Hey everybody!
How is life? Life is going amazing for me right now. I feel like a fabulous llama.
School: I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester. It hasn't been as insane as I thought it would be, but I'm ready for it to all be done in just over a month. If (modestly meaning when) I pass my classes, I'll be graduating with my Associates in Arts.
Work: Baker Machinery. Yup.
Home: Last week I moved back in with my parents. It's been very convenient and pleasant although I feel like I'm never home. Louise and Lance's is still my second home.
Everything else: I'm pretty satisfied with my life right now. I'm dating my best friend. I am now part of Phi Theta Kappa. I am a Service Learning Volunteer at Red Mountain MCC so I'll get a fancy certificate. I'm finally learning how to budget my money (I'm an adult now....I guess). Improving my geeeeetar and pianya skills. Reading up on backpacking through Europe. Always making plans and changing them.
Anyway everyone should update their blogs now....bye!
10.28.2011
4.23.2011
Ummmm....I'm alive. I think.
I haven't blogged in 5 months; I find that really sad.
Not much has been going on since I've been home.
I'm attending MCC and I think I've finally made a decision on my major: Education. I've always thought about being a teacher, and the only thing stopping me is the fear of making a decision. I don't know what university I'll be going to after MCC.
Life hasn't really been what I expected it to be. That sounds emo....but I mean it in the best way! I think life has been more than what I expected. New friendships, heart breaks, and growing experiences.
I've been living with Louise and Lance since the beginning of the year. Basically it's a party every night. Sort of. We do have a lot of fun together and I'll be sad the day I move out.
Moving out: no developments on that subject.
Since the summer is fast approaching I'm DYING to read East of Eden by John Steinbeck, my favorite summer read. But I haven't finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn....I started it last August. But hey! I delayed reading it because I read the Book of Mormon instead.
Songs I'm on love with today (even though all of them are old....):
The Arcade Fire - Crown of Love (I saw this band a couple weeks ago with one of my best friends. It's an old favorite, but it's been stuck in my head for a while now.)
Sea Wolf - The Garden That You Planted (The lyrics make me want to cry. Don't ask me why.)
The Dears - Falling Apart (Don't let the noise at the beginning scare you. Fast forward (>>) to 1:05.)
Have a lovely day.
Not much has been going on since I've been home.
I'm attending MCC and I think I've finally made a decision on my major: Education. I've always thought about being a teacher, and the only thing stopping me is the fear of making a decision. I don't know what university I'll be going to after MCC.
Life hasn't really been what I expected it to be. That sounds emo....but I mean it in the best way! I think life has been more than what I expected. New friendships, heart breaks, and growing experiences.
I've been living with Louise and Lance since the beginning of the year. Basically it's a party every night. Sort of. We do have a lot of fun together and I'll be sad the day I move out.
Moving out: no developments on that subject.
Since the summer is fast approaching I'm DYING to read East of Eden by John Steinbeck, my favorite summer read. But I haven't finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn....I started it last August. But hey! I delayed reading it because I read the Book of Mormon instead.
Songs I'm on love with today (even though all of them are old....):
The Arcade Fire - Crown of Love (I saw this band a couple weeks ago with one of my best friends. It's an old favorite, but it's been stuck in my head for a while now.)
Sea Wolf - The Garden That You Planted (The lyrics make me want to cry. Don't ask me why.)
The Dears - Falling Apart (Don't let the noise at the beginning scare you. Fast forward (>>) to 1:05.)
Have a lovely day.
11.08.2010
Hello out there!
I guess I could have tried blogging sooner than now...but I didn't.
So I have a month and one week before I get home!!! I'm so ready to get home, but it will be hard to leave China and all the people I have met here.
China is very entertaining. It's different than America, but not so different that I feel like I'm on an alien planet. The drivers here are crazy. One of the first things we learned was that pedestrians DO NOT have the right of way. You'll die if you're in that mindset. Also, there aren't any realy traffic laws. They'll have a red light and you'll have a green pedestrian light, but you'll still have to dodge at least three cars to get across the road.
The food is amazing!! It's intimidating at first, but once you get over the fact that you found a chicken's spine in your potatoes and carrots, the food is so good! I'll miss authentic Chinese food, but I'm excited to get home and eat American Chinese food...glazed in sugary goodness.
Let's see...I work about 15 hours a week not including prep hours, but that doesn't take much time depending on what I'm teaching and how much effort I really want to put into it. Bum....
Schedule:
7:15 a.m.--Wake up and get ready
8:30 a.m.-- Be in the class room and set up the tables
8:45 a.m.--Begin "Opening". This is when we talk about the date, weather, and sing songs with the students
9:00-11:15 a.m.--Teach teach teach!
11:30 a.m.-bedtime--Eat, do whatever, prepare, eat, sleep.
Exciting, right? I love everyday. The kids can be a little overwhelming, but it's fun to laugh at them. I've grown to love them and I know I'll miss them when I leave. I'll miss my ILP group for sure. We get along pretty well other than a little bit of drama, but I'm so "la-tee-da" that I never get involved.
Sorry I can't post any pics! I don't know why that's not an option on my blogger in China. I was really hoping to share some of my favorite pics! Instead you have to read...reading is so boring. It's okay if you just skim over this and not really read it. That' what I usually do if there's no pics :)
Oh! And if you're ever wondering what time it is in China, just think the opposite time of day plus three hours. And I'm always ahead of you. So right now it is Tuesday, 1:03 a.m. in America, but in China it is Tuesday, 4:03 p.m. Opposite plus three.
Okay! I will write later...maybe. It's kind of pointless since I can't post pics...but you'll get my emails.
Love,
Alicia
So I have a month and one week before I get home!!! I'm so ready to get home, but it will be hard to leave China and all the people I have met here.
China is very entertaining. It's different than America, but not so different that I feel like I'm on an alien planet. The drivers here are crazy. One of the first things we learned was that pedestrians DO NOT have the right of way. You'll die if you're in that mindset. Also, there aren't any realy traffic laws. They'll have a red light and you'll have a green pedestrian light, but you'll still have to dodge at least three cars to get across the road.
The food is amazing!! It's intimidating at first, but once you get over the fact that you found a chicken's spine in your potatoes and carrots, the food is so good! I'll miss authentic Chinese food, but I'm excited to get home and eat American Chinese food...glazed in sugary goodness.
Let's see...I work about 15 hours a week not including prep hours, but that doesn't take much time depending on what I'm teaching and how much effort I really want to put into it. Bum....
Schedule:
7:15 a.m.--Wake up and get ready
8:30 a.m.-- Be in the class room and set up the tables
8:45 a.m.--Begin "Opening". This is when we talk about the date, weather, and sing songs with the students
9:00-11:15 a.m.--Teach teach teach!
11:30 a.m.-bedtime--Eat, do whatever, prepare, eat, sleep.
Exciting, right? I love everyday. The kids can be a little overwhelming, but it's fun to laugh at them. I've grown to love them and I know I'll miss them when I leave. I'll miss my ILP group for sure. We get along pretty well other than a little bit of drama, but I'm so "la-tee-da" that I never get involved.
Sorry I can't post any pics! I don't know why that's not an option on my blogger in China. I was really hoping to share some of my favorite pics! Instead you have to read...reading is so boring. It's okay if you just skim over this and not really read it. That' what I usually do if there's no pics :)
Oh! And if you're ever wondering what time it is in China, just think the opposite time of day plus three hours. And I'm always ahead of you. So right now it is Tuesday, 1:03 a.m. in America, but in China it is Tuesday, 4:03 p.m. Opposite plus three.
Okay! I will write later...maybe. It's kind of pointless since I can't post pics...but you'll get my emails.
Love,
Alicia
7.26.2010
Flyin' On a Jet Plane
Here's my flight schedule for those of you who might be interested:
To China--
To China--
8/25/2010 US Airways 34 Phoenix to Los Angeles 6:40 pm to 8:01 pm
8/25/2010 Korean Air 6 Los Angeles to Seoul 11:30 pm to 4:15 am
8/27/2010 Korean Air 603 Seoul to Hong Kong 8:30 am to 10:55 am
To AZ--
12/17/2010 Korean Air 614 Hong Kong to Seoul 3:15 pm to 7:40 pm
12/17/2010 Korean Air 5 Seoul to Las Vegas 9:40 pm to 3:25 pm
12/17/2010 US Airways 605 Las Vegas to Phoenix 6:05 pm to 8:17 pm
If you didn't notice, August 26th, 2010 will never exist in my lifetime. I think that's pretty flippin' sweet yet twilight-zone-freaky at the same time.
ONE MONTH!!
I'm going to miss America. Ha! Not "Miss America"...just to clarify.
5.30.2010
Adventuring Adventurers
Since the last time I posted not much has happened. Louise and Lance moved back to the valley! It's been fun hanging out with them. Louise and I are back to discussing weird things and laughing at things other people wouldn't understand.
I moved in with Grandma Baker so she wouldn't be so lonely. I don't feel like I spend enough time with her! I try my best though! She's been doing well, but I think she is bored most of the time. Grandma tries to find things to do, but she runs out of ideas fast with so much time to kill. She'll get the hang of things soon.
China stuff is going well. I'm pretty sure I'm all set to go except for orientation in July. I've been keeping up with payments which is really exciting. This is the most expensive thing I've ever paid for!
I went to California again! Billy & Hannah were kind enough to invite me on their family vacation. I really appreciated it!! I didn't get a lot of pictures because I forgot to bring my camera to Disneyland and the beach. Here's a few:
On the way home we drove for quite a while along the coastline. It was so beautiful! I saw some landscapes I had never seen before. We pulled over at one point and I snapped a picture of this seagull. Then we locked our keys in our truck. Good times!
We also pulled over to play in the sand at The Dunes. The girlies loved it! It was my first time seeing The Dunes, and I was amazed by the size of the sandy hills and the heat!
That pretty much sums up the pictures I got. I want to publicly thank Sara for getting my family and me into Disneyland for free! We weren't using you : ) It was fun to spend the whole day with her! I felt like I got my own personal tour of Disneyland! Fifteen (15) hours of Disneyland=awesomeness.
I moved in with Grandma Baker so she wouldn't be so lonely. I don't feel like I spend enough time with her! I try my best though! She's been doing well, but I think she is bored most of the time. Grandma tries to find things to do, but she runs out of ideas fast with so much time to kill. She'll get the hang of things soon.
China stuff is going well. I'm pretty sure I'm all set to go except for orientation in July. I've been keeping up with payments which is really exciting. This is the most expensive thing I've ever paid for!
I went to California again! Billy & Hannah were kind enough to invite me on their family vacation. I really appreciated it!! I didn't get a lot of pictures because I forgot to bring my camera to Disneyland and the beach. Here's a few:
On the way home we drove for quite a while along the coastline. It was so beautiful! I saw some landscapes I had never seen before. We pulled over at one point and I snapped a picture of this seagull. Then we locked our keys in our truck. Good times!
We also pulled over to play in the sand at The Dunes. The girlies loved it! It was my first time seeing The Dunes, and I was amazed by the size of the sandy hills and the heat!That pretty much sums up the pictures I got. I want to publicly thank Sara for getting my family and me into Disneyland for free! We weren't using you : ) It was fun to spend the whole day with her! I felt like I got my own personal tour of Disneyland! Fifteen (15) hours of Disneyland=awesomeness.
Louise and Lance took me on an all day adventure to Boyce Thompson Arboretum and Kearny last weekend. I freakin love the arboretum. LOVE! Some pics I took before my camera died:
Dork faces. That's probably what I called them after I took this picture, but they're fun dork faces.
This cactus reminds me of crazy old ladies. Don't ask me why.
Sink graveyard. We saw a lot of interesting things like this.
MASSIVE!
And that concludes my post. More exciting things to come...eventually!
Dork faces. That's probably what I called them after I took this picture, but they're fun dork faces.
This cactus reminds me of crazy old ladies. Don't ask me why.
Sink graveyard. We saw a lot of interesting things like this.
MASSIVE!
And that concludes my post. More exciting things to come...eventually!
3.31.2010
What's Been Going Down
Life has been amazing lately. Now that I have a set plan for the next 9 months or so, I feel more relaxed and able to put my mind to something. If you read my last post, I have volunteered to go to China from August to December to teach children english. I've been mainly concentrating on getting funds for that and filling out paperwork. I'm scheduled to attend training in July so I'll be able to give more information after that.
Isn't spring in Arizona absolutely amazing?! I've basically been in La La Land since the end of February. Our family likes to take advantage of the wonderful weather by exploring the desert. Here are a few pictures from our adventures:
Poppies!! Oh my! These are one of my favorite flowers. They're a sign to me that our unbearably wretched winter is over!!
Avree was being silly...like usual!! She was being a total flirt with Hayden. Hannah, you need to keep an eye on this one.
Speaking of one of my favorite cousins, Hayden got to drive the Jeep! A little scary at first, but he's a natural. I think he needs one for his 17th birfday.
A couple of my good friends. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures or Carsyn, Nixyn, or Reed.
For Spring Break, a few friends of mine and I went to California!!!! It was so fun!! Here we are one the way there. So much anticipation! No worries. I was totally watching the road.
Ashley and I hadn't been to Disneyland since we were both little, so we were feeling giddy once we got through the entrance.
Because our awesome friend, Sara (left), works at Disneyland, we were able to get into Disneyland at the discount price of FREE. Also, the super smiley girl on the right is my good friend, Katy.
The Adams Family (snap snap) happened to be at Disneyland the same day we were, so I was able to spend a lot of quality time with them. It was a blast!!
I was freaking out on Splash Mountain (3rd from the front)! I would definitely do it again.
I really love this picture of Jill and me. One day, we'll be neighbors and our babies will be best friends. We'll eat desserts together, gain tons of weight, and roll on the floor giggling uncontrollably pretty much all the time.
Right before our trip home, we stopped by the beach for a small picnic (we were cheap and brought a majority of our own meals, a.k.a. raiding the parents' cabinet).
It was a happy ending : )
Isn't spring in Arizona absolutely amazing?! I've basically been in La La Land since the end of February. Our family likes to take advantage of the wonderful weather by exploring the desert. Here are a few pictures from our adventures:
Poppies!! Oh my! These are one of my favorite flowers. They're a sign to me that our unbearably wretched winter is over!!
Oh Paisley. How can you be so sweet? Bringing me flowers : )
Avree was being silly...like usual!! She was being a total flirt with Hayden. Hannah, you need to keep an eye on this one.
Speaking of one of my favorite cousins, Hayden got to drive the Jeep! A little scary at first, but he's a natural. I think he needs one for his 17th birfday.
A couple of my good friends. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures or Carsyn, Nixyn, or Reed.
For Spring Break, a few friends of mine and I went to California!!!! It was so fun!! Here we are one the way there. So much anticipation! No worries. I was totally watching the road.
Ashley and I hadn't been to Disneyland since we were both little, so we were feeling giddy once we got through the entrance.
Because our awesome friend, Sara (left), works at Disneyland, we were able to get into Disneyland at the discount price of FREE. Also, the super smiley girl on the right is my good friend, Katy.
The Adams Family (snap snap) happened to be at Disneyland the same day we were, so I was able to spend a lot of quality time with them. It was a blast!!
I was freaking out on Splash Mountain (3rd from the front)! I would definitely do it again.I really love this picture of Jill and me. One day, we'll be neighbors and our babies will be best friends. We'll eat desserts together, gain tons of weight, and roll on the floor giggling uncontrollably pretty much all the time.
Right before our trip home, we stopped by the beach for a small picnic (we were cheap and brought a majority of our own meals, a.k.a. raiding the parents' cabinet).
It was a happy ending : )
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