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.  

wow no school tomorrow

well, i gave notice at my teaching job and am now embarking on my full time student life!  I am very excited about this semester coming up.  This week I get to take a vacation - I'm off to the Sierra Nevada with my friends Hadley and Tracy.  Should be a blast.  Got a head light today, the kind you put around your head and a couple of pairs of smart socks.  Also found a great pair of slacks at the Out of the Closet spot!  Life is amazing.

chocolate extravaganza

today i redeemed some coupons that my lovely friend ray gave me - first at the chocolate store called bittersweet on college, then crossroads and then alas - pizza rustica - haven't been really following my macro diet as much - but had a blast with selena - i think i have to stay with chocolate - can't give it up!

less stuff more fun

yeah - i'm finally kinda getting it - it feels so good to shed the stuff - someone explained that chronic accumulating is akin to the old hunter gatherer idea - we like to collect stuff instinctively - it must be!

A great day today- sold some clothing - tomorrow will drop off stuff at the east bay depot for creative reuse.


Off to have dinner with friends - and we're making blackberry pie with freshly picked berries!