Intro

I was 20 years old when I had my right hip replaced. I had just returned from a semester abroad and was in excruciating pain. I had been diagnosed with Arthritis at 16, a side effect from the radiation treatment and chemotherapy I had received as an infant. I'm not exactly sure how I survived my travels in Europe while I was studying abroad, I must have been going on pure adrenaline. Four months of traipsing around Europe, and when I got back home I could barely make it upstairs to the living room. When I got back to the states I went to a local doctor, hoping he would prescribe me something slightly more powerful than the Advil my doctor at Mayo Clinic had prescribed me prior to my trip to Europe. The local doctor took one look at my x-ray and told me I should have gotten my hip replaced when I was diagnosed with Arthritis, 4 years earlier. Since then I've gotten my left hip replaced. And, since then, I've traveled the world many times over. A world traveler, who sets off metal detectors everywhere she goes. In 2007, I traveled to Ukraine, where I spent 9 months teaching English as a Second Language. Then, in 2009, I moved to South Korea, spending 14 months teaching ESL once again. These are the emails from my past and, since I won't be stopping any time soon, my present travels.

Friday, February 10, 2012

New Apartment


Sunday, September 2, 2007 11:49 AM


Hi everbody,
So, I finally moved into my very own apartment and had to spend the whole day cleaning it because the last
people who lived here trashed the place. I spent about 2 hours on the kitchen, scrubby grease off of everything. I also don't have sheets or a blanket and my bed is a bunch of pillows, but at least I can start to unpack (after moving the stuff the last people left and scrubbing all of the shelves). My computer still won't take internet, I'm not sure why but I'm trying to figure it out. I'm using my new roommate E's computer. She is very nice and just got off of doing a stint in the PeaceCorps, in Madagascar-shout out to Mariah. I met some of the other teachers too and they all seem very nice. And I won't be so bored these next coming weeks because I will be subbing for a teacher who will be gone. I'll send pictures as soon as I get internet on my computer. I miss all of you and hope you are all doing well. Love, Jacy

Wednesday, September 5, 2007 5:53 PM

    I finally have internet. E, my roommate, and I talked to her computer genuis friend via the internet
on her computer, and we managed to set up a wireless network from her computer to mine. I am so happy to finally have it and now I can send pictures!!!
      E is really great and we get along very well. The apartment is looking pretty good to. I bought a down
comforter at a second hand store for $15 to put over top the pillow bed, which makes it very comfy. I've
also been teaching, substituting for another teacher who is out of town. I really like my students but the
class is from 8-10 PM on MW, which is hard because everyone is exhausted, and then on T-TH I work 6-8 and 8-10. The 6-8 class is fun but, once again, 8-10 seems to drag. Luckily I won't be working at the school I'm subbing at (the walk is long and uphill). So my classes will end at 9, which makes a huge difference for some reason. 
    Tomorrow night some new teachers and I are going to go out with my friend Genie to a club.
The new teachers are all really nice, although I don't get to see them much, but that will change once I
start work. I miss you all.
Love, Jacy
My bedroom
 
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