After this weekend, Iโm definitely moving to Vietnam
18.03.2025 10:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@tialater.bsky.social
Detroit Native living and teaching in Shanghai๐จ๐ณ World Class Traveler๐บ๏ธ๐ง๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฌ๐น๐ญ๐ฒ๐พ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐ณ I paint a lil bit๐จ I read A LOT๐ hold on while I figure this outโฆ
After this weekend, Iโm definitely moving to Vietnam
18.03.2025 10:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So in China, when itโs a kidโs bday, the bday kid doesnโt bring cupcakes for everyone, they bring gifts! Look at the journal one of the students in the school gave me for her bday๐ฅน
04.03.2025 06:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Figs are so good I absolutely understand why Jesus cursed that tree
04.03.2025 04:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0And it sucks cus we have a a super fun unit planned. Itโs called The Inventors, theyโre gonna invent things yall and I had students bring in all kinds of stuff for them to use.
28.02.2025 01:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So Iโve been on break for a few weeks and we just got back. Second Friday into the new semester and these kids already doing the most๐ญ
28.02.2025 01:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Going home to watch Abbott๐ฅฐ
27.02.2025 08:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It really was! Iโll never get the feeling of watching that for the first time again and that makes me sad lmao
24.02.2025 04:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Itโs One Of Us. Addie LaRue was a bit of a slow burn but very good! Itโs One of Us was predictable lol
24.02.2025 04:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 055?! Girlllll tell me why Iโve read 2๐ญ๐congratulations! Definitely would like to hear your recommendations!
24.02.2025 04:34 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0So Iโm finally watching The Last of Us but I want a cute lil rewatch in between too. Should I rewatch Invincible or Shameless?
24.02.2025 04:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Also, whyโd we stop calling it Ebonics?? African American Vernacular English is a mouthful lol and Ebonics is just cuter. For the ebonies and ebonies onlyyyyyy
21.02.2025 06:28 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It annoys me seeing white people and other non-Black people try to use Ebonics like please stop lol
21.02.2025 06:24 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Speaking of journals, 5 years ago when I moved to China, someone gave me Michelle Obamaโs Becoming journal and I just found it. I now have 3 journals๐. A daily one to write in, a travel journey to draw pictures in and now Michelleโs๐๐
06.02.2025 19:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโve been journaling a lot more and omg I canโt stop! Iโve tried for years but the habit never stuck. I think switching to writing in cursive has made all the difference. Itโs so fun. Seeing the words flow and look so beautiful. I love that for me๐ฅฐ
05.02.2025 09:35 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1I hold no interest in trying to explain myself to people who are committed to misunderstanding me.
04.02.2025 11:07 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 01, 7, 9
23.01.2025 14:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ค๐คthank you!
23.01.2025 14:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Honestly the lips are what Iโm most proud of. Itโs always been the hardest part of the face for me. Iโm definitely gonna practice my eyes more cus these are not it๐๐
23.01.2025 14:20 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Looking at it, I can see in the nose where I could add more color. Iโll do that now
23.01.2025 14:19 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Ok so this is an *attempt*. I couldnโt sketch properly because I lost my eraser lol so there are lots of mistakes but my focus was more on learning how to mix and layer the colors which I think turned out pretty nicely. Still learning
23.01.2025 14:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2Aw! Thank you so much!๐ซถ๐ฝโบ๏ธ
15.01.2025 02:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My first try at watercolor. A friend gave me some a loooong time ago and all the tubes were dried up๐ญI also had no idea how to use them but I think it came out pretty decent for a first attempt! Iโm gonna buy some new colors today and hopefully build a wall of watercolor for my living room
15.01.2025 02:36 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Searching โI love youโ in my Messages app and seeing that 90% comes from my man๐ฅฐ
13.01.2025 05:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0One of my students is such a little crybaby omg lol every single class he cries. If the class votes to play popcorn with the stuffed seal and not the rabbit, he cries. If I donโt choose him to answer, he cries. If he gets out in Hot Potato, HE CRIES. He def knows thatโs how he gets his way at home
13.01.2025 02:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโve been obsessed with making okra salads. Theyโre so good and easy to make. Great healthy and lazy food option.
10.01.2025 06:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0These are the books I read in 2024. I havenโt decided on a goal for 2025 yet but 25 seems like a good number.
31.12.2024 20:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I didnโt really have a reading goal in 2024. I was just reading lol but I also got my kindle this year and just recently got kindle unlimited so I think thatโll boost my numbers but under the circumstances, Iโm proud of my 20 books lol
31.12.2024 20:46 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yโall wanna see my 2024 Year in Books list on Goodreads?
31.12.2024 20:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Like I can see it play out with a clarity that makes me so calm. Itโs like itโs already happened.
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