Photography by Ellen

Tagged again
I was tagged again, this time by Lottie. I have to admit this is somewhat of a wimpy post, no photos today! I've had such a busy week preparing for an upcoming conference that I haven't had much/any time for photos. Suuucks. I'm away from tomorrow morning until Saturday night in the exciting city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Prairies, here I come! I'm bringing my camera (which I'm completely disgusted by, btw.. the sensor is soooo dusty!) and new lenses, so hopefully I'll get some cool shots.

Until then, here are my answers to the tag!

4 of my favourite jobs:
- Babysitting. I love watching the kids grow up, and it gives me time to express my inner child! Lol. I always feel sad when I've gone a few days without any kids around. Keeps me young and cheerful!
- Teaching Sunday school. More kids I've seen grow up.. They're all off to university now and I'm so proud of them. We're having our last dinner as a group tonight, bittersweet times!
- All my speech volunteer work. I LOVE the kids and adults that I've volunteered with over the past couple of years. This has been my main "work" for a while, 25 hours/week while I was in school. I loved it so much, and encourage everyone to volunteer!
- Hmm. Grasping at straws here. I'll post my least favourite job I think.. Grocery store clerk! I did that for one day! The customers were sooo rude, and the coworkers shunned me because I don't smoke. I'm sure it could have gotten better, but I decided to nanny for the summer instead. That was a good decision (and much better pay!)

4 favourite local places:
- The park. It's so fun with kids, and for biking on my own, and for romantic walks (not that I have anyone to go on those with, but that's a whole other post!), and other park-ish things. Love it.
- Restaurants. I can't choose one because I just love to go out to eat in general. But if anyone's ever in Toronto I can definitely help you out :)
- Downtown. I really love downtown Toronto... From Chinatown to Little Italy to Little India, from the Eaton Centre to Queen Street to Yorkville, it's all so vibrant and fun. Just walking around and enjoying it is one of the best parts of summer.
- Public transit! Ok, maybe a crazy answer. And it might not qualify as a place. But I think it does. That's where I do my thinking, and finish my assignments at the last minute. It's where I listen to music and overhear interesting conversations. It's where I wake up in the morning for real. I really love it, and I'm so glad it exists :)

4 favourite foods (it's a really really hard thing for me to choose only 4!):
- Cheese. I love flaming Greek cheese, crumbly English cheese, Canadian cheese curds, italian cheese, old cheese, fresh cheese, almost any kind of cheese. I'm not a big fan of cream cheese though!
- Anything with peanut sauce. I make a really good peanut noodle salad. It's a bit spicy, good for you, and totally yummy. I also love fresh vegetable rolls with peanut sauce. Mmmm.
- Most spicy things. Like many Indian dishes, and Thai dishes, and Chinese, and my mom's cooking...
- Pickles. There's simply no substitute for a juicy, garlicky, cold pickle.

4 favourite international places:
- Cuba. Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba. Have I said that enough? I love it. I'm going soon and you'll see the pictures. I stay with friends in the heart of Havana, just living the life for a few weeks. It's my favourite time ever, and I'm always an emotional mess when I get back. The friendships I have there are amazing and it's a beautiful country. Enough said :)
- Spain. I've only been once, but I really loved it and would be happy to go back someday. Especially to the south of Spain.
- Costa Rica. It's such a beautiful place, so rich in nature and culture. I spent 2 summers there studying and would love to go back someday.
- Australia. I have family there and have been a few times. Even after seeing far too many snakes and spiders and SHARKS (chasing me!) I still think it's beautiful. There's nowhere like it on Earth, and the range of experiences you can have there is amazing.

I'm not going to tag anyone else at this point, I need to run and pack! Angie I'll do your tag when I get home! :)

I've been really out of it on blogs lately, so please forgive the lack of comments. I'll be back in the swing of things soon!