Am a 25 yr old graduate, of some 3 yrs now, from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. Worked for 3 yrs in that fantastic city & hope to move back there at some point but not looking to settle just yet.
ElaineB
Joined August 30, 2006 · 1 post
About Me
Profile
- Location
- Akita City, Japan
- Hometown
- Northern Ireland
- Occupation
- ALT
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- 05-30-1981
- Zodiac Sign
- Gemini
- Years Teaching
- This is the first!
- Favorite Age Group
- Currently 3rd yr JHS
- Family
- Nope, nope
Hobbies & Interests
Love watching football (soccer), rugby & playing badminton & cycling round Akita. Also enjoy music, pretty much anything, & love going to live gigs. Like reading in my spare time.
Teaching & Education
Education Background
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow - Education. Definitely go back to Glasgow not decided if I'll study again though....haven't settled on a future career of choice yet!
Countries Visited
To visit - Canada (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto & Montreal), France, US (California, Florida, Las Vegas & Boston), Romania, Tunisia, Portugal.
Countries Taught In
Japan! Practice in the UK (not much though)
Favorites
Music
Really into electonic dance at the moment - Mylo, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip etc. & also a lot of British bands - Razorlight, Editors, The Automatic, Kasabian, The Kooks etc. Not averse to some cheese & classic tunes e.g. Beach Boys, Madonna & Billy Joel(!)
Movies
Gladiator, Finding Nemo, Shaun of the Dead, Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels. (Is that all genres covered??!!)
Books
Just finishing George Friel's - 'A Glasgow Trilogy' which I've thoroughly enjoyed although the 2nd & 3rd books get into strange territory. Recommend it if you feel you can cope with the Glaswegian dialect on paper!
Also George Orwell's - 'Down & Out in Paris & London' is a quality read.
For guilty pleasure have been known to indulge in chick-lit esp. Marian Keyes - Last Chance Saloon is my fave.
Also George Orwell's - 'Down & Out in Paris & London' is a quality read.
For guilty pleasure have been known to indulge in chick-lit esp. Marian Keyes - Last Chance Saloon is my fave.
Websites
Hotmail, Bebo, Google, this one now!
Life Philosophy
"The most wasted day of all is one on which we have not laughed" - Sebastien Chamfort (18th Century French Revolutionist....!)