i I am currently waiting in line at Walmart. I figured I would write a short post while I am waiting just to prove to myself that I have so much time in my day that I am not using properly.
Have you ever found yourself just sitting and watching countless hours of videos or aimlessly scrolling through Pinterest or Facebook? How much better could we potentially make our lives if we took that time to instead do something for the betterment of ourselves or the world? You may be thinking: how could I make the world better with the few minutes I spend online? Easy. Post something positive. For example(s): I love my friends. I am glad I have music in my life. Thank you to the person who smiled at me today in the store. Or you could share a picture of a cute cat or dog or other thing that made you smile. There are never enough of those things on news feeds these days. That being said,. I'd like to thank you for stopping and visiting my site today! And I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 😘
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A few days ago, my teaching license came in the mail! It was great to finally have that hard-copy of my accomplishment of passing the Praxis II exam for English. When it arrived, and also when I saw my score online, I had feelings of relief. I no longer had to take more classes to obtain the teaching license, even though I had already taught in Japan and as a substitute teacher for Japanese (and other classes, but for some of the Japanese classes, I was able to make my own lesson plans because of how close I was to the teachers).
However, now I have feelings of the test being too easy... A few weeks before returning to America, I was contacted by one of the Japanese teachers from my hometown in Iowa. She told me that she was going part-time and that the other 3 hours of Japanese were going to be available.
Excited, I applied for the job, even though I had not passed the Oral Proficiency Interview in Japanese that was required by my university in order for me to obtain my teaching license. I had taken the test before I left for Japan, but had only received Intermediate Mid. In order to pass, I need to be at the Advanced Low level. |
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