One of my resolutions for the new year is to blog more often, at least once or twice a week. But to end the year, I want to look back at things I have accomplished.
2009 saw me teaching 6th grade, with a class I had for the third year in a row. This was the highlight of the year for me, and was sad to see them graduate in June. In September I started over in 4th grade, a tough transition to a new class, but one that has worked well. I like the class a lot and may get to move with them as well into 5th and 6th grade.
Over the summer I was in the Dominican Republic for 6 weeks. I taught English to some Korean students and also took Spanish lessons. I met a lot of great people and had a ton of fun. After returning from the DR I set out on a little road trip into New York and Connecticut to see Phish (always a dream I had to be able to go "on tour" with a band). I went on to see them later in the year as well in Philly.
All in all it was a good year, and I look forward to 2010.
Books Read in 2009
1. Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis
2. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
3. Naked - David Sedaris
4. Sign of the Cross - Chris Kuzneski
5. The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
6. Series of Unfortunate Events #1 - Lemony Snicket
7. Touching Spirit Bear -
8. Cirque du Freak: Living Nightmare - Darren Shan
9. Fool - Christopher Moore
10. Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
11. Motorcycle Diaries - Ernesto "Che" Guevara
12. Freedom Writers
13. Still Life With Crows - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
14, 15, 16, 17. Diary of a Wimpy Kid - All 4 books
18. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
19. Paddy's Lament - Thomas Gallagher
20. Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
21. The Silver Chair - C.S. Lewis
Concerts in 2009
1. Metallica - 1/7 - Wachovia Center
2. Soulive - 6/5 - TLA
3. Phish - 8/13 - Darien Lake, NY
4. Phish - 8/14 - Meadows Music Theater, Hartford, CT
5. Phish - 8/16 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, NY
6. Phish - 11/24 - Wachovia Center
7. Phish - 11/25 - Wachovia Center
8. George Stanford - 11/28 - Tin Angel
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