ARGHHHH!!

So I left my charger at school today, so no computer for me tonight.  But I wanted to let everyone know, if they want a post card, I need your address by tomorrow this time.  Some of you sent me addresses earlier, which is good, and you will get postcards soon!  My friend is going to mail them for me from the States, so hopefully everyone will get them this time!

Volunteering is going fantastic, I love my new school, and overall life is good!  Chinese New Year was OK, I had to work, so didn't get to partake in all of the festivities, but I did have noodles on the right day, so I've got that going for me (symbolizes long life) and waited around for someone to give me red envelopes of money, but none came.  Oh well, there is always next year!

So email addresses, and I'll get you a postcard!

Happy New Year!!

This post is long overdue, but things here in Cambodia have been busy.  Fun, amazing, exhausting, and very busy.  For those of you not on Facebook, I am no longer working with the little kids, at the end of the day, it's just not for me.  It didn't help that the school cared more about appearances than the education, but no matter what the reason, I wasn't really happy there.  So, since I am a native speaker, light skinned, and have a US teaching certificate, I was able to find another job in a day.  I'm telling you, all my unemployed teacher friends, come here!!

At the new school, I teach English (but English like I learned in high school, with literature, and essays, etc), History, and Geography.  I also teach an SAT prep class, since many of my students are diplomat's kids, they will likely attend university in the US.  I really only work mornings, and have my afternoons free to plan and grade, etc.  It is not a bad gig!

I am also really excited, because my new schedule and location will allow me to work with the girls at Transitions more!  I will now teach 2 classes twice a week, which will really benefit the girls more than just meeting once a week.  Tomorrow is the first day of the new schedule, we'll see how it ends up!

For New Year's I went up to Siem Reap with some of my friends, and it was a great time.  We went to the floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake.  Not really floating so much as built on stilts, but interesting and beautiful nonetheless.   The rest of the weekend was a blast, and we'll leave it at that...

I hope that 2012 is the best year yet for you.  I'm pretty sure it is going to be for me!