24 Years Ago...

24 years ago on this very day...The world became a better place...
today is a good day it's Friday, I took the day off from school( I made sure to ask teachers to cover my classes) I'm using the internet which is a treat and a half, I purchased my visa for Australia, this evening the JVs are walking from one end of the island to the other end (30 miles), and to top it all off it's my 24th BIRTHDAY.

I do not feel 24, but how would I really know what that feels like? I mean, I've never been 24 before, at least not that I can remember. I do know that there are plenty of people who are more than twice my age who have also stated that they don't feel there age and so I guess I'm not alone. Being 23 was a good run; a lot of things happend in the past year that I think have helped to shape me and prepare me for this next 366 (leap year in 2008) day journy of being 24.

I think 24 may be the best year yet. I have 9 days left of teaching before exams and then I no longer have to be the teacher, but hopefully will have a bit of time to just hang out with some of my students....BBQs are a good thing. Graduation will be on the 27th and my host brother along with my first batch of Junior Comp III will all (hopefully) be graduating, which is a kinda big deal in the states, but a much bigger deal here. And in one month and one day I'm planing to leave for Australia and spend some time with my good pal Dan and then have a whole month to just "chillax" as my current Juniors would say. The only part not looking so bright is the piles.... and piles of grading that have accumulated on my desk. Grading is the absolute worst part of being a teacher.

The other JVs are all pretty good I think everyone is looking forward to the end of school and for the this chapter to end and for the next chapter to start. Jacqueline is going to the Gilbert Islands for a week in June before returning to the states, so her and I will hopefully leave on the same plane which will be cool since is will be 22 monthes since we arrived together. Emily and Mike will then be heading off to Alinglaplap for summer school, the island where I spent last summer and a week durning Christmas, I'm jelous in a reminisint way... They are going to have such a good time. They are teaching in Bouj and will be able to go swimming on one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen.

Yesterday was our neighbor boys 7th birthday. His parents are volunters with Lay Mission Helpers and will be serving for 3 years. Anyway they are in the tail end of the adoption prossess and will be reciving there new baby any day now. Three other families from the states are also on island they already have there babies and were all at Ocean's birthday party. One woman was there with 4 of her own children and had adopted a baby boy. Her husband had to return back to work in North Carolina, so she had the kids, the new baby, is home schooling, and they are staying in a hotel room. All four of us JVs were highly impressed by how well behaved the kids were. One of the women is actually from Arvada, Colorado (closeby) and has already adopted one little girl. It was pretty cool seeing all the well entended parents with their children.

Well, I'm going to go eat lunch I'm having a burger at the hotel where everyone stays when they come to visit.
Please post a note if you read this... I 'm sorry its been so long since my last post...
~Greg