It is late, but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Anecdotes from Nannying

Today while watching Super Why with the kids Lene, age 7, says, "You know, sometimes I think that we are smarter then they are. They ask so many questions." to me.

This made me laugh. I think they are getting too old for pre-school programming.

Do you have any similar stories?

My Life is Awesome

Seriously, it really is.

This summer so far I have spent a week in Greece and two weeks in London before going home to the States. I may sound like a rich kid, but I am lucky and just have family ties in Europe.

Also, to make this year even better I am going to study abroad in Japan for a year. This September I head off to Japan. I have no idea what I am going to be expect. I am going to take the advice of a former teacher of mine and go with no expectations. That way I won't be expecting too much or too little. This is how I avoid disappointment when I travel (and I do travel a lot).

This is going to be an interesting experience. I have been to Japan before, but now I am going to live there for a year. I do not have any connections there and I can barely speak the language. Has anyone else studied abroad in Japan before? Do you have any tips?

Greetings

Greetings dear reader

Hello, my name is Marie and I am 19 years old. Despite my blog's title implying that I am from Galaxy NGC 147, I am from the Milky Way Galaxy just like you and everyone else. Sometimes I feel as if I were from a different Galaxy. That happens to everyone. The world is a weird place.

I am from cold Minnesota. I go to University. I have a dog. I collect dolls. I am into Doctor Who and Star Trek: TOS (I still haven't watched TNG which I hear is phenomenal). I spend most of my days dreaming.

This fall I am going to live out one of my dreams and I am going to head of to Tokyo, Japan for a year.

My life is pretty awesome, but I don't really take advantage of it. My goal for this year is to do so.