General Update (11Jun06)
Sorry for the lack of entries this past week and a half, been pretty busy:
I turn in promotion points the end of july so I need to obtain as many as possible for that turn in. I took on three classes this term, rather than the original two which all end the day before I go on leave. Economics, Sociology, and Ethics in Criminal Justice should keep me busy. I've decided a NEW approach and get the homework done during the week instead of waiting until the weekend and then end up rushing through and not doing near as well as I should. I don't know why I didnt think of that way sooner. To go along with that I've been in the gym everyday trying to get my PT score up as much as possible as that score is included with my points turn in. The higher the score = more points, so thats a no brainer.
Work is going great. I almost have my secretary able to run things by herself so when I leave for home the month that I am gone she won't need to call me while I'm in the states. The vet is getting alot of clients seen during the week and we have had alot of positive feedback since bringing him aboard. My Japanese has improved a little from our end of the day conversations that usually include me asking how to say different phrases. I even signed up for a self-improvement language class through the army and am taking tutorials in my off time. The classes so far are basically flash cards that children would use to identify different things. But I get to hear the words as well and thats a big help.
Despite being blessed with wonderful weather we've had about 5 softball games since I last wrote. All but one was a win and that was to the fire department again. That night was the worse one we have had all season scoring only three runs in the loss. The second game of that double header we only had three runs as well, but fortunately we only needed one since the other team couldn't find the mark and got shutout. Season Record: 29-5
Friday Night there werent any games scheduled so some of my teammates and other friends went and participated in a Bowling Tournament. When I first got here I used to bowl alot, almost every weekend but since haven't found the time. So I wasn't expecting a big showing. It was a 9 pin no tap tournament meaning you only needed 9 pins on your first ball to record a strike. So while everybody's numbers were elevated we still had some intense rivalries going. After the second game it came down to one of softball teammates ad I vowing for what we thought was 6th place. After beating him by 14 pins we found out that another lane had gotten two more bowlers ahead of us which dropped us down to 8th and 9th. Out of 18 bowlers that wasnt bad for not bowling once in 2006. It was a good way to spend a Friday night.
For those of you who didn't know, or havent heard yet, I will be back in the states July 30th through August 26th. The DC area then the Kansas area. Hope to see as many of you as I can!!
I turn in promotion points the end of july so I need to obtain as many as possible for that turn in. I took on three classes this term, rather than the original two which all end the day before I go on leave. Economics, Sociology, and Ethics in Criminal Justice should keep me busy. I've decided a NEW approach and get the homework done during the week instead of waiting until the weekend and then end up rushing through and not doing near as well as I should. I don't know why I didnt think of that way sooner. To go along with that I've been in the gym everyday trying to get my PT score up as much as possible as that score is included with my points turn in. The higher the score = more points, so thats a no brainer.
Work is going great. I almost have my secretary able to run things by herself so when I leave for home the month that I am gone she won't need to call me while I'm in the states. The vet is getting alot of clients seen during the week and we have had alot of positive feedback since bringing him aboard. My Japanese has improved a little from our end of the day conversations that usually include me asking how to say different phrases. I even signed up for a self-improvement language class through the army and am taking tutorials in my off time. The classes so far are basically flash cards that children would use to identify different things. But I get to hear the words as well and thats a big help.
Despite being blessed with wonderful weather we've had about 5 softball games since I last wrote. All but one was a win and that was to the fire department again. That night was the worse one we have had all season scoring only three runs in the loss. The second game of that double header we only had three runs as well, but fortunately we only needed one since the other team couldn't find the mark and got shutout. Season Record: 29-5
Friday Night there werent any games scheduled so some of my teammates and other friends went and participated in a Bowling Tournament. When I first got here I used to bowl alot, almost every weekend but since haven't found the time. So I wasn't expecting a big showing. It was a 9 pin no tap tournament meaning you only needed 9 pins on your first ball to record a strike. So while everybody's numbers were elevated we still had some intense rivalries going. After the second game it came down to one of softball teammates ad I vowing for what we thought was 6th place. After beating him by 14 pins we found out that another lane had gotten two more bowlers ahead of us which dropped us down to 8th and 9th. Out of 18 bowlers that wasnt bad for not bowling once in 2006. It was a good way to spend a Friday night.
For those of you who didn't know, or havent heard yet, I will be back in the states July 30th through August 26th. The DC area then the Kansas area. Hope to see as many of you as I can!!
posted by Nickolaus Kersting at 3:38 AM
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