Job Search

So I know I'm a little early in posting this, but I guess the earlier I get my name out there, the better. Just thought I would let everyone know that after May I will be getting back into the working world and am looking for a job translating in a hospital. If anyone has any contacts, please keep my name in mind for something like that. I am currently trying to narrow down where I am going to look, but for right now my preferences are Birmingham, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, and maybe Austin. Who knows what will happen, but if anyone hears about anything, let me know! :)

Oh politics...how I loathe thee

I'm sure this post will not interest many people, but it's mainly a way for me to express what all is going on in my head. For the majority of my life, I have had no interest whatsoever in politics. I am very apathetic to it all. I have had a lot of trouble putting enough faith in a politician to lend my support to them, considering that they all have an agenda (a lot of times, a selfish one) and many of them lie to get ahead. Being a person that is aware of world issues (albeit those mainly concerning Spanish-speaking countries) I will admit to losing a lot of respect toward President Bush. I still maintain the mandatory respect that is required towards someone that is in office and making decisions for our country, but my support for him has dwindled since the recent events concerning immigration issues. How can someone in a position such as his, with these unbelievable amounts of resources at his fingertips, completely disregard those that have so much less than we in the United States do? Anyway, getting off of that soapbox, most of you have probably heard of the controversy this week concerning Hugo Chavez, the current dictator of Venezuela. At a general assembly meeting of the UN, Chavez accused Bush of basically being the devil incarnate. While there are several decisions Bush has made that I don't agree with and am somewhat ashamed of, it is interesting to hear what other people around the world have to say about our current political situation. My main problem with what Chavez said has nothing to do with Bush. In fact, I respect the way that Bush's advisors gave a response, saying that although it is all well and good to insulte our government in a forum like that, Chavez doesn't allow his own people to make those same critiques toward him or the government he runs. Throughout this whole situation, I keep thinking about the awesome ability we all have to have our own opinions and state them in the presence of whoever. We are allowed to worship our God without someone coming to knock on our door and take us away. We are allowed to criticize whatever decision that is made without any consequences. I am so thankful to be in a country like ours, although I can see that our country is in for a rude awakening the further and further away we go from being a light in the world (i.e. helping others out, showing compassion, being like Jesus). I thank God for the blessing He gave me to born here, and I pray constantly that our leaders will learn to be more like Him each and every day.

Anger management problem

So today during my classes, I made my students divide into groups to work on some stories that they had to come up with. Each group had a certain person to write about, i.e. Paris Hilton, George Bush, the Pope, etc. and tell what they did this past weekend. I knew it was gonna be interesting, but had no idea what they were gonna come up with for MY weekend. It's always fun to include myself as someone they would write about. Anyway, apparently they must think I have some type of anger management problem, which is just baffling since I haven't gotten mad once. In fact, I tend to laugh a lot during class. Let me just convey the story that they made up about my weekend--So I was working at Niffer's Friday night (true), and some guy that was there got really drunk and I got mad at him (also probably true). He then proceeded to hurl a beer bottle at me (not so true, but would be entertaining). After leaving work I went to the gas station where I saw the guy that had thrown the glass object at my head. (Here is where the fun part comes in) I proceeded to douse the guy with gasoline straight from the pump and then set him on fire. What??!? I knew my students had active imaginations, but this just takes the cake.

This week....Battle of the Tigers

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Viva Nashvegas!

I just got back from a fantastic weekend in Nashville, my home away from home. It's been nine months since I have stepped on Tennessee soil, and it was good to go back. I didn't realize how much I missed that place until after I left on Monday. Everytime I visit up there I always feel rushed. There is so much to see, do and people to see while I am there. I got to see a lot of my old college friends and catch up with what they are doing now. It was also good to spend some time with Aynsley and Paige. It's so strange to be back down here after I started us all off up there. I've come back home while my two younger sisters are living it up in Nashville. Never thought that would have happened. Anyway, while I was there I went to Green Hills Mall where I used to work for 4+ years. Now, it's always been the ritzy mall in the area, but I was amazed at all the hoity-toity shops they have put in there (i.e. Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, L'Occitane, BCBG, etc.) It's like a completely different place. We just don't get that stuff around here in Auburn, AL. Which makes me miss all the shopping that is available up there (not that I can afford ANY of those stores previously mentioned). While I had a good time seeing old hangouts, I came to the realization that even if I were to move back there, my life wouldn't go back to the way it was before I left. I grew up a lot in Nashville and learned a lot of things while I was there, but I have learned even more coming back to a small town like this. My horizons have been expanded more down here than in the big city. Don't get me wrong--I fully plan on moving back up there (if that's where God takes me), and I still love that city so much. I think it's more of knowing that it's time for me to really grow up, get a big-girl job, settle down and basically become an adult. Weird what one little weekend will teach you about yourself. Who knows where life will take me in the next year, but I hope God will take me back to Nashville to start a whole new life.