'I hear you're counting sheep again, Mary Jane...'

*Two weeks until I'm officially finished at Walton High. I still stand by what I said: I'm going to miss my students and the staff. I have made a few really great friends and taught some phenomenal students (ones I'll always remember).

*I've decided to take part in תיקון עולם (tikkun olam--Hebrew for 'repairing the world'). Over the summer I'll be volunteering at the Baytree Centre for women and girls. While the Young People's Activities (Ages 14-19) run for four weeks, I'm taking part in two; one week for Photography and one for Journalism. Though my search for jobs will probably be ongoing, I'm really excited to be doing something good for the community. I miss social action. I've been away from it for far too long. Adam and I both agreed, earlier this year, that we needed to get back into social action; this is my opportunity to do just that. If you're interested in finding out more about this programme, you can go to http://www.baytreecentre.org/index.html

* On a lighter note, tickets for the Royal Albert Hall came the other day. We'll be seeing Lord of The Rings performed by the London Symphony Orchestra on my birthday (what an awesome birthday gift, eh?). And no, I don't know how many holes it takes to fill The Royal Albert Hall (that statement is primarily targeted towards my father who never fails to ask me that question :)).

*Finishing the year teaching The Gothic to my year 12/13s has rekindled my love for Gothic novels. I think over the summer I'm going to sink my teeth into Mysteries of Udolpho and The Monk. Come to think of it, I have tons of books I need to read this summer. And I can. Because I will not have anything else to plan. I'll be plan-free for the first time in three years (counting my student teaching). Wow, that feels so odd.

*Must be off. My summer plans also include updating this thing far more often than I have in the past few months (and running more, and taking more photography, and writing more poetry...)