tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17578367031051547562024-03-05T00:25:04.049-08:00Artwork by JoannaContact:
artworkbyjoanna@gmail.com:
Teacher, Artist and Writer.
Children's Murals,
Illustrating and
Faux Finishing
since 1976!artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-36418829502208820032024-02-26T14:50:00.000-08:002024-02-26T14:50:17.074-08:00JasonDumplingSoup Pt 2<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/1B6JY20aHZg?si=KZ1QORT4R5GGUDzG" frameborder="0"></iframe>
He never leaves anything unfinished: Jason uses even fewer words, but finishes making his favorite traditional soup, then sits down and eats it! His video comes in two parts: this is part TWO.artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-61420447106871352872024-02-26T14:45:00.000-08:002024-02-26T14:45:23.881-08:00Jason Makes Dumpling Soup Pt 1<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ytjvMVHz5Sw/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ytjvMVHz5Sw?si=fSuxy5avtoLQmZkI" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Shy, younger student Jason uses fewer words, but shows us all how to make a favorite traditional soup! His video comes in two parts: this is part ONE.artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-81976011606031306052024-02-26T14:30:00.000-08:002024-02-26T14:30:10.891-08:00Dove's 3 Ingredient Cookie Video<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X7DLtWdIdyc/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/X7DLtWdIdyc?si=P8JfE-ypaeEPLRuc" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Watch out world! I can see Dove becoming some kind of multilingual video host when she grows up! She took my dog cookies' recipe, exchanged butter for butter, and turned her bake into buttery cookies for her friends. Bravo for the first submission (and it's AWESOME) for February's TESOL student video challenge! So proud of her!artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-66332968151748206762024-02-21T15:59:00.000-08:002024-02-21T15:59:11.163-08:002nd TESOL Challenge: Make cookies for those you love!<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KYyLpO48_EU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/KYyLpO48_EU?si=ihSQaaK-n-lqwqRr" frameborder="0"></iframe>
TESOL Learner's Video Challenge #2 for February, the month of love is to make a "how to" video for making cookies! Mine were my pups, Mini and Molly! What kind of cookies would your loved ones like? Show us with a video!artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-36883684630286906812024-01-31T11:54:00.000-08:002024-01-31T11:54:28.929-08:00"Richard" The Great<iframe width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Dgtp8Lp75KI?si=qq64PfI21J4iuB91" frameborder="0"></iframe>artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-74335516404388203542024-01-31T10:52:00.000-08:002024-01-31T10:52:19.835-08:00One of my shyest students, "Dove"<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/z67W_t5o5yU?si=B-uVnDUOvjwbAjTE" frameborder="0"></iframe>artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-22841651190446201762024-01-31T10:47:00.000-08:002024-01-31T10:47:16.005-08:002024 "Tiffany" & little brother backup vocals!<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Ntvd5Kpz6V0?si=aP5ULPI1d0eWZayn" frameborder="0"></iframe>artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-24603427779266357232024-01-22T11:58:00.000-08:002024-01-22T11:58:19.019-08:00First Student Dragon Video!<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F1iMIuDtTbU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/F1iMIuDtTbU?si=Pe_FivOPvFdPBbfa" frameborder="0"></iframe>artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-75597353458765697522024-01-22T11:17:00.000-08:002024-01-22T11:17:13.491-08:00Students Color the Year of the Dragon, Round ONE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5OtuldK0STnQ4iBagL5OTPZbI9OYPhH8oZ7R_eLku6Fx3zkne53AjDY3ElqhXLgzSKGwg6_QsBILToLXfIURcjm1-FOYGkJbganbsXfnOUPQ9OpdyJ4fD6e5ZvnT4nrSpmu_uHiR1Q4pe1ojW7ZDZKgLk6nfrCg8tqM8D1vXYcBqS8ihwVaNu5BaOaYZ/s1498/Tonia%27sDragon.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5OtuldK0STnQ4iBagL5OTPZbI9OYPhH8oZ7R_eLku6Fx3zkne53AjDY3ElqhXLgzSKGwg6_QsBILToLXfIURcjm1-FOYGkJbganbsXfnOUPQ9OpdyJ4fD6e5ZvnT4nrSpmu_uHiR1Q4pe1ojW7ZDZKgLk6nfrCg8tqM8D1vXYcBqS8ihwVaNu5BaOaYZ/s320/Tonia%27sDragon.jpeg"/></a></div>
It's so exciting when students follow up a creative challenge! This is my first try at something like this, but so psyched!
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So ready for social distancing to be OVER!<br />
<b>But, as it turns out, social distancing isn't ending anytime soon </b><br />
<b>AND I've accepted the position of ELA & Drama Teacher for 2020-21</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> at Gila Ridge High School in Yuma, AZ!</b><br />
<b>So, art lessons will simply have to wait. There's a time and a season for</b><br />
<b>every good thing and the teaching opportunity feels like the </b><br />
<b>best fit for now!</b><br />
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I'm not going to erase this blog, just post updates as things play out.<br />
Whether I'll be teaching virtually or in a face-to-face setting is TBD, but, just like all of you,<br />
will do my best whichever way it goes!</div>
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There will be 2 different times of the day that you can choose from, </div>
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every Thursday for 8 weeks, beginning June 25th.</div>
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This can be a great way for teens to bond with parents, </div>
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as well as an awesome alternative to video games or</div>
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hanging out at the mall.</div>
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I'll be posting images of what you'll be creating for each class</div>
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as soon as possible, but here's a list of the techniques </div>
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I'll be using on my walls and sharing with you!</div>
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To get the low low rate of $25 per class (that includes supplies!)</div>
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sign up early for multiple classes!</div>
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But wait! Do you have young kids </div>
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who need something fun to do while you </div>
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Wednesdays are "art & learning camp" for kids 3 to 6 years old!</div>
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A full list of classes coming your way SOON!</div>
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Biggest news update is the new hardcover edition of Twinkle and Luna! </div>
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The colors and quality are so close to the same as what I originally created, I couldn't be happier!</div>
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For now, the paperback versions only are still being sold, through Kids At Heart, at $16.99 each. I've re-lettered (by hand) some of the pages in each book, since the printing quality of those (created through Amazon) were disappointing. </div>
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Those original paperback books include the audio version, sung and read, on CD. </div>
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Once we get a good copy of the book approved from their printer who distributes world wide, the hardcover with digital audio download link will be available for $24. </div>
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Kids At Heart website again, is here:</div>
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China continues to be a part of my life, but only part time, on line. Kaishu is a delightful new company, and 2 of my old coworkers from while I was working FT in Beijing, </div>
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brought me in with the company as an editor and to help develop lessons. </div>
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They sent me a delightful "Most Excellent Partner" for 2019 award:<br />
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I love working with curriculum developers "Eva" and "Nicole." </div>
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They're professional and reliable and come up with some really fun ideas! I don't do a lot of<br />
drawing, I'm afraid, with the long long days that go with any new<br />
teaching position, but have done some, preparing to teach art classes this summer:<br />
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As you may or may not know, I accepted a FT teaching position as the GATE ELA teacher for Gallup Mid School in New Mexico, in December of 2019. </div>
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It seemed like a great opportunity to work with </div>
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Turns out, the administration and my fellow teachers at Gallup Mid School ARE awesome!</div>
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But, there are serious problems with the way the district pays their teachers (inexplicable and excessive adjustments/reductions to and withholdings from each pay period) which have </div>
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left me in difficult, unforeseen $$ circumstances. So, even though I was asked to continue</div>
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teaching during the school next year, I've decided not to stay on after this semester. </div>
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I'll go back to Richmond, IN and start digging out from under the debt incurred from</div>
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New Mexico's pay policies. </div>
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It's sad. Those policies are why they have such a hard time getting teachers to stick around.</div>
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But, we've had some really good days together, </div>
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combining art and language, whenever possible.</div>
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The next "plan" is to do tutoring, proofreading, teaching, and so forth ON LINE </div>
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for 1/2 the day so that the other 1/2 can be invested in finishing, creating, publishing and</div>
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promoting more books and lesson supplements. One day at a time...teaching FT may be in the<br />
future again, but in a better, more supportive and fiscally rational area.<br />
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This week, as in many school districts right now, there's no school. Spring Break was scheduled for this week, but 2 additional weeks of "on call" (for teachers) shut down time has</div>
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been added, waiting to see what's next with this crazy Corona Virus. I'm certain that the district will find a way to finish out the semester after that. We can't do a lot on line in this area because too many students do not have access to the Internet. So, we'll see...</div>
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Because it was Spring Break, I was able to visit a few close friends,<br />
3 of my brothers (Hey, Utah County folks! Vote for Tom!)</div>
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and a few members of their families in Utah. </div>
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It was wonderful seeing little ones, especially tiny Lily, </div>
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doing so well after her recent surgery! We've been so blessed!</div>
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I've kept away from strangers and washed/sanitized my hands after every gas stop. </div>
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Never-the-less, I'm imposing a quarantine of sorts on myself, </div>
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staying close to home with the dogs for a week or so, </div>
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to make certain I haven't picked that nasty virus up along the way.<br />
MUST make sure I'm healthy, to head over to California the end of April<br />
as my darling grandson, Cal, turns TWO!<br />
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Stay safe, healthy and sane, everyone!<br />
Keep in touch and thank heaven for technology, hmm?</div>
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1-4 pm, Saturday the 27th of July at The Warm Glow </div>
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in Centerville, Indiana, right off of I-70. </div>
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Funny thing about this location: several years ago, during one of my many trips back and forth between the East and West sides of the USA, I stayed at a little motel right across the street from this place. I really loved the store and area, so took my time leaving it--thinking, "I <i>really like it</i> here." Then, "Joanna," I said, "you're never going to live in Indiana; don't be silly." </div>
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Ha! Serendipity strikes again and here I am.</div>
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Twinkle and Luna's been written, with music (all of my stories seem to form themselves into music and lyrics), since my last semester completing my BA in English Lit. at BYU. Completed the illustrations while teaching in Sacheon, South Korea, and then tried the self-publishing route through Amazon's Createspace with unsatisfactory results. Next, I <i>paid</i> a company called Lulu quite a bit to get an even worse printing. Both companies were disappointing because neither of these companies cares much about the quality of your book once it's sent out to be printed, nor is there anyway to pin down and resolve problems since both companies, apparently, send self-published books out to the lowest bidder, and printers vary from printing to printing.<br />
T&L's cover turned out fine, but the inside...</div>
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Since I used bright metallic sharpies to hand-letter the original text, the words should've been brilliantly legible. Not so. I'm having to hand re-letter several pages in every one of the 200 books I ordered to distribute, so many years ago. That's how dull the resolution was. Sigh. SO, if you have a children's book you want to self-publish, I can't recommend either of these routes. </div>
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Because I didn't realize that CD's are pretty much obsolete, I had them made for the professionally recorded audio reading and singing of the book, and inserted a CD into each of the books I'm re-lettering. In short, this batch of original editions, which my new publisher and I are selling off to make way for the newer-improved version, will EACH be partially<i> hand-lettered</i> with audio CDs inside. Some serious, hands-on loving care, hmm?</div>
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BTW, the pseudonym of "J. E. Sakura" won't be used with the new edition, either. </div>
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There are reasons that nickname resonates with me,<br />
so it may be part of the Japanese version </div>
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(which is already written and recorded too), but...</div>
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My own name, Joanna Sakievich, makes more sense to use. </div>
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That's the thing about trying to turn your dreams into reality: </div>
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silliness and mistakes are strewn all along the various paths attempted. </div>
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All that aside, I'm still really happy with the book itself, the story, song and characters.</div>
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So, it's a pleasure to finally see some possibility for getting them read to and by more </div>
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darling little people in the near future!</div>
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Here are a few special things about my publisher, Shelly Davis, </div>
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founder and owner of Kids At Heart publishing:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">She started her company 9 years ago, as the result of being a frustrated self-publishing children's book author/illustrator herself. She had the firm belief that there should be something better out there for anyone who wants to publish a children's book and acted on that belief.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">While her company is also a "self-publishing" enterprise, Shelley personally oversees every step and has only 2 printers that she works with and trusts. Those printers not only print the books for her authors, they also mail them out to wherever they're bound. Physical copies of each book are reviewed by the author and her, before they go out to buyers. Not the quality you expected? Back it goes to the printer.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Shelley is one of the most genuine human beings I've met in a long time. She does this because she believes in and loves it, not because she<i> has to.</i></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">She and I share similar visions and are working as a team, as opposed to one being "in charge" of the other. The quality of each author's book is as important to her as it is to the author--sometimes even more so, to Shelley!</li>
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While very few copies (relatively speaking) have been sold or distributed, Twinkle and Luna's made its rounds and received warm reception in China, Japan, South Korea and the USA. I'm excited to do more with it, including the 日本語 (Japanese version) and </div>
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activity books already created to accompany the story, </div>
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as well as scripted class presentations, complete with patterns for big cut-outs of the characters.</div>
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MOST of all, I'm so very impatient to get my other "children" </div>
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(that's how each book's characters feel to me) out into daylight to make other kids smile!</div>
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Finally working with someone with whom mutual trust and professionalism are shared, </div>
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these illustrations represent just a few characters waiting to come to life in 2020!</div>
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Happy weekend and stop by The Warm Glow if you're in town tomorrow!</div>
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I LOVE LUCY!<br />
She's just received a very close haircut and actually looks like a poodle now! </div>
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Everyone we met, before this dramatic change, </div>
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thought she was some sort of mix: a "doodle" of some sort.</div>
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I LOVE the shaggy dog look, but, surprisingly, I like this close-clipped version of her too. I like poodles. Who'd have thought it?</div>
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Why is that so surprising? To quote my son's recent text: "Ha ha you always hated poodles! Karma's a bitch. Pun VERY much intended." That's been true for as long as he can recollect, because most poodles I've encountered have been spoiled jokes instead of dogs.<br />
My last dog was a gorgeous, long haired, 123 lb. german shepherd.<br />
Gideon was massive, noble, gentle beyond belief. The sweetest dog ever to grace this planet. </div>
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Until Lizzy. A smaller, exquisite specimen of a dog, too.<br />
Equally noble, sweet, gentle and even more intelligent, I'm certain that she<br />
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SO, what led me to get a big, standard POODLE? Besides the influence of Karli's Mom (my son's mother-in-law raises sweet, gorgeous mid-sized poodles: https://www.thespotteddog.me/) and the simple fact that my cousin in AZ had too many puppies. </div>
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I mean, huskies, shepherds and collies had always been my idea of perfect dogs. </div>
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But then...</div>
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...as a very young girl, I'd thought of poodles as surreal, lovely, feminine creatures, </div>
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based on cartoon illustrations, that is. </div>
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By the time I met any real poodles, they were unfortunately </div>
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horrid creatures, with watery eyes, weird grooming and nasty tempers. </div>
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This looks like the black standard poodle that regularly tried to attack my huge german shepherd.</div>
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Poodles, I decided, are a bad joke born of inbreeding and distortion of the natural dog.</div>
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As darling border collie, Lizzy, enjoyed playing with every golden doodle, labradoodle, or poodle that crossed our path, my perceptions began to change. Remarkably, everyone kept commenting on how smart and fun poodles are and, as I mentioned earlier, the family my son married into, </div>
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absolutely charming people, raises them. </div>
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SO, when I got serious about finding a roommate for Lizzy, the universe decided that my cousin should happen to have a surplus of 14 week old standard poodle pups. </div>
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I only fell for one. Look at this little doll.</div>
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So, my feelings toward poodles have been transformed, back to the admiration I felt as a child, </div>
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Lucy is funny, bossy, smart...we'll try to overlook her tendency to eat stuff that can kill her... </div>
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I can't imagine our household without both her and Lizzy now. </div>
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Lizzy is elegant, classy and a little wild.</div>
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Lucy's a rumpled comedian, when her hair's grown out, content to cuddle all day every day, </div>
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and she wilfully brings the puppy out in Lizzy with her </div>
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"no such thing as too close" attitude.</div>
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It's true: "every dog should have a poodle around." (Michelle Hall, you're right!)</div>
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So, it seems, should I.</div>
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artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-24624587054252826762019-02-25T14:47:00.003-08:002019-02-27T08:55:23.620-08:00New Location for a New YearLet's see if I can make this simple:<br />
In April of 2018, I came home from working FT in Beijing, China.<br />
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It was an incredible experience: I learned SO MUCH, made a lot of good connections...but brought home a cough that I'm still fighting. Have had it checked out and, apparently it's a nasty allergy. SO many things trigger it--dust and pollution being high on the list. After returning, I continued to work PT on line for some Chinese companies, creating phonics songs, recruiting, proof-reading, etc. But, the work was dwindling and I wanted something steady. Even though my dream to publish and market in Asia is coming closer to a reality, because of what I learned abroad, it's not solid--not yet.<br />
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So, next, while chatting with an online teacher for the last company I worked with as a supervisor, she told me about the charter schools she subbed for in AZ. I went and interviewed for a position and accepted a job teaching HS in Apache Junction, AZ, near 3 of my brothers!<br />
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I had forgotten how gorgeous the sunsets are and was ready to call Arizona HOME again, after decades away. Enjoyed getting together with my AZ brothers & friends, and was excited for a new teaching challenge. However, Guess what? The dust in AZ is worse than in Beijing and the cough got worse, MUCH worse, so, by the end of August, I was back in Utah. Tired. Exhausted, actually, and sick of being sick. I kind of called for a time out from life. The thing about anything that consistently interrupts your lifestyle is that mortality becomes real. All those years of painting 12-16 hours a day on ladders and scaffolding, 5-6 days a week have taken a toll on my back and knees; many teaching positions expect miracles without the means to pull them off plus 200% of your time... working myself into an early grave isn't something I want to accomplish.<br />
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Shortly after getting back to Utah and adjusting to unemployed life with TWO dogs (Lucy came home with us from AZ)...<br />
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...an online cite I've followed for years, "oldhouses.com," sent a link with a photo for a super cool deal on an 1880 house in Richmond, IN. The price was such that I was drooling...AND it's green there. Dust? Covered up by foliage. Pollution? Minimal bc it's not really close to anything that pumps it out and the population is small. Smaller than Logan, Utah's.<br />
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Before going, I did some research. Richmond, Indiana has super low crime rates, it's just 3 miles from Ohio, AND it's within driving distance to FOUR airports, making it perfect for frequent trips to see my son's growing family (instead of driving 11-12 hours through snowy canyons). Also, it's right off of I-70 & only 7 hours from my home city, Frederick, MD.<br />
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So, I decided to take a road trip with my 2 dogs. The wonderful realtor in Indiana, Rhonda (https://www.lingle.com/Agent/Detail/Rhonda-Duning/419), who'd listed the house which caught my attention, set up a bedroom for me, Lizzy and Lucy to stay in in that gorgeous old brick home.<br />
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We LOVED it.<br />
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But, that particular neighborhood, not so much. Too many renters and too many vacant houses. So, I explored a couple of others, on the south side of Hwy 40, and felt at home in this one (which my awesome big brother, Tom, had found on line before I left):<br />
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Built in 1927, on a .12 acre lot, it's got a yard for the dogs and is set on a tree and flower-lined street. This house is a perfect fit for me, the dogs and visiting family, friends and summer art classes. I signed a contract, contingent upon the sale of my Logan, UT home.<br />
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Went back to Utah and wondered if I'd lost my mind. I mean, I'd LOVE to live close to my son and his family, but neither they nor I know where that'll end up being in the long run and, pray as I might, God's not granting me a crystal ball for the future.<br />
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So, again, why am I doing THIS? I've wondered...but, the pros just outweigh the cons by a landslide. Improved air quality (which is becoming a must for me) and getting out of debt rank highest on the list. I've been self-employed for most of my life and have NO retirement plan. This location will allow me to live in a paid-for-in-full home, which equals the closest thing to freedom a person in my position can ask for. It's close enough to my Maryland, PA, DC roots to drive back and visit, paint for a few faithful clients, etc. I can work on publishing goals, fly out to visit family & friends regularly (& fly my son's family out once a year--at least), raise puppies AND Indiana has an on line certification program for prospective teachers. All this, plus living in a paid for house in a neighborhood that is lovely, safe, and friendly.<br />
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That's about as retired as I ever want to be. I can put money aside regularly to spend as many days as possible with my beloved son and grandkids. Maybe, I can always hope, God will grant that we end up physically closer together, but again, I don't know where the heck they'll settle and neither do they.<br />
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Having felt torn between the east and the west most of my life, this solution is an unexpected, but good one! It's been difficult to decide. I'm sick of moving! But...there you have it.<br />
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Provided nothing arises to topple the plan, the dogs and I are headed to Indiana before Easter!artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-54351983201820047982018-12-30T14:18:00.000-08:002018-12-30T14:18:20.336-08:002019: China's Year of the Pig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"Pigs have a beautiful personality and </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">are blessed with good fortune in life."</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/pig/</span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">2019 is the year of the PIG in Asia. Over there, it's a beautiful thing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">However, let me pause a moment to express my gratitude for being born under LAST YEAR'S sign? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Let's face it, DOGS (mine, especially) are so much cooler than <i><b>pigs</b></i>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> I've just never been big on pigs. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The only mural I've ever accepted, which featured this animal, was for a BBQ place. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(There were more, including a flying pig and a burlesque sow for the ladies' room). </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">"PETA: people who enjoy tasting animals." </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">That's what pigs are: food that I love but shouldn't eat too often. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Born to be food.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But China, or at least, the emperor who started all this, didn't see it that way. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While, according to that link I posted earlier, pigs showed up late to the emperor's party, </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and so became the 12th zodiac symbol, they remain symbols of wealth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Born in </span><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, or 2007? </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have a chubby little piglet due to be born in 2019? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to the pig zodiac sign, you're born to be rich and enjoy the good things in life! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each year has a slightly different fortune associated with it, so have fun and check it out. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As 2018 ends, and 2019 begins, it seems like a good idea </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">to leave behind what we don't want in our lives and reach for what we want. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most Asian countries celebrate the new year based on the lunar calendar, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">but Japan celebrates it when we do. Also like Europeans and Americans,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">it's customary, through out all of Asia, to drink--A LOT. Not just on New Year's Eve, </span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">but during the week leading up to the new year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are other customs, which make a lot of sense, however, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">which I kind of wish EVERYONE would adopt.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After gathering for a customary feast in the home of their birth with family,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">people close their doors for up to a week. Why? </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The dawn of the new year should be greeted with </span></span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">a clean face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Businesses, schools and homes get</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> thoroughly CLEANED and repaired</span></span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">: おそじ。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This seems to be a particularly honored tradition in Japan, </span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">which is why I'm posting the following image and typed </span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Japanese word for "to clean" as "osoji" in hiragana.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">How cool would it be, in the<i><b> year of the pig</b></i>, if we each start our new year by doing something like that? </span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">CLEANING, organizing and so forth, to give 2019 a fresh new face, and make way for good fortune!</span><br />
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Here's wishing you a prosperous, healthy and happy 2019:<br />
The Year of the Pig!<br />
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artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-27555915271535550762018-09-20T19:05:00.000-07:002018-09-20T19:07:09.067-07:00Punkin Patch in North Logan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Autumn is in the air, here in Logan, UT. This is the time of year that lots of people carve pumpkins, cook and can veggies and fruit. Want a good place to find fresh pumpkins and squash at a GREAT price? This is it. Take 2200 N to 800 E right after you've crossed into N. Logan, and go left. You'll see a huge variety off to your left, piled up on the sidewalk, in front of a cute little white house. Picked locally, everything's fresh. </div>
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I keep finding so many reasons why!</div>
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To get there, drive East on 2200 N. in N. Logan and turn North on 800 East. </div>
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The place is surrounded by trees and fields...this is why Logan still feels rural, </div>
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despite our dramatic population increase in the past 2-3 years.</div>
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This cute little white house has offered this Punkin Patch for <i>at least </i>10 years, </div>
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because that's when I first found it.</div>
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Linus would love this place:</div>
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Such a big variety of pumpkins and squash!</div>
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Did you know there's such a thing as a "flat" white pumpkin? </div>
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...or what's called "pink" and "blue" pumpkins, too?</div>
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These are huge "blue" pumpkins.</div>
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Prettiest varieties of acorn squash, sweet pumpkins for baking, spaghetti squash...</div>
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Now that I remember where this place is, I'll get more produce there.</div>
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There aren't very many places anymore where payments are made using the honor system. </div>
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Recently, they've made Venmo an option, too. </div>
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This isn't actually unusual in Logan. </div>
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Despite it's recent dramatic growth spurt, </div>
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Logan maintains a small town atmosphere of trust and friendliness. </div>
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artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-72723615622223640422017-09-02T23:23:00.003-07:002017-09-02T23:47:55.706-07:00Editing, Mind Mapping, Wedding, Work...<div style="text-align: center;">
About what I do here, I haven't written a whole heck of a lot, have I? The past 2 months have been filled with 12 hour days and major changes. While foreign teachers seem to come and go quickly, the curriculum team members are the ones I spend most of my time with and they're amazing. I prefer teaching just a couple classes online a day, because there's so much to do in curriculum. I need the teaching to keep my mind in what it's like for those who are teaching, but it's not my "thing." Not this kind of teaching anyway, which has filled my head with ideas of how to improve...</div>
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This blog (sorry--I've mostly been posting on Google and Facebook) is dedicated to work and those I work with. Where would any of us be w/o underpaid, overworked Amy and "Money?" Teacher Trainers, by title, go-to people who continually put out fires and rescue hapless helpless types like me, in practice.</div>
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Images of the stacks of lessons I proof read wouldn't be interesting or appropriate to post. Have discovered I enjoy doing it, tho. They're like puzzles (that I LIKE, since I don't care for puzzles) to figure out what is supposed to be communicated and what's actually in the lesson. What matters and what doesn't. It's not easy and I rely heavily on the internet to double check my thinking on terminology and spelling, especially since TAL uses curriculum based on the U.K.'s version of English. Words like "lorry" and "lift," can stump an American like me. I have friends here from the U.K., though, and Google has that gap covered, too.</div>
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Creating Mind Maps is<i> really</i> fun! It's an attempt to help the kids to catagorize words into sections--to see, at a glance, how they fit under a collective theme. I'm used to seeing mind maps that look like kind of overwhelming spiderwebs of color and words. To create something, using 20+ years of sign painting experience, that's more visually appealing, less dizzyingly complex, is the goal.</div>
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It's exciting to <i>begin </i>to understand what possibilities exist in</div>
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merging what I draw (but mostly find--not enough time to draw at the moment, </div>
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always deadlines and I'm learning more useful stuff than I ever learned in college)</div>
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with computer generated text and imagery. </div>
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Google access is officially banned by China, but, </div>
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coworkers have helped me bypass that. </div>
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Can't do my job w/o it. Can't stay sane w/o it. </div>
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The whole country is run on pirated software anyway. True story. </div>
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The creation of cultural lessons for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are on my to-do list. Here's a page from Halloween:</div>
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When I finish the Mind Maps (there'll be around 30-40 pages of them, in total) and this round of cultural lessons, I've been asked to (insert drum roll here) </div>
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create 10 story lessons, based on MY STORIES!</div>
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SO, life is VERY, VERY full and there's never enough time...I bring work home with me sometimes and will continue to do so. This job is like an internship--I'm discovering and learning something new all of the time and, just as it was necessary to put in 16 hour days to complete a painting project on time and at the quality I'd feel good about, or write a paper for BYU, long hours aren't a burden when they're part of something you really want to do.</div>
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There won't be as many travelogues from here as I had time for in Sacheon, South Korea. But, that's ok, because I came here to work and that's what I'm doing. </div>
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When you think of the hard-working, polite, and understated qualities you normally associate with people from Asia, they all work on curriculum developing. It's an honor to work with them! I'm making a list of stuff I love here. Someone said I could do the same for what I don't love. Nope. Too easy to see that stuff since by and large the people have been programmed to distrust foreigners. Being glared at and cheated is more common than a smile. I can't get my nails done in the colors I prefer or w/o being charged double unless I bring tall, strong-willed, Chinese co-worker "Hannah," who won't allow it. Here's Hannah (who'd getting married this weekend!), "Cheng," & my nails:<br />
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China is DIVERSE. It bares very little resemblance to what people think of when they think of Asia. Many of the people here are as tall or taller than I am. The geography is reflected in the people. They'll yell, chastise, laugh, spit, and cut in line. Others are more demure and keep their thoughts to themselves until they really trust you. They're all "traditional" Chinese, just as there's no "typical" American. I realize that now. Pearl S. Buck novels are an excellent insight into that fact, since Chinese was her first written language, I believe, and she wrote from a lifetime of experience, not hearsay. So, here are some more of the people who make stuff happen here:</div>
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Nancy, in the middle, the boss and head of festivities for TAL's 14th Birthday party a week ago.</div>
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Pamela is heading up our new Junior High lessons. I'm a huge admirer of hers. Brilliant lady.</div>
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Ran Wang, got me this job and I need another blog to write about her. </div>
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to her sweetheart and best friend since Junior High.</div>
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Me with my favorite Teacher Trainer, just before heading home!</div>
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Ran with new hubby and buddies from work, after the ceremony.</div>
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Queen for a day, Ran the bride, who was drop-dead gorgeous, despite herself! </div>
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She hated all the fuss and did not want a big wedding, but BIG is what she got and </div>
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she pulled it off like a royal. Love her so much, I cried.</div>
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These are partial views from my apartment windows. </div>
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I love it! Haven't lived IN a big city since Tokyo, and the view makes climbing all those stairs and being stared at by Chinese neighbours who aren't accustomed to Westerners, worth it.</div>
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Inside, it's comfortable, but also kind of, umm, "interesting" in how the restoration of the place was done. If you're inside and look around a bit, you'll see huge wholes filled in with plaster and uneven floor tiles, etc., but I don't look too closely. It all works and feels charming! It's a great place to come "home" to for a year. I hear children singing at a near-by preschool every weekday morning, traffic pretty much all the time (which I can close the door to anytime and it becomes soft, white noise in the background), with kids and folks chatting and playing below, outside my kitchen window. </div>
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Here's where I proof read, work on power points, etc. A lot of what I want to do is blocked by China, so that's a hurdle to overcome. I should FINALLY be able to do the teaching demo next week! Was <i>supposed</i> to do during the first week. Too sick (having left the states taking antibiotics for pneumonia) and too overwhelmed by the new tech, lesson format, etc to accomplish the task any sooner, I was given more time. Gettin' there! <br />
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Rather than embarrass anyone by taking photos of my food, I found this image on line. It looks a lot like something I like and eat (minus some of the unidentified stuff). But, that orange colored liquid is oil. It sticks to your teeth, mouth, throat, and, it seems, my lungs. I cough more at night, after eating any of these foods, than I do at the beginning of the week, when I've been careful to eat soup, honey and fruit over the weekend. So, yes, the FOOD in Beijing is a rude surprise. I believe that Chinese food, in its original form, IS healthier than American's tradition of meat and potatoes. But not anymore. I'd feel much better after a burger and salad on the side, even if it's just lettuce. </div>
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So I can get over this nasty cough and recurring fever, I decided it's time to cook in my kitchen. Since I'm still cash poor until payday, </div>
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These 2 boys helped me find the store yesterday.</div>
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They walked a mile out of their way to help the confused American woman! The long walk started off by my trying to find a bus that goes there (tired of paying for taxis--that's another blog. Cheap, but "iffy" drivers. The worse they are, the more you pay). Ended up walking, seeing something of my neighborhood, and getting lost. I am so impressed with the youth in China! </div>
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Most people aged 30 and younger will do whatever they can to help you. </div>
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The really old would too, but sadly, I don't speak Chinese. :-( </div>
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Anyway, bought liver (I happen to love it, and it's rich in iron) </div>
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Also, purchased raw, skinless chicken with no fat, and eggs. Adding these to the ingredients I brought home of Friday (cabbage, mushrooms, onion, tofu...), was able to make a super healthy soup. It's <i style="font-weight: bold;">delicious! </i>Besides, determined to stop feeling so lousy for over 1/2 the time! If you ever come to Beijing, throw out the idea that you're coming to the land of healthy eating. Not right now. There's no regulation and, unless people suddenly start dying (like the time, I hear rumors, that baby powder laced baby formula started killing babies), no accountability for whatever nutrition is or isn't included in whatever you're served. I'm not a picky eater. </div>
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Guess what? Knives aren't sold commonly. They're considered to be weapons. </div>
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Yep, it's a pie server! I felt the edges--sharp and rough. This'll work, I thought. It does! Craziness. </div>
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These are a few "modern" rickshaws, that can be seen everywhere, carrying everything and everyone that might fit into or on them. You'll notice that some are pedalled manually. Most are motorised. They all have 3 wheels. A silver one carries people (I took this photo in the parking lot). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoS1pw3uEa1ii0nA2SwlBaWO7PFhfRDX6UqZ9UTB2EyOtcWvlZwqOq4Bnx6z25BW4-H8EwHwKcVhyB6XWp5IaJxBR5B76Ng1h0LbgZAnC6zsW85beK1HZzuIqqHGXlkF9gvDxzlZaVTi5/s1600/IMG_5273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoS1pw3uEa1ii0nA2SwlBaWO7PFhfRDX6UqZ9UTB2EyOtcWvlZwqOq4Bnx6z25BW4-H8EwHwKcVhyB6XWp5IaJxBR5B76Ng1h0LbgZAnC6zsW85beK1HZzuIqqHGXlkF9gvDxzlZaVTi5/s400/IMG_5273.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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This one has plants and flowers for sale. The lady in the back buys some.</div>
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Here's a bright teal-colored tiny version of a truck/wagon. The driver's napping.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6FRiijtnwMad3kTRcOKXmpX8oOhcq5TueDpl6GBrBorJayCkz2hahduTHCo5mEkKCyt2a5-qlw8jvgRJm6m3yV4pS5faxRpVS3kvriFtxZiTxUXIhaqK1OML5-40RvKoG5EkNttDVLS5/s1600/RickshawGbgCollector.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6FRiijtnwMad3kTRcOKXmpX8oOhcq5TueDpl6GBrBorJayCkz2hahduTHCo5mEkKCyt2a5-qlw8jvgRJm6m3yV4pS5faxRpVS3kvriFtxZiTxUXIhaqK1OML5-40RvKoG5EkNttDVLS5/s400/RickshawGbgCollector.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>
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And the streets are swept up by the kind you see in this photo. I was waiting for my bus. </div>
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So cool! I love 'em! One of these days, I'll get up the nerve to ride in one </div>
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(when I'm sure I have cash and time to get lost, maybe)</div>
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Let's end with some photos of traditional architecture tucked in here and there in a mostly modern city. I'm delighted whenever I see little touches like this. I don't want to be anywhere in any city.</div>
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China is where I am and what I want to see! </div>
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, EVERYONE! </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">AAAAAnd, I have my VISA! BEIJING bound so so soon! Indeed, it's been a "forbidden city" for me, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">until NOW! Just to clarify "WHY China?" (I have to focus on getting ready to skedaddle.) The position is to be a curriculum developer for the company's new on-line TESOL program, along with editing content and training, plus teaching a couple hours a day. Hoping/planning to turn it into a long-term gig, working remotely as on-line teaching spreads across Asia. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">I want to post first about what it took to get my Z Visa to work in China. This is fairly new for the company I'm going to work for, so I had to figure it out on my own. If you find yourself in the same position, I want to highly recommend, after you've obtained your official documents from the company you're going to work for (they should be able to walk you through what to do up to that point), </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">contact these people:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">They're in the same building, on the 3rd floor up from the Chinese consulate. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Everyone knows them and they KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING! Even better, they're so nice!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">The place was crazy busy and crowded pretty much all day </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">(they're open regular business hours), but no one ever seemed annoyed or impatient.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Get your visa photos taken THERE, but don't expect to look pretty. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">The biggest problem I've faced, over the past few months, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">is that no one seems to no anything. It's cost me time, money and stress...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Nearly everyone I've talked to, even within the consulate (once I finally found it--</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">sent me to the wrong address. The photos they took of me were wrong, too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Place to avoid: The Travel Broker in SLC, UT.), </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">had differing opinions on what was required and what wasn't! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , , , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">but, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">no one I've met. So, again--go with this agency, Oasis China Visa Services. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">There may be others, but this one I know. I have several of their cards.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">in Maryland. Surrounded by bird song, foliage and a lake, each day dawned with a sense of optimism </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">and ended in peace. Having been there herself, Mel Charles is the one who </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">the embassy on International Place, but nearer to the National Cathedral. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Thank you, Mel--for so many things!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">I had to pull over and stop </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">an honest, kind-looking stranger on the street, who walked me to the place. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">He was one of the many earth-angels who helped me make it through this rushed, last-minute DC trip, successfully.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N. W., Suite 110,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Washington, D. C. 20007</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">No one there has time to answer a phone call or email, so don't try. Or try. Go for it. Things change.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">But, that's why I'm not including a phone number for the embassy. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Google maps on your phone will take you right to this place, but </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">you won't see it if you don't know what you're looking for.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">They are only available Monday through Friday, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">10 am to 3 pm, with an hour lunch break from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">You take a number and wait. Bring something to do to keep yourself sane. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Here's what the front doors look like--you'll see this when you're right in front, not before.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;"> And here's a clue that you're almost there:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">The guy on the street, who helped me, said he works in this building and that he knew there was some kind of consulate in it, because he'd been asked for directions on the street before! He's that kinda guy--just nice. He even told me where to park to avoid cost. Just about 3 lights up from here, and around the corner, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">there's a recreation center and ball park with free parking--most days. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">and this courier all made the obtaining of my visa possible:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Ron Green<i> shared his number </i>in line with me, and coached me through what to say and what not to say, which got me in that day, at least a couple hours early, and maybe even kept me from having to come back the following day. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Everyone knows Ron, and he's usually smiling--not accustomed to being photographed!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Anyway, I have to pack and tackle my "to do" list. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">It was staggering before this 4000+ mile side trip, and even more so now. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Lizzy's happily being a doggie with Chewie--who's moving away on the 26th. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Big changes coming, which neither or them know anything about. But, Lizzy loves and is beloved by</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">The doggie daycare people and pooches who frequent there. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">I'll cry. She'll get filthy dirty.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">All's is well.</span></span></span></div>
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artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-67673828037573056032017-04-28T19:14:00.000-07:002017-04-28T19:15:39.333-07:00Just a Few more "T"s to cross and "I"s to dot until I have my Visa...<div style="text-align: center;">
...to work in Beijing. I'm excited, nervous, and so many things... </div>
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The chance to combine art, writing stories, songs, and lesson plans, is too good to pass up, </div>
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even though I'll have to leave my adored Lizzy behind for a year. 😓</div>
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The new job will primarily involve developing lessons and editing, </div>
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helping with the making of videos for the school, </div>
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as well as teaching on line a couple of hours a day. </div>
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Toward that end, they asked me to design a lesson for upcoming Mothers' Day.</div>
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Using a story and music from an idea that's been in my head for years,</div>
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here are some excerpts:</div>
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The only human images are photos, like this one of my son and I. </div>
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He's the very best thing that ever happened to me.</div>
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Every living thing has babies, and every baby has a mom.</div>
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From there it's easy to pull from critters which follow the alphabet, like "A" is for Ant:</div>
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and "B" is for Butterfly:</div>
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"C" is for many things, but of course, what's cuter than a Cow and her Calf?</div>
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...and so forth and so on, including the letter "E"</div>
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and "F." Did <i>you</i> know a Fish baby's a "Fry?" Starts me wondering about some of the names we choose for food, hmm?</div>
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Naturally, we want to focus on what mom's do for us: </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "bradley hand bold"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mommy cleans
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</style>artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-22061864048003481212016-08-15T12:31:00.000-07:002016-08-23T13:39:50.241-07:00Art & Japanese Classes Begin in September!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">Starting September 23rd,<span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><b>every Friday after school at 3:30 pm</b>,<b><i> </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">in North Logan, Utah.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">We're really excited to greet the holidays with art projects!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">using paint (& treats), pastels, water colors, & tissue paper!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px;">Call or Text: <b>385-207-6623.</b></span></div>
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AND the <b>Intro to Japanese DVD is available for purchase</b><br />
<b>for $10 each </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(plus any applicable sales tax and shipping)</span><br />
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<b style="color: black; font-family: times; line-height: 19.32px;">Google Hang Out </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; line-height: 19.32px;">&/or <b>local</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><b style="color: black; font-family: times; line-height: 19.32px;">classes to accompany the DVD</b><br />
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<b><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">beginning the </span><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">week of September 19th through 22nd! </span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19.32px;">Sign up with friends for as low as <b>$85 for all 12 classes</b>!! For more info,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 19.32px;">check out my "Let's Learn Japanese" page on the right side of this post</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;">Email: </span><b style="line-height: 19.32px;"><u>artworkbyjoanna@gmail.com</u></b><span style="line-height: 19.32px;"> for more details and to sign up!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;">Call/text: <b>385-207-6623</b></span></div>
artworkbyjoanna.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308687820441006390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757836703105154756.post-77165282884785595382016-08-05T15:37:00.001-07:002016-08-06T21:53:26.804-07:00Wrapping Up & Moving Ahead: Art and Language Classes<div style="text-align: center;">
It's slow going, but my broken elbow is gradually mending. In the process, sometimes large blocks of time vanish in sleeping and trying to find some way to alleviate the pain of the physical therapy designed to remind my arm how it's supposed to move. That limb seems to have little to no memory of ever having been able to do what the right one can...Anyway, my deepest apologies for being slow in posting what's next in this coming up.<br />
However, I'm gaining a deeper appreciation for people who struggle with chronic pain.<br />
Conclusion: I'm not good at it. <br />
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Back to business, starting with a clarification of what that means,<br />
recognizing that it might seem a little ambiguous.<br />
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Simply put, Artwork by Joanna is Art & Language. <br />
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My blog/website has quite a few samples of mural and faux finishing<br />
jobs from over the years (just glance to the right & click on any page). </div>
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YES! I'd love to help you transform any space in your home or office,</div>
so check out what's there, & remember, I can design something new for you!</div>
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It's also a rather literal embracing of the common term "language arts."</div>
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It's about children's books in English and Japanese, </div>
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and educating with the Arts as tools and mediums of expression.</div>
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These blog posts will focus primarily on upcoming classes:</div>
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stuff we've done & will do!</div>
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Having taught English in Japan, S. Korea and the states, </div>
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North Carolina Virtual Public High School has also employed me<br />
as a Japanese language coach for 3 years. <br />
From this combination, the idea to use original </div>
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stories, art and music to introduce an seemingly complicated language is evolving.</div>
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So, when Cara Rector, a long-time friend who's very involved in Home School Education, </div>
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suggested I set up a booth at the LDSHE convention </div>
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held in Logan at Utah State university, </div>
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I signed up. </div>
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While there, I met home educators and suppliers, and made some great connections! </div>
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I'm currently organizing local and on line small groups to learn Japanese hiragana,<br />
along with some vocabulary and simple sentences. <br />
Cara bought the DVD, and upon returning to Pennsylvania, here's what happened (quote): </div>
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"My little girls spent...their morning using your DVD, then they started drawing some characters and writing the English translation underneath." </div>
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The DVD includes each of the 46 characters in ひらがな with an explanatory page like this one, along with practice sheets, activities and suggested cultural learning opportunities, and more.<br />
It can be purchased separately<br />
(It's only $10. I'd love to get a copy to you: <b>artworkbyjoanna@gmail.com</b>).</div>
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But it will also be part an integral tool for our on-line and local 12 week course.</div>
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It's time to sign up & move ahead, since classes need to begin by no later than mid-September. </div>
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<b>If you and/or your child are interested in Japanese lessons, either on line or in person, please email, text, or call at your earliest convenience concerning what times work best for you. </b></div>
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That way, we can organize small groups of learners<br />
for optimal fun & a cost-effective learning experience!</div>
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Many, many thanks to Amber Bowden for helping create a powerpoint </div>
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to bring Twinkle and Luna alive in Japanese (part of our young learners' final presentation)!</div>
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Yep, it's on the DVD!!!</div>
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Again, Japanese classes, both on line and in person, will begin in September. </div>
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We'll meet virtually, or in real time,<br />
once each week, for a 50 minute class, wrapping up in early December. </div>
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ALSO, what about coloring, cutting, pasting and painting = ART??</div>
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<b>Autumn Art classes will resume at the end of September. </b></div>
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We had so much fun; let's keep it up!</div>
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(Psst! Our next project: Cow Pies! Don't worry, no actual poo involved!)</div>
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I'll offer 2 different classes:</div>
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<b>Kids Kreate</b>, for children ages 4 and up, </div>
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and hands-on<b> mural painting & finishing </b>for teens and adults!<br />
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A "faux" finish just means a painting technique that makes something</div>
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ordinary look like extraordinary: </div>
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For these faux finishing classes, we'll work on sight--</div>
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the 2nd level of a town home in Bridgerland Meadows, which</div>
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includes an open stairwell.</div>
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I'm looking forward to hearing from you and setting times, dates, and locations!</div>
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Email: <b>artworkbyjoanna@gmail.com</b></div>
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Phone: <b>385-207-6623</b> (leave a message or send a text if you miss me!<br />
--even if it still says I'm in Asia--I'm home now.)</div>
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...is in TEN DAYS!!! If you home school, or just want ideas for teaching, this is the Western Region's conference & it'll be held right here in Logan, Utah! Go here to check it out:</div>
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https://ldshe.org/conference-west</div>
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And here to register on line (there are only 2 days left to do this online!):</div>
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https://ldshe.org/conferences/2016-west-conference-pricing</div>
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Twinkle & Luna (トウィンクル と ルナ), along with Twinkle's friends, </div>
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will debut sung in Japanese on a powerpoint to follow along </div>
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at this conference in my little booth. :-)</div>
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Artwork by Joanna has 2 more Hobby Lobby Art classes: </div>
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this week and the first week of August on Wednesdays (9:30 to 10:30 am)</div>
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& Thursdays (9:30 to 10:30 am and 11 am to 12:30 pm),</div>
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The NATIONAL LDS HOME SCHOOL CONFERENCE</div>
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comes in between those 2 final classes. </div>
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Several parents have asked if we'll still be holding art classes in the fall.</div>
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My dream has always been to really embrace Language as one of the Arts.</div>
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We call it that, but treat these subjects as separate. Are they?</div>
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Every Chinese & Japanese character began with a drawing </div>
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and language is a big part of how we express appreciation </div>
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along every thought, feeling we have. </div>
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So, why not embrace the "Arts" more fully </div>
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when we teach a new language?</div>
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Not only will every class will include some form of artistic expression, </div>
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every student will conclude the 12 lesson/week J1 course having </div>
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a binder with materials he/she can review, which will include </div>
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all of the first phonetic alphabet: ひらがな。The lessons are not<br />
meant to be "kids only," and<br />
activities will depend on the age, skill levels & interests<br />
of the each group.</div>
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The words we learn with those characters...</div>
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...greetings, sentences and more...</div>
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We'll do fun stuff, to help us remember and...have fun!</div>
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To culminate we'll present Twinkle & Luna </div>
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using Art, Activities, Singing, Stories and Drama!</div>
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