a really good day

i just sorta got back from volunteering @ FRD in the pediatric er. man, gooood times. i volunteered from 7 until about 1030, NO BREAK! i was pooped and still am. anyway, i started off my shift talking to a few families, and then there wasn't too much to do. then i ended up babysitting. then i ended up watching the front desk. then i went around the rooms and asked ppl if they wanted something to drink. people are SUPER appreciative and it's soo awesome and amazing because it's such an easy thing to do. there's a neato coffee/tea machine in the lounge. i also learned what a "hat" was -> a baby bed pan. lol, i originaly thought they needed a hat, so i asked for one and everyone was like uh..use a sheet. LOL. funny funny. anyway, families were really appreciative and i was so grateful. one of the er docs introduced himself and thanked me and i was like wow awesome you're welcome. i kept a spanish speaker company because there were few ppl who could speak spanish and it was great! he was fun to talk to and he said my spanish was good. woo hoo. i got the hang of looking up resources for FRD and got pretty quick at it. boy, i really waas a hit with the drinks. lol. a even got some familly some juice and crackers. they really must have loved me. haha jk. it was a really fun time today and im very thankful that i was able to help people feel better even if just a tiny bit. it kept me energized the entire time though i could feel my energy dying towards the end.

what else made the day so great? so aside from the inconsistent sleeping, i actualy was able to get something ofan essay translated and turned in for chinese. AT LAST. i had freaken all weekend to do it but i just never did and so it hit hard at the end. it was way difficult because my essay is on Antoni Gaudi and his architecture, and i didnt already know many words in chinese that had to do with architecture. anyway, that was a big relief. i got out of class early and i had a full lunch - the first time on a monday this quarter. it was soo yumm.

OH SHIT, i just realized i didnt pick up my yearbook. oh well.

anyway, i had my first lunch - i got subway. and then i tried to get my yearbook but hte line was hella long andi had to leave to union city to teach the asthma class. BOY, what a PARTY it was teaching this class. these kids were sooo cute and we got to see them go from being super shy the first day to being way talkative in the end. the parents and kids were very appreciative, and totally cut us mucho slack for the pizza being way late! stupid pizza ordering thingie was all screwy. oh well, that's over with. :) it was a lot of fun teaching with will,too! he's way cool. the kids were soooo sweeet though and so cuteeee. one of 'em gave me a hug at the end! :D i took pictures of them and wanted a picture WITH them but i was like eh whatever. anyway, fun fun times. i just hope they learne dsomething. a lot of them seemed to be a little clueless on the post test at the end, but i gues there was just a wide range of learning.

let's see...after that....

i picked up my chinese essay with all the corrections from liao laoshi! woo she's awesome. im way thankful for that cuz it was sorta a crap essay. then i walked over to TBW and hung out with gordon! yay. gosh what an entertaining class. our teacher really likes gordon cuz he's all energetic and dances outta nowhere and can really bounce. lol.

anyway, after that i went back to the house to wash my hair cuz i felt gross -couldnt shower cuz i had no more clothes. then i came back to campus to pick up catherine for the PNG meeting @ kelly's house at 5. we chatted, i picked up my medicine/supply bags and lugged 'em to my car. then i went to hip hop at like...6:05ish. FUN TIMES. umm...then...i changed and hung out in the car for a lil while, made a phone call to the family that i talked to in the ER a few weeks ago -haha i slacked for sure. then i drove over to the hospital and BAM, skip to the first paragraph. oh i should note that i totally skipped dinner BUT im eating it now and it's way good..cold rice, papaya salad, pickles, tomatoes, mmmmmmmmmh..and i stole a water from vi. i'm so dehydrated and tired! but anyway, i'm glad that i had an awesome day...perhaps i was energized this weekend despite the exhausting festivities.

anyway, the partying starts thursday. HOLLER BALLERS.