100 Things About Paula May!
OK, I've been tagged by Marisa, so now its time for me to add 100 things about myself!
Whew! I am all done! OK, next, I choose to tag Amy and Amie! Good luck girls!
- I love my daughter Lydia more then anyone else in the world!
- I went to Mount Allison, where I did a double major in English and Drama
- In my fourth year at Mt A, I directed a one act play for my final drama project, called Still Stands the House by Gwen Pharis Ringwood.
- I am a HUGE fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals!
- I taught ESL in Daejon, South Korea for a year and a half.
- I LOVE all Korean food!
- My favorite Korean movie is called Taeguki, which is about two brothers during the Korean War.
- I've been to Japan and the Phillippians as well.
- I was born in Germany
- I've been in every province of Cananda, but I've never been to the States.
- When I was 15 years old, I took part in the Miss Valley Ex Pagent and tied for Miss Talent.
- I started piano lessons when I was 8 years old, so I've been playing for 19 years.
- I used to teach piano lessons to young children for three years in high school.
- I've played piano for my church, and I've been on 3 different worship teams at school and at Korea.
- I play the trombone.
- When I was in Korea, I played 2nd Trombone for the Daeduk Symphonic Orchestra and I was the only non-Korean in the group.
- I have my red belt in Tae Kwon Do.
- My two favorite composers for piano are Chopin and Debussy.
- My other two favorite composers are Tchaicovsky and Ravel.
- When I was in grade 6, I had to get braces for my top teeth.
- My favorite colour is purple.
- On my way to Manila, I spent the night at Inchon International Airport in Korea.
- When I was in my second year of University, I skipped two days of classes, took the bus down to Halifax, and joined a couple of friends to see Tragically Hip in concert.
- I almost got lost in Japan.
- One time when I was travelling in Korea, I took the wrong bus and ended up in the wrong city, so I had to backtrack myself.
- I make an awsome chocolate cheesecake. Everyone says so.
- I took TESL in University and tutored a Japanese student who ended up becoming a good friend.
- Originally, I had wanted to go to Japan and teach, not Korea.
- I've seen Chicago and Cats live onstage, both in Korea.
- My favorite American movie is The Shawshank Redemption, though Memoirs of a Geisha comes in a very close second!
- I spend four weeks this summer at Sainte Anne's studying French.
- My favorite animal is a cat.
- In my fourth year at University, I stage managed the musical at Mt A that year, it was Kiss Me Kate.
- When I lived in Korea, I LOVED going to bath houses! I would make it a point of going once a week, it was my "ME" time!
- I love eating with chopsticks!
- I enjoy cooking stirfrys.
- I am addicted to Digital Scrapbooking! On a good week, I can do a LO a day! Sometimes two!
- I love being a member of W2W!
- I love to downhill ski in the winter.
- I have two brothers who are both younger then me.
- I learned how to read, write and speak a tiny little bit of Korean. Basically, I can order food in resturants and tell taxi drivers where to go! LOL!
- I love the ocean.
- I love the feel of warm grass underneath my bare feet in the summer.
- I enjoy walking under the moon and stars at night.
- I love to sing and do it constantly at home.
- When I was in high school, and part of University, I used to belong to a handbell choir.
- I was in Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers.
- I had a cat when I was a little girl and I named her Misty.
- I love to swim.
- The first thing I look for in a guy is whether or not I can carry on a good conversation with him.
- I enjoy playing Cribbage.
- I love Baily's in my coffee.
- I think blueberry bagels from Tim Hortons, toasted and spread with strawberry cream cheese, is delicious!
- The next country I want to visit is China.
- I hope to go back to Korea some day.
- My favorite author is Timothy Findley.
- My favorite book by him is Pilgrim.
- When I was in University, I took every single Canadian Literature course that I could! I love studying Can Lit!
- I really like Post Modernism as well.
- Some day, I hope to go back to University and get my Masters of Education.
- I love driving my car.
- When I was little, I was afraid to light fires.
- I enjoy listening to female vocal artists, like Sarah McLaughlin, Celine Dion, Paula Cole, Amanda Marshall, Shawn Colville etc
- I love cherrys.
- When I was a student, I worked for 3 summers with the Annapolis Valley Historical Society at the MacDonald Museum in Middleton, in the geneology library. I would assist visitors in finding out information about their ancestors or research the history of the area. My job title was Reseach Assistant and Historical Researcher.
- I worked one summer at Middleton and District Daycare.
- I've worked for two summers as a camp counsellour.
- Even though I've gone to church my entire life, it wasn't until I was 16 that I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Saviour.
- I went to Atlantic Baptist University for my Bachelor of Education.
- I have had 30 different roommates/apartmentmates in my life.
- My favorite season is winter.
- I've been to two professional soccar games in Korea and both times, the outcome was 0-0.
- When I was little, I chipped my front tooth, so now I have a cap on it.
- I've been to a Korean wedding ceramony.
- I've visited many different Buddhist shrines and temples in Korea and in Japan.
- I've visited a women's prison in Manila, Phillippines, during a prison ministry visit.
- I've visited an orphanage in Korea.
- I've climbed mountains in Korea.
- I've had 5 different Tae Kwon Do instructors in Korea.
- My favorite coffee house in Korea was called The Walking Man. My picture is on the wall.
- I've dyed my hair many times in the past.
- When I was a teenager, I loved having sleepovers.
- I love doing Tae Bo.
- I also love aqua-fit water areobics.
- My favorite ice cream is called Flying Purple Cows, but I'll also settle for anything chocolate.
- My three favorite TV shows are The Gilmore Girls, The OC and Desperate Housewives. I NEVER miss an episode.
- I've always wanted to be a teacher.
- I love working backstage in the theatre more then acting.
- Last year, I was in the Greenwood Player's production of Playing Doctor. I played a character named Maureen.
- I enjoy a good game of Risk.
- When I was 5 years old, I was in ballet for a year, but the ballet teacher told my Mom I was too high spirited for ballet!
- When I was 14, I went to a week long French Camp.
- Mount Allison was the only place I applied to for my BA.
- I only lived in residence for one year, after that I moved off.
- I love Latin dancing, esecially the Salsa, but only if I have a partner that knows how to lead and how to lead well.
- I've volunteered at International Christmas for 3 years in a row.
- I spent 4 Christmases in a row away from my family.
- I love to ride my bike.
- I know how to do cross stitch, knitting and sewing.
- I love spending time with my friends!
Whew! I am all done! OK, next, I choose to tag Amy and Amie! Good luck girls!
3 Comments:
Wow! That was great Paula! I've learned some things I never knew about you! Yay! :) :o Now, my turn. Yikes, this is gonna take a while! EEK!
Wow! 100 things?? That must have taken forever!
New post Paula!!! LOL! :)
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