Sunday, April 23, 2006

isfj

I came across a Myers-Briggs personality test on the internet as I was doing some research for my work. I took it again to see if the results would be different from when I took it in Bible school. Well, I'm still an ISFJ, but the "I" is definitely lower. I remember in Bethany, I was an "I 57" (in other words, strongly introverted, according to the test). That was strongly influenced by my being incredibly shy that first year, though--not just because I get my energy by being alone.
I think sometimes it was (and is) easy to put each other into boxes with these types of tests--at the same time they're pretty useful in understanding others (for me, especially, in the context of teaching and relating to students).

Anways, if you want to take it yourselves, here it is:
Myers Briggs Personality Test

Saturday, April 08, 2006

road trip!

Last weekend, I went on a mini-road trip with Cordella to the States (Fargo, to be exact). Usually I don't like driving in strange areas, when I don't know where I'm going, but Fargo's super easy to get around. We were a little unsure of the drivers there, though--we counted at LEAST 8 vehicles that were pretty badly banged up (makes you feel safe on the road, not to mention all the red light-runners...and they say Winnipeg is bad!) And then there were huge white bill boards with the messages: "Have a Good Attitude", "Be Nice", and "Be Polite" along the roads(if I wasn't such a lazy photographer, I'd have pictures for you). Made this "Friendly Manitoban" wonder about the road rage level south of the 49th parrallel...... Anyways, a good time was had by all.