Finally
After MONTHS of not posting a single thing, I figure I might as well get back "on the wagon". I've decided to use the blog-space to be my little adventure vehicle when I head off to Shanghai in about a months (holy crap). I guess a whole lot of things have happened, and I guess I better break it down into categories.1. End of school (well, not for me)
2. The GHETTO house I now reside in
3. Summer stuff
4. CHINA!!!
End of School!!
Well, I no longer live with 20 18-year-olds. Kind of liberating, and kind of depressing at the same time. I miss the caf food for it's convenience and bland taste, and the way it made me softer in the middle. I also miss the handful of cool people who decided to stick it out in residence again (or for some, the first time). Well, handfull means 5 or less, right, so that's kind of inaccurate, I guess. Maybe a few handfulls. An armfull. Well, whever it was, it was pretty fun.
Ghetto House + Jenn = Tru Luv 4 Eva
My shower & washing machine may share the same room, and I may have to wedge myself between the shink and the toilet to go to the bathroom, but it's home. 237 Earl St., it's the closest ghetto house (not including a summer at 41 Clergy - but that's a Queen's hosue, so it doesn't count) that I've ever lived in. I spent a month alone in there with no TV & Internet, just my cell phone & laptop, and whatever unencrypted internet I can get sometimes on my porch. (well, all of that is the same except for the alone). I now have a housemate Brandon. Cool dude. He's from Tennessee, and (I'm not going to lie) I was a little worried about the random housemate situtation, but he's cool. He's in town to shoot/edit a doccumentary on the Ontario beef industry, focusing in on Bruce County (Owen Sound area!). Seems interesting. I'm still half packed/not yet unpacked, I've got too much stuff, I've realized. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it all!! But no packing until I finish my spring/summer course! Yay first year Sociology!
Summer time ...
So I had for about a month & a half 4 different jobs. it was awesome & awful all at the same time. Mostly awesome because I was working a lot and making some $$, but awful because one of the jobs was at the GAP. Puke-much? It was seriously horrible. I wouldn't reccomend it for anyone, except the discount was pretty sweet. I mean, I understand the appeal for maybe younger girls/boys, etc. It's a job where you don't do anything but stand around. The hardest part is trying to find a 2 in that crinkle dress that's on the top shelf of the storage room. I felt I was getting stupider for having worked there. I really did. I mean, 3 hours of "welcome" is essentially standing at the front of the store, pretenting to be busy only to allay the feeling of uselessness. That and 3 out of 4 bosses were sucky. My other jobs rock, though! AMS front desk, I sit around and write my blog, like now, and answer questions. it's great. I've also done a few co-gro shifts, which is awesome. But the danger is that I drink soooo much coffee on shift, it's ridiculous. For anyone who has seen me on too much caffeine, you know how ridiculous that can get. The last job I've got is at Staples, which is pretty cool. I work in the copy centre there, which isn't that different from the P&CC, but I do more actual copying than sitting in the office, and I kind of like not having to be the one to deal with all of the problems anymore. Woo hoo!! It's a great store, and there are a lot of cool people working there. I didn't really expect it to be as fun as it is.
And Finally ... CHINA!!
So, for those of you who don't know, I'm heading to Shanghai for 4 months (Sept-Dec) this fall for a development studies exchange program. It's crazy and wierd and unique and probably going to mess up my degree situation (again) but it's seriously cool. I'm flying into Beijing on August 24th and spending a week or so there before I head over to Shanghai to start school at Fudan University. I've started learning the 4 tones of Mandarin, but I don't think I've put in enough time yet to really start speaking the language. I've visited tons (tonnes?? Oh, the metric system) of websites, I have a few books and a CD collection all to help me see what I've gotten myself into. It's interesting to hear from a girl who is doing a language course in Beijing right now about what is or is not available, what the food is like, the people are like, etc. I still haven't fully planned out my trip yet, but I'm waiting until this crazy course is done (again, with the course, I've got to stop using it as a crutch!). Well, I hope to log onto here at least once a week or so (a little ambitious, yes) and put up some photos and the like. I figure it's better than the mass e-mail, and a little less annoying.
That's about it! I haven't really found my blog niche yet, but who knows, right?
I'm also still figuring this fun bloggin thing out. I should attach my camera soonish, but alas, no internet, so it's kind of difficult.
posted by Jenn @ 2:18 p.m.
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