30 Day Blogging Challenge from Te@chThought: Day 10

In response to the recent challenge from te@chthought, I'm participating in a 30 day blogging mission, starting September 1st!

Day 10
Share 5 random facts about yourself
Share 4 things from your bucket list
Share 3 things that you hope for this year
Share 2 things that have made you laugh or cry as an educator
Share 1 thing you wish more people knew about you

5 random facts: 

• I love karaoke
• I've made documentaries in China, Japan and El Salvador
• I'm participating in the commute by bike challenge this month
• I dusted off my backpacking gear this summer after nearly 10 years of car camping
• I bought a surfboard a couple months ago because I think surfing in Oregon sounds exactly like the kind of obsession I need right now

 4 bucket list items:

• Interview Shigeru Miyamoto
• Get a computer science certification
• Learn how to play the blues
• See lava

3 hopes for the year:

• Teach an online ed class
• Teach a 3D modeling/animation class
• Learn web design and HTML basics

 2 things that have made me laugh or cry as an educator

• Last week, when students made videos using Adobe Voice in only 20 minutes that were heartfelt renderings of their experiences visiting Torii Gate (a memorial for the Japanese Americans brought to what is now the Portland Expo Center and MAX Yellow Line station) 
• Every time I get to see the students perform the 8th grade musical, whatever it is, because it's a totally inclusive production - every student in the 8th grade has a role

1 thing I wish more people knew about me:

• I wish more people knew I tutored math.  It's a really great break from the chaos of middle school to work on math problems one-on-one with a student who needs my help.