December 2011
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samesadstory asked: Are you having fun in India? How are your fellows Fulbrighters?
“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone...”
– Oscar Wilde (via girlinlondon)
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Ho Ho Ho?
So, my Christmas show extravaganza went down without a hitch. JK there was many a hitch to be had on Christmas eve ‘11. What with some of my kids just not showing up on the day that we’ve been practicing weeks for! I have a sneaking feeling they never told their moms and when they did the night before, mom was like..sorry kid, you’re not going to school tomorrow, we’re...
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Dreaming About a Life Free of Lies →
fulbright asked: Hey! I'm doing my Fulbright year in Oldenburg, Germany. Just wanted to say to a fellow Fulbrighter!
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Joanna in Sri Lanka? Joanna in SRI LANKA!
Tomorrow, I leave for over a week in Sri Lanka. YIPPPPPEEEEEEE. Going down, down, down, down. All the way to Colombo. This trip is for work and I will be mostly listening to talks and making presentations/attending workshops, but for the first 3-4ish days before the conference, I will be living it up. First, going to see some awesome ruins in Sigiriya (central Sri Lanka) Then down, south to one of...
Things I say daily
Student: Ma'am. Sorry Ma'am. Please ma'am.
Joanna Ma'am: Nope. No. Sorry. Nope. Stay out here.
Student: Please ma'am. Please. Last chance ma'am.
Joanna Ma'am: NO. Stop talking. NO. I don't want to hear you speaking. Be quiet.
Student: (holds ears) Please, ma'am. Please. I no make talking anymore.
Joanna Ma'am: NO. I don't believe you. Why? Because EVERY class you say this. Every time you say sorry, ma'am. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. You clearly are not interested in learning so you can stand out here.
Student: (probably not completely understanding my spiel) Sorry, ma'am. PLEASE ma'am. LAST CHANCE, MA'AM. PLEASEEEE.
Joanna Ma'am: FOR THE LAST TIME, NO. I do not want to talk to you. BE QUIET. (in between interruption.) Nope. No. shh. And I do not want to see you running around out here or I WILL take you to the principal.
Then follows two minutes of obedience and then a recycling of essentially the same lines. OH, LIFE.
Anonymous asked: HEY. This isn't a question. Just want to say I stumbled upon your blog and it's super cool stuff. I like how you write and like how you're really trying to get a feel for India. The blind student recount was especially cool. Take care. By the way, I recommend collecting matchboxes, there are some crazy beautiful matchbox designs that I think you'll enjoy :)
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