Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

Category: Going Mental

  • ZOO: Teaching Moments 1

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    Issue 1: 5-minutes = late for both two hour sessions On Day 1, we discussed as a class the rule for coming in late to class. Instead of having a break half-way between the two 1-hour sessions, we go for 90-minutes straight. This means that the rule for being allowed 5-minutes to be late applies…

  • Abu Dhabi: A week complete

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    Eventually I will have to stop counting the time that has passed and truly accept that this is where I live but I still am adjusting. Life isn't truly settled until I have Internet access at home (to come in a few days!) and more furniture. The good news is that my material life is…

  • Abu Dhabi: Days 4 & 5

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    I'm not sure if it is more stressful to settle in to an apartment, start a new job with very little knowledge of the course, or walk around at night as a single woman with streets filled with only men. Votes? The past two days have been filled with information about classes. It has definitely…

  • Abu Dhabi: Orientation Days 1 ~ 3

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    It is hard to believe that three days have already passed since leaving Japan and arriving in Abu Dhabi. The days have been a blur with information overload, shopping until dropping (literally) and adjustments mentally, physically and emotionally to a new culture and place. The best part of the whole situation at the moment is…

  • New update on Blogger for now…

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    Just a note to say that I have posted on Blogger regarding my “travel” to the UAE, but will soon return to “Going Mental” as Abu Dhabi becomes home… Enjoy the blogger version!!! -T

  • Good-bye for now Japan, Hello at the moment Abu Dhabi!

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    January 31, 2009 at 10:40am, I left Japan with this as my view from the airplane.February 1, 2009 at 7:45am, I awoke with a view of this: A new chapter of my life is beginning. It is bittersweet as I have left my heart in Japan, but I am also eager to try a new…

  • NYC – Thoughts 1

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    I arrived in the City on Friday after a 15 hour direct flight to Atlanta and then a short flight to JFK. Since arriving I have gotten my hair cut and highlighted, had dinner with a friend from grad school, spent the day with another friend from grad school by having lunch, getting soaked by…

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