Monday, February 14, 2011
Job Update
Just to publicly let everyone know...smile... we are still no closer to figuring out next year. While there have been some interesting nibbles on my teaching front and Marcius is exploring lots of potential opportunities, no decisions have been made yet. We will certainly let everyone know as soon as we know. Who knows what the future will bring? For those of you that know me well, yes I am struggling with the uncertainty, and I have been going to yoga and trying to meditate, but the excitement of a new adventure, as well as just enjoying our time here is tipping the scale in a positive direction....for now...
Has it really been that long?
Well... Happy Valentine's Day!
Apologies for not updating AT ALL! Perhaps it was the January Blahs?
The good, well, really great news is that Spring has arrived in DC!!! If you ask a local they will claim it is still winter, but to any Northerner it is Spring. I have seen crocus and daffodil shoots, I am wearing a spring jacket, that doesn't quite hide winter's glutany, and the heat is off in our apartment.... at least during the day. Have I tempted anyone to come and visit?
Some highlights of the past month include:
1. Skating at the sculpture garden with fellow Cannuks. we have joined a Meet-Up group with ex-pats and are now receiving invitiations to do Canadian things. You should have seen the looks we got on the metro carrying our skates!
2. Attending an Alvin Ailey Dance Performance. If you have never seen this group perform, you are missing out. I am not sure how often they come to Toronto, but this was the most moving performance I have ever seen. Beautiful and powerful. This is a youtube video of my favourite performance. (Although it doesn't do the live performance justice.)
3. Some daytime musem exploring on my own.
The Museum of American History - I took in Julia Child's kitchen, Woman's Liberation through the invention of Birth Control. I got tired and only walked through the basement.
The Rewick Gallery - I took in two moving exhibits, A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection and The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from Japanese Internment Camps 1942-1946.
4. FINALLY, going to the Canadian Embassy! We went to a UofT Alumni Association event to hear Dr. Ron Deibert, who is the Director of The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs. His talk was on Cyber Security and was informative and frightening to say the least. Marcius and I both left feeling proud of Canada and the meaningful work that so many Canadians are involved in. Marcius always says that "Canadians really pack a punch per capita".
5. We then caught a glimpse of the embassy while exploring The Newseum on Saturday. This innovative and visual museum is new to DC. It is not part of the Smithsonian, so there is a cost, but it is worth it. Some highlights included, Pulitzer Photographs Gallery, 9/11 Gallery, Berlin Wall Gallery, and Covering Katrina Exhibit.
We are doing well and can't wait to REALLY enjoy Spring!
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| Winter was short lived! |
The good, well, really great news is that Spring has arrived in DC!!! If you ask a local they will claim it is still winter, but to any Northerner it is Spring. I have seen crocus and daffodil shoots, I am wearing a spring jacket, that doesn't quite hide winter's glutany, and the heat is off in our apartment.... at least during the day. Have I tempted anyone to come and visit?
Some highlights of the past month include:
1. Skating at the sculpture garden with fellow Cannuks. we have joined a Meet-Up group with ex-pats and are now receiving invitiations to do Canadian things. You should have seen the looks we got on the metro carrying our skates!
2. Attending an Alvin Ailey Dance Performance. If you have never seen this group perform, you are missing out. I am not sure how often they come to Toronto, but this was the most moving performance I have ever seen. Beautiful and powerful. This is a youtube video of my favourite performance. (Although it doesn't do the live performance justice.)
3. Some daytime musem exploring on my own.
The Museum of American History - I took in Julia Child's kitchen, Woman's Liberation through the invention of Birth Control. I got tired and only walked through the basement.
The Rewick Gallery - I took in two moving exhibits, A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection and The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from Japanese Internment Camps 1942-1946.
4. FINALLY, going to the Canadian Embassy! We went to a UofT Alumni Association event to hear Dr. Ron Deibert, who is the Director of The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs. His talk was on Cyber Security and was informative and frightening to say the least. Marcius and I both left feeling proud of Canada and the meaningful work that so many Canadians are involved in. Marcius always says that "Canadians really pack a punch per capita".
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| Yes, those are CND Flags in line with the Capitol. |
5. We then caught a glimpse of the embassy while exploring The Newseum on Saturday. This innovative and visual museum is new to DC. It is not part of the Smithsonian, so there is a cost, but it is worth it. Some highlights included, Pulitzer Photographs Gallery, 9/11 Gallery, Berlin Wall Gallery, and Covering Katrina Exhibit.
We are doing well and can't wait to REALLY enjoy Spring!
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