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Experience SG50: Check!

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Well, I’ve crossed SG50 off my “To Do” list. And what an experience! I went to the Gardens by the Bay with a friend to see what we could see of the fireworks. They were happening in Marina Bay, so we were located behind them. I thought we had a pretty good view until I saw photos from friends who spent way more time and energy than we did, managing to get into the Marina Bay area. However, we enjoyed seeing the Gardens by the Bay all lit up! I’ll have to go back soon in the daylight to tour and explore the Gardens. I think you’ll see why in a minute. Intriguing and unique, to say the least.

A quick note: These are iPhone photos taken in the dusk and then the dark. Quality is terrible. I should have brought my real camera, but alas, I forgot it.

Hello, Singapore
For those wondering, this is Marina Bay Sands
Check out the flags! (Also the best way to tell that we’re on the backside)
Singapore Flyer (I wonder how much those pods cost for the night?!)

If you’re still unsure, those mushroom things are the Gardens by the Bay. Mitch and I talked about going once but we never made it there. Looking forward to exploring further!

Happy Jubilee, Singapore!

New York

Lake Life

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Yesterday, Mitch and I celebrated Independence Day by visiting our friends on Cayuga Lake, which is the second-largest of the Finger Lakes. Growing up in the Finger Lakes region means that we tend to take natural beauty, wineries, and freshwater for granted. We spent last July Fourth with the same friends on the same lake and it was a lot of fun to do it again.

Here are a few snapshots of the day, mostly from the area in and around the wineries:

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Happy birthday, America!

New York, On My Mind

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Well, I’m certainly not going to win any points for blogging this summer! Life in Rochester at the moment is certainly much calmer and quieter than life travelling around Southeast Asia and trying to teach at a school trying desperately to prevent teaching. It’s certainly been a welcome calm.

Mitch has been interviewing for jobs across the country and I’ve been getting ready for my move to Singapore. I’ll be teaching three new courses come August. I’ve taught pieces of two of them before and none of the third, so I’m trying to get as much basic content work as possible completed before I go so I can focus on pedagogy and resources when I’m there. I didn’t plan to spend this summer working on the boat again, but one of the captains called me and begged, so I’m doing that, too.

And yes, my summer “office” is gorgeous.

Otherwise, this has been another chapter in my journey to find out who my real friends are. There are people in Rochester who I no longer feel the need to see, and people I wish were still interested in keeping in touch. On the other hand, there are people in Malaysia with whom I’m still in touch. I’m also in touch with friends who left Malaysia months ago, both of which make me happy. I’m trying really hard to focus on people who care about me now, not people who cared about me (or who I cared about) back in the day.

All this to say, I know I’ve been neglecting my blog. It’s not really been on my radar at all, with all this focusing on the here and now. Except a whole host of updates and regular posts when I get to Singapore in a little over two weeks. For now, enjoy the pictures of the Erie Canal! And, as always, thanks for reading.