Back in the USSR... wait, that's not right

[debitha]

Hello my lovelies.

Fortunately I didn't get that confused at San Francisco Airport, so I made it back home OK.

If you have to have a short atop in the US, I would highly recommend trying to go through San Fran if you can manage it. Having been through LA and Houston, my expectations of my four hour stop were not high. But... they were... nice. Multiple staff members including the immigration guy, and the guy at the bag check were... nice. Pleasant. I was really quite taken aback.

I have been inspired by the lovely Sassafrassle. I am posting some ideas of things I intend to try to do this year in an effort to better myself. Hopefully posting it here will provide me some motivation to do more than talk about it. So:

- The University has a part time course on Neolithic Archeology (Yes, I'm a big geek. Don't act surprised.) which is about long barrows and such-like things and will include a field trip out to Avebury.

- Work wants to help me with stess management and time management. I will let them help me.

- The college has an Italian course in September. I want to be able to understand people when I go back to Italy. I can pretty much make myself understood, but it's awkward when you can't really tell what they're saying back.

- I will do more climbing this year. I'm not sure I managed any last year, apart from a wee scramble on a rockface at a beach in Coromandel. I am going out to Gloucester this weekend to climb with some friends, so that's a start on that one.

So, that's the plan. Keep an eye out here to read more about the giddy whirlwind of my life. :o)

Comments

[sassafrassle.livejournal.com]

Neolithic archaeology?? OMG FUN!!! (yeah, I'm a big geek too;p)

[debitha.livejournal.com]

There are two other courses in later terms - Bronze Age and Iron Age. *Geek bliss*

They might be for next year, though.

[holding-pattern.livejournal.com]

So yesterday I told Sass how one of the first UK postcards you ever sent me was of the Glastonbury tor :-). There is appreciation of your particular brand of geekness! Cos it is cool. Yay the climbing! And the italian! And the yoinking anything your job wants to offer you!