I have hereby been called to serve as a teacher in TAIWAN!!

This is what I get to look forward to for my adventures next year-oh yeah.:)

One of my life's biggest dreams will be coming true. I have just been hired to teach English in Taiwan next year!! I am SO excited. I graduate from BYU in April 2011, and then I am off to Taiwan from July-December 2011. I am so thankful to my roommate and friend, Elizabeth Nenque for putting a good word in for me. She taught there in 2004, and still has good relations with the principal, Lin Yuling, which allowed her to get me a job there. She rocks. Many thanks to Liz!!

I will be teaching English to ~60 preschoolers, ages 3-6 at Owl Preschool in Hualien City, on the Northeast side of the island of Taiwan. We also have the option of teaching ESL to adults and older students. I will probably jump at that opportunity when I get there, too. The principal, Yuling is a BYU grad and she makes sure that the school has a positive, happy, clean, and good environment. I am so thrilled to have finally a program that holds high standards and where I can feel confident in knowing I will thrive in that environment.

I am so excited to have this opportunity to help more of Heavenly Father's children way across the world, and to learn more about these unique people, culture, and language. My Chinese vocabulary consists of "Ni Hao", or hello. So, yeah, I'll be learning a lot, and I am ready for this new challenge and adventure.

Life is great. I am so excited for this new adventure and chapter of my life!!

Love, love, love,
姐姐 Janae

P.S. Here are some help websites to learn more about Owl Preschool and Hualien City, if you're interested. I know I am. :)
Info on Hualien City:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hualien_City
Owl Preschool's Blog:
http://owlpreschool.blogspot.com/

It's Autumntime, It's Autumntime...

Courtney and I watching General Conference in the Salt Lake Tabernacle!! :)

Life is oh so good. Here are some highlights from the past couple of weeks:

-General Conference weekend!! It uplifted me so much, and reminded me of Heavenly Father and how much He knows, cares for, and loves each and every one of us. I prepared myself by having some questions ready, and found that all of them were answered. Isn't it amazing how these questions can all be answered by listening to our living prophets? What an outstanding blessing that the Lord has His servants here on the earth that can lead us in the right direction toward Him.

-My good pals Courtney and Lauren coming to visit!! I loved getting to be with some of my best friends. I am beyond blessed with kind, caring, positive, uplifting and hilarious friends. I loved getting to spend time with them.

-Seeing President Uchtdorf at the FLSR!! His grandsons are in my ward, and we got to see him from afar-so cool!! My sweet friend,Jamie even noticed how an apostle of the Lord still opens the door for his wife. What a sweet man. I was so touched by his General Conference address, as well as the kindness and sincerity I can see in the way he treats others. I see a lot of the same mannerisms in his grandsons.

-Hanging out with Liz for her birthday!! Liz is one of my absolute best friends and I loved getting to watch Conference with her and to just be with her. She is like a sister, and I am so grateful for her constant love, laughs (especially at my lame jokes), and support.

-BYU finally winning a football game!! I made sure to point that out to my students today, and they were like, "Sure, whatever Coach Piercy." But deep inside, I was very proud of my Cougars!!

-My boys' soccer game. My team of soccer boys are such good kids, and I love getting to hang out with them three times a week. I am also excited because I talked to the BYU Men's Soccer, Coach Watkins, and he can get us free/reduced tickets for my boys so we can go to a game. I'm excited!! October 23rd here we come!!

-Eleisha is getting closer and closer to being home from her mission. She gets home on November 19th, and a trip to San Diego to see her is in the works. Which brings me to my next important bit of news...

-I found housing for Eleisha and I for winter semester!! I am so excited. It was such a blessing to find. It is the perfect apt., and we'll be sharing a room. I feel bad if our new roommates are quiet, but I know we'll love them, so it'll all be ok, right? :) We are quite the crazy and loud bunch.

-Jeyza, Nicole, and my studly dad all had their birthdays this past weekend. Jeyza is growing up SO fast!! He just turned seven. Before we know it, he'll be getting baptized. Wow-time flies. I still remember holding him the day he was born and thinking that I was going to love him forever. Seven years later, I don't think I could love my adorable and grown up nephew any more.

Well, life is good, the Gospel is true and I am so grateful for everything I have been blessed with. God's been good to me. I love you all!!

-Janae