Sorry for the lack of posts. I'm busy, people. This whole teaching thing is really hard and time consuming. I'm considering a new profession. JUST KIDDING!
For those of you who haven't heard the FABULOUS news, I got a job in Coffman Cove, after-all. It's a really long story but the long and short of it is that they offered me .5 (part-time) position teaching that might be a .75 by the end of summer. So I might have to change my blog to, "Ballin' on a Budget," but it will be worth it because I'm moving to Prince of Wales Island!!! Here is the link to the adorable little school I will be working at http://hv.sisd.org/Coffman_Cove_Howard_Valentine_School/Coffman_Cove_Howard_Valentine_School.html
In other news, I went to Wasilla last night. It was cloudy so I couldn't see Russia but I did manage to see every person in Alaska that I'm related to. It was awesome. Good food and family! Thank you Michelle for coordinating and Aunt Vicki for transporting me!
The girl I'm living with here in Anchorage, her parents, Betsy and Rick have been in town from Eugene all week. They are awesome! In addition to buying us food and furniture for our place, they fixed both of our bikes!! Now, if you are an avid blog follower you might be asking yourself, "What is wrong with Emily's bike, I thought that she was already back in business with the bike?!?" Fair question, after I got the flat tire fixed, my pedal/crank literally fell off as I was riding (to the bike shop mind you) because I never did find that 15mm socket wrench to tighten the bolt. No worries, Rick to the rescue!! He found a bike co-op and gave it tune up. Now I don't have to worry about my crank arm falling off. What a relief!! The picture above is of the note I found when I got back from Wasilla this morning.
This girl is happy. I am so grateful for everybody who helped me move up here, and everybody who has been taking care of me since I got to Alaska. Special Thanks to my homegirl/room mate Kym Bronson. She is so bomb Here is a pic of us from a hike we did last week.
Okay, I'm going to try to be a little more regular with my blogging. Please know that if I'm not blogging it's becuase I'm either teaching or studying.
All the Peace
Hey girl, congratulations on the job girl! The school looks awesome and money will work itself out. Miss you all the time, especially as bike-n-beer season approaches.
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Jana, Girl, I've been missing on you too! Good question about the coffee maker; I brought a stove-top espresso maker and my room mate has a french press. So I'm fine on makers but it's really hard to find good coffee up here. It's just not valued the same way it is down there. I'm dealing. I've found myself drinking more tea.
ReplyDeleteTEA? That is absurd. Actually I love tea, but lets get real and set you up on a coffee delivery from down here. I will speak to Johnny about it. In other news CONGRATULATIONS! OMG! I get to say that because it really is an OMG, I'm SO stoked you got that job. You must be listening to the magnet. Also, I'm so excited to visit you on that Island because they have "a post office, a grocery store, a liquor store, a bar...." It sounds like we will have a good time. I will save my money and come! Love you girl!
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