Musing

Feeling ever so grateful for this life, my family and my friends.  Realizing the importance of discipline in all facets of life - have been swimming 2x a week at the university and keeping up with house chores and gardening on top of studying - it's a good life - only thing is - missed my deadline to graduate in the spring -  will now graduate in December of 2012 - more time to study more topics!  It's all a big blessing!

How was nuclear disaster in Russian (SSSR)

Happy linguist

Yes, I made the switch and I am so happy that I did. The work is hard, but so rewarding. We are working on the Turkish language this semester in preparation for our work with the Zapotec language in Teotitlan del Valle, near Oaxaca, Mexico. This is so exciting!

I'm back!

Hi everyone,

It's been a while - I'm busy writing a paper about maxims - though I feel pressured, I'm enjoying researching and writing about this topic.  I'm specifically going to look at the Italian speech community that I am a part of in Tuscany.

Lots to do this weekend besides writing this paper - have to complete another project and write my letter of intent to switch over to linguistics  - YES, I finally made up my mind to do the switch!  Am I ever pleased.
Though TESOL was a great program, I had outgrown it...

Home sweet home

Bye bye Berkeley ... Voici des photos de notre nouvel appartement dans San Francisco! On est très contents d'avoir retrouvé un mode de vie plus citadin qui nous rappelle notre vie à Paris. Il y a une boulangerie et même une fromagerie (avec de la raclette!!!) au coin de la rue, des petits restaurants et surtout le métro! Maintenant je suis au travail en 15-20 min., ça me change la vie! Et le Golden Gate Park est venu remplacé le Parc Monceau!
Cette fois c'est le pied-à-terre idéal pour visiter San Francisco donc n'hésitez pas à nous rendre une petite visite!

Hi !

Hi Everybody !
Just to say hello from Brazil !

Kisses

Linguistics or TESOL?

Wow - this question is so up in the air for me right now. 

Almost done with TESOL but bored to tears with it.  I am through with pedagogy - sick of it.

Linguistics - very stimulating - I want to study this discipline - I feel alive and inspired by this.

Down side - SF State famous for TESOL not linguistics.  Also TESOL is a professional certificate and linguistics more of a springboard for a PhD.

I need help.  I need advice.