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Since I’m studying in China, the holiday season will be Chinese New Year for me, rather than Christmas, I plan on going back to Australia to see my family in January. By that time, it will have been eighteen months since I saw them. I have one baby sister who is less than a year [ READ MORE ]
A few months ago, I decided that I wanted a hobby; something interesting to do as an extra-curricular activity. Since at school I was studying Chinese, I decided, naturally, that the best thing for me to take as a hobby would be to study Korean. Believe it or not, this was my idea of “fun”. [ READ MORE ]
I have always found it difficult to find activities to do with my female friends. You see , I hate shopping. I find it tedious. When people ask where I like to shop, I always tell them that it’s not so much a matter of where I like to go, but rather which places I [ READ MORE ]
Image by Tatters:) via Flickr Winter (apart from the fact that it is footy season) is, I must say, the worst time of year. You see, it is cold. And with the cold comes the need to wear extra clothing. Jackets and coats and scarves and hats and all kinds of things that get caught up [ READ MORE ]
Today will end sadly, because my housemates are leaving (permanently) for Spain tomorrow in the early morning, so I will finish the day off by saying, “Adios,” and wishing them good luck in their life without me. They have been the best housemates a person could ask for. I still remember the argument we had [ READ MORE ]
The other day, thanks to the power of FaceBook, an old college friend asked me when my CD was coming out. He remembered the days when I would sit downstairs in our boarding house and spend hours hammering out music on the beat up grand piano. I spent several years creating new melodies and intricate [ READ MORE ]
Though my wife and I avoided moving to our corner of suburbia from the rolling foothills of California, we are so happy we decided to move to civilization! Perhaps the coolest thing about Roseville is that there are so many things for kids to do. From hundreds of swim lessons and three large libraries to [ READ MORE ]
Image via Wikipedia While I love my teaching job, I would have to think long and hard if someone presented me the option of being an instant rock star. Having the chance to entertain the masses from coast to coast while encouraging youngsters to devote time to learning music would be such a thrill, and the [ READ MORE ]
If I could pick one thing that I really would like, it would be a chance to move into my dream home. As a teacher, I long ago abandoned the thought of having my perfect home with individual rooms for each of my four kids and a yard big enough to play a game of [ READ MORE ]
Image by gobucks2 via Flickr My girlfriend took me on vacation. Unknown to me at the time, to Put in Bay, located in the shallow western end of Lake Erie. We left on Tuesday and stayed until Saturday. It was a wonderful time, a little rain, but when the sun came out it was great! [ READ MORE ]