Some of my negative energy has needed to be channeled into something productive and proactive towards getting me back on track towards a semblance of the driven, ambitious and motivated old-me. Of course, I may never return fully to that person as I’ve re-assessed what I value and what it is I want to accomplish in my life….
Anyway, I ramble. Tonight, I leave to meet my mama in Rome for our week-long trip through Italy. Can’t wait!!! Of course, pics and posts will be made upon my return.
Since my students had tests today and all I have to do is sit in front and ensure that they don’t cheat, I’ve had time to do other things of interest to me. So, you may notice there’s been a bit of a change to the sidebar of this site. I’ve added a links category to include sites I find on adoption or by adoptees. This is part of a long-term project that I’d like to undertake in consolidating all the voices out there on the topic of adoption. It’s a BIG undertaking since many sites have a number of links to other sites and so on and so forth. Thus, I’m just linking to the main sites I find and then can sort out the rest later. Still, it’s interesting and fun to find so many voices out there trying to be heard.
Another project, I’m hoping this post will now officially motivate me to get sorted is an Abu Dhabi blog with posts on life here from all aspects and various perspectives. My hope is to get multiple contributors and make it a sort of guide-to-living here with a ground-level perspective. This idea stemmed from a drunken conversation with R about how little information there is out there that tells about the realities of living in this place. It’s not ready for a full launch just yet as I’m collecting pics and information still. However, I’m hoping in another few months I’ll be able to have enough to make it a top Google search site when looking for information on the Dhab! π
So, while my progress has not been at all academically driven, though it should be, I am making progress in what is interesting me most at the moment. Better than nothing, I say!!
More to come…
-T
