It is always exciting to start new chapters or section in life. I am starting a new type of job and I am extremely excited about the new experiences. However, jugglung the three classes that I am doing has been more than a little interesting. I have been focused on gathering information for my informative paper and it really has me psyched to write everything down.
I do want to freewrite a poem right now though and so I will:
It is evening time and I am tired
The house is quite, there is no one around
The lights are low and mood is somber
I enjoy the absence of all sound
It isn't often that I do not know
Exactly what is happening in my head
In the silence I sit and listen
I want to sing but I hear instead
Small thoughts coming in form the distance
Little things I thought were long gone
I can smile as let them in slowly
I know this won't last very long...............Goodnight!!!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Travel and the Online Student
Hello all,
Once upon a time I was a naive woman entering the uncertain world of online learning. I thought that since my classroom could travel with me that I could travel whenever I wanted to. Recently I embarked on a trip to the beautiful island of Jamaica to bury my father. Now every was going very well as my home had internet access and I could work with ease. I spent two weeks there and then came time for me to come back home. I figured since I was returning to the US that I would have no issues making the transition back to my normal schedule, boy was I wrong!!! The first night back home I got nothing done because both myself and my son were exhausted.
Side Story: To get to Jamaica on the short notice, I had to fly from Houston to Atlanta and spend the night. I got up early the next morning to fly to Fort Lauderdale, waited for 5 hours on my connecting flight that took me to Kingston, Jamaica. Did I mention I did all of this with a 14 month old baby??? Well, except for the 5 hour wait time, which dwindled to 1, I did the same thing to ge tback to Houston...ugh!!!
Anyway, after a good nights sleep I woke up the nest day ready to get my work done. I booted up my computer only to find out that the internet was down. No problem I thought, I would just call to get it sorted out right? WRONG! We have Vonage for our home phone and everyone knows that no internet = no vonage! So here I am with no home phone, no cell phone and no internet on a Monday. My silver lining came this morning though, since I am here writing this blog...I am back!!! Wish me luck as I struggle to finish all my work, this is the last day of the Kaplan week...yikes!
I'm out of here til now....PEACE!
Once upon a time I was a naive woman entering the uncertain world of online learning. I thought that since my classroom could travel with me that I could travel whenever I wanted to. Recently I embarked on a trip to the beautiful island of Jamaica to bury my father. Now every was going very well as my home had internet access and I could work with ease. I spent two weeks there and then came time for me to come back home. I figured since I was returning to the US that I would have no issues making the transition back to my normal schedule, boy was I wrong!!! The first night back home I got nothing done because both myself and my son were exhausted.
Side Story: To get to Jamaica on the short notice, I had to fly from Houston to Atlanta and spend the night. I got up early the next morning to fly to Fort Lauderdale, waited for 5 hours on my connecting flight that took me to Kingston, Jamaica. Did I mention I did all of this with a 14 month old baby??? Well, except for the 5 hour wait time, which dwindled to 1, I did the same thing to ge tback to Houston...ugh!!!
Anyway, after a good nights sleep I woke up the nest day ready to get my work done. I booted up my computer only to find out that the internet was down. No problem I thought, I would just call to get it sorted out right? WRONG! We have Vonage for our home phone and everyone knows that no internet = no vonage! So here I am with no home phone, no cell phone and no internet on a Monday. My silver lining came this morning though, since I am here writing this blog...I am back!!! Wish me luck as I struggle to finish all my work, this is the last day of the Kaplan week...yikes!
I'm out of here til now....PEACE!
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