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Goodbye, 2010. Welcome, 2011!
Working via the Internet defined 2010 for me. Although I wore many different hats as an independent contractor, all of them allowed me to do almost all of my work from my computer, here in Indiana or from various other places I traveled during the year. A couple of highlights:
- I began working as a Japanese-to-English translator for YKS Services. I mainly work with medical and pharmaceutical documents, although I have also branched out into the legal and engineering fields.
- I contracted with ACTFL as a Blackboard/web 2.0 specialist. We are creating online courses and resources for language teachers.
Working from home gave me the flexibility to also spend time on other projects, including applying for PhD programs. Here are the programs that made the cut:
- Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona
- Second Language Studies, Michigan State University
- Second Language Acquisition, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University
- Instructional Technology, University of Texas at Austin
In my free time in 2010, I learned to knit and crochet, and I continued with my life-long interest in origami. Here are a few of my favorite craft projects from the year:
Knit rainbow scarf
Origami Santa and sleigh
Various crocheted creatures
In 2011, I’m looking forward to
- traveling to San Fransisco, Tokyo, and at least one other international location that is TBD.
- my husband‘s graduation from his creative writing MFA program.
- deciding on a PhD program and beginning it.
- more crafting!
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Nice post, Betsy! Great idea to take the time to acknowledge what you’ve accomplished in the past year and also set your sights on what’s next. You sound busy, but in a good way :)
Thanks, Melissa! I hope to have PhD program acceptances to report to you in the next few months. Thanks for your contribution there. :)
I was just looking at your site and thought to say hi :)
That origami santa looks great!
P.S. Hi Melissa!