It's official. I just had my plane ticket booked for August 14th. And even though that seems rather far away, I am realizing how fast this summer is going to fly by. It is already June and everyday is packed full of work and other activities that ensure that I am not home before 9 at night. I know that every summer is busy, but I think that since I have so much to do, time has conspired against me to go even faster.
I got the list of texts and curriculum that I will be working with next year and let's just say I have a lot of reading to do! Here are some of the titles:
1. Catcher in the Rye (definitely one of my least favorite books so I might have to read it again this summer to see if there is anything new and endearing that I can possibly find about Holden Caulfield and his whiny narrative)
2. The Great Gatsby - one of my favs and thankfully I have read this enough to reenact Daisy running Myrtle over with the car (which we actually did in E402 the movie is on youtube and is hilarious)
3. The Odyssey- this is for my 11th grade class which is amazing since I just taught it this last semester to my freshmen!
4. Macbeth- read it in Shakespeare I but don't remember much so this is on the todo list
5. Antigone- My summer will be dedicated to the old and classic apparently!
6. The Stranger- haven't read, I know it's a crime, but the worse crime??? THE LIBRARY DOESN"T EVEN OWN IT
7. The Story of Zahra- haven't even heard of it so Amazon here I come
8. Othello- Awesome
9. Heart of Darkness
10. Leo Africanus- another title I haven't even heard of.
11. The Handmaid's Tale
12. Catch 22- I'm excited to read this one!
13. The Things They Carried- I have been waiting to have time to read this for forever, so there is no better time than the present!
This is only part of my todo this summer! I am also working with my trusty sidekick named Rosetta Stone to learn French and it is going to take me all summer. It's a really cool program, I just don't really have the time so I usually end up learning my sentences such as "un garcon mange une pomme" (The boy eats the apple) at 10 o clock at night.
I just need to remember this: Who knows when, or if I will ever have a summer in Fort Collins again. Therefore, I need to get my obligations done of course, but also I need to enjoy the beautiful weather and company of my friends. I don't want to look back and realize that I sat inside talking to a computer instead of having an awesome summer creating great memories with everyone. So my number 1 on todo list??? Love the life I am living right now, because there will be plenty of time to practice my French while sitting in cafes drinking "du cafe" in Casablanca, and plenty of time to read while flying there!
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