This is the second 101 in 1001 that I have done. My first list is HERE.

START DATE: March 22nd 2010
END DATE: December 16th 2012
THINGS COMPLETED: 0
THINGS IN PROGRESS/PLANNED: 0

Personal

1. Move out of home.
2. Go to the hairdresser.
3. Go to the dentist.
4. Get my Full license.
5. Get my Restricted license.
6. Lose 15kg
7. Try not to regain the same 15kgs.
8. Wear my hair curly for 100 full days. (0/100)
9. Read the Bible.
10. Drink at least 2 glasses of water for 100 (non-consecutive) days (0/100).
11. Have a portrait taken and end up with photos of myself that I actually like.
12. Wear less black clothing.
13. Find out my blood type.
14. Register as an organ donor, if I am able to.
15. Own a car.
16. Own goldfish.
17. Build up my savings to $10,000.
18. Volunteer for Lifeline.
19. Get LASIK.
20. Own goldfish.
21. Buy a bikini, go swimming and feel good about myself.
22. Go to 5 movies in a theatre (0/5).
23. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years.
24. Finish reading Choosing Happiness.
25. Go through all my belongings and discard/donate things I no longer need.

Friends & Family

26. Send a friend something in the mail anonymously.
27. Ask someone on a date.
28. Send Brooke ten pieces of exciting mail.
29. Have a fondue party.
30. Go back and visit my old work at least three times (0/3).
31. Attend (at least some of) my old high school’s centenary events.

Blogging, Computer & Online

32. Buy something on Etsy.
33. Donate 10,000 grains of rice on FreeRice.
34. Organise all my iTunes and get rid of ones I never listen to.
35. Scan all my print photographs.
36. Make prints of all my (important) digital photos and put them in either an album or scrapbook.
37. Make at least 10 new themes for this blog. (0/10)
38. Renew my domain BEFORE it expires.
39. Make a new 100 Things About Me list.
40. Make a new 100 Things I Love list.
41. Reach 4000 blog comments.
42. Reach 500 Twitter followers.
43. Complete Project 365 for 2010.
44. Complete Project 365 for 2011.
45. Make photobooks from both Project 365s (0/2).
46. Find and register at least 20 BookCrossing books (0/20).
47. Take photos of each of these things (if applicable).
48. Blog about each of these things (if applicable).
49. Make a scrapbook for this list.

Academic & Education

50. Successfully complete my first Professional Practice placement.
51. Successfully complete my second Professional Practice placement.
52. Successfully complete my third Professional Practice placement.
53. Graduate from teachers college.
54. Find a permanent full-time teaching job.
55. Get at least one A+ in an assignment.
56. Redo my CV.
57. Read 5 books. (0/5)
58. Get matching frames for my degree and portrait.

Activities

59. Learn to juggle.
60. Learn how to use a sewing machine.
61. Learn to braid my own hair without a hair tie at the top.
62. Learn to French braid.
63. Finish the 5000 Question Survey.
64. Write in a diary at least once a week again.
65. Watch at least 50 movies.
66. Watch Amelie.
67. Watch Juno.
68. Learn to knit.
69. Knit something useful.
70. Make a snowman.
71. Learn to juggle.
72. Learn to whistle with my fingers in my mouth.
73. Learn how to use a sewing machine.
74. Learn to braid my own hair without a hair tie at the top.
75. Learn to French braid.
76. Travel outside of Christchurch at least 10 times (0/10).
77. Travel outside of NZ at least twice (0/2).
78. Go ice skating without seriously injuring myself.
79. Go through a corn maze.
80. Attend a rugby game.
81. Buy another pair of Converse (colourful ones this time!).
82. Buy a gerbera.
83. Whiten my teeth.
84. Make pizza from scratch.
85. Buy a new pair of black flats.
86. Buy flowers for my desk at least 5 times.

Arts & Creative

87. Finish making 1000 paper cranes (0/1000).
88. Attend 50 plays/theatre performances.
89. Get cast in a leading role in a show.
90. Perform in a musical.
91. Perform in a show NOT aimed at children.
92. Direct or assistant direct at least 5 shows. (0/5)
93. Relearn how to play the piano.
94. Learn how to play the guitar.
95. Appear in a film or documentary.
96. Complete 100 new scrapbook pages (0/100).
97. Complete the scrapbook for my Japan trip.

Miscellaneous

98. Pay for coffee for the person behind me at Starbucks.
99. Stay awake for 24 consecutive hours.
100. Get the crack in the band of one my rings fixed before it breaks!!
101. Drink two glasses of water for 30 (non-consecutive) days (0/30).

I found out today that I will be teaching Year 8 students. That’s 12/13 year olds! SO not the 5-year-olds I think I want to have a real job teaching, but that’s ok, older kids are probably fun in their own way! I’m looking forward to it!

I don’t start there until the middle of April, but I’m going in next Friday to meet the associate teacher and have a look around the school.

Yep. I’m very excited. :)

Tomorrow we find out which schools and age groups we’re going to be with for our first teaching practice starting in the middle of April, so that will be exciting! When we filled out the form we had the opportunity to specify which area of town we’d prefer¹, and which age group we’d like to be with. I wrote that I would prefer a school within reasonable distance of my house, but left the preferred age blank.

Although at the moment I THINK I’d like to have a job teaching younger kids, I’ve heard a lot of people who have been through teachers college say that their thoughts on “favourite age groups” changed so much over their course of study, that I don’t want to tie myself down to a particular one quite yet. Knowing me, I’ll probably go from wanting 5 year olds to wanting to teach 12 and 13 year olds in an intermediate school! Seriously. I wouldn’t be surprised.

Between now and next April, we have to do three five week long placements. One each at a junior level (Year 1-3), one at a middle level (Year 4-6) and one at a senior level (year 7 -8).

We shall see. *cue mysterious music*

1. Because some students are from outside of Christchurch so it would be convenient for them not to have to spend ages traveling back and forth each day [↩]