in any of these activities :) I welcome friends.

I just thought that I would enlighten you to what's going on in my life.

It's time for work.

And may I add, GO USA! I love the olympics!!

Less than a week...

Well, I'm supposed to start student teaching on Monday. So far, I have no where to go. I suppose I will just wait it out as I do trust the system. I have a seminar on classroom managment on Thursday night and Orientation on Friday night. Whether or not I will be in the classroom on Monday, only time will tell.

Until then, I am waiting out the days. Friday will be my last day at Jax Bicycles and 2 Sundays from now will be my last day at Peets. The good news is that today I got hired for a new job! I am excited about it because this is the first job that my education and credentials have gotten me. I will be a proctor for Revolution Prep, an test prep company. On Saturday mornings I will be the proctor for mock SAT and ACT classes. The good news is that I will be making way more money. The even better news is that I get to pick when I work. It seems like the perfect thing to get me through my student teaching. I'm excited!

Made peanut butter cookies today for the first time. I will test them on my fellow Peets employees. They are always up for something yummy.

Until next time,

Kate