Happy Wednesday and a short week! :)

Happy Wednesday... now that the day is over! Mondays and Wednesdays are long, but I got through it and I'm pretty energetic. I was thinking of taking a nap after my class ended at 4pm. I still have the habit of tiring in the late afternoon. I think that comes from 12 years of public school when I came home for a snack, TV, and possibly, nap time. :)

Today, though, I had my individual meeting with my thesis professor after class. I drank part of an energy drink to stay awake for my 5:30pm meeting and sat waiting in the lobby. Two of my thesis classmates sat with me and we talked for a bit. One of them graduates in December and is going to Australia!

The person with the 5pm meeting has such a tight thesis that he just needed a 5 minute chat, which meant I got to use up his 30 minutes. I sat with the prof for an hour and got excited about my paper. I absolutely love my professor! She is so much help; I feel confident and know exactly what I need to do.

Everyone who has read my paper loves the quotes I found so I want to share - one funny and one sad.

• "You can be fat and frumpy in Orange County, but you better have good nails." Laura Saari, “Waiting on Women Hand and Foot: Barely a Mini Mall Exists That Doesn’t Have a Nail Salon,” Orange County Register, November 27, 1989, E01.
• He "saw tears dropping down in the water of the toilets I was cleaning and wished I could die." “Vietnam’s Legacy: Indochinese Refugees Prosper in United States, Drawing on Survival Skills, Special Values,” Wall Street Journal, March 21, 1985, 24-25.

We've had two days off school for fall break (Mon/Tues)! I love the fall and that is just one more reason. Because of break, I haven't seen my students in almost a week! :( I still haven't seen my seniors since last Monday, and today's PSATs meant I didn't get to see my sophomores!

A few stories from tutoring, and some lessons.

• One of my sophomores just started the program this year so I just met him, but we already have a special handshake! I still need practice.
• I also felt loved when I told one of my juniors I start observing the teacher I will student teach for next semester. He hoped I would still have time to come to tutoring.
• I know all my students by name and always acknowledge them when I see them. It's tough especially the first couple of weeks and I'm meeting entirely new classes.
• I love my students and I hope you get to love the students you tutor!
  

Fall break, tutoring, and my meeting today has relaxed me, so I picked up Thirteen Moons, a book by Asheville native Charles Frazier, who wrote Cold Mountain. One of my amazing tutor buddies recommended it and it's right up my alley - historical and detailed, fancy folklore literature (I'm not sure how else to put it).

Hm, I'm contemplating sushi tomorrow. Zen Sushi, which is like a 2-minute drive or 10-minute walk from school, serves a lunch deal of miso soup, salad, and TWO rolls. I like the bagel and Boston rolls, and I'm full the whole day!