“Australia”

Okay, so I love this song called “Australia” by the Shins. Today I randomly decided to watch the music video for this song on youtube, and I discovered that not only do I love this song but the music video is sweet! I love the lyrics to this song as well as the video, but I can’t say that I really understand the connection between the two. Anyway, it’s just a good video, so check it out:

Life is pretty good at the moment. I’ve just started a six week methods course which focuses on how children learn/acquire language and therefore what sorts of methods teachers should use in teaching foreign language at the K-6 level. It’s pretty interesting so far, and I’m glad that it is only twice a week because there is already a lot to do in preparation for student teaching.

A couple of good reads

So, after a cold during finals week, the ear infectoon which followed, and just recently an unpleasant encounter with the stomach flu, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I will be healthy for the rest of this break! I did, however, get to read a couple of good books while recovering, so I thought I’d pass along the titles in case you are interested. The first is called _Ella Minnow Pea_ by Mark Dunn; it’s a novel written in letters and is very clever. The second is _The Birth House_ by Ami McKay; this is a story about a young woman who learns to be a midwife in Nova Scotia. It’s an interesting and thought-provoking story.

Well, that’s all for now. Happy New Year!