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Monthly Archives: June 2013

France

29 Saturday Jun 2013

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accrobranche, Avignon, Exchange, France, Paris, students

So as promised, an update on France.

France was amazing, but it taught me, more than ever, the importance of having a great attitude, and I didn’t even really realize it until I was back and reflecting on the trip, ’cause you know I have such a great attitude to begin with =P

So to start, we get to the school, and one of the kids forgot their big suitcase. Each kid got their own hand luggage, and then three of them were to share a checked luggage. So, since a kid forgot theirs, I had to go back home, pick up an empty suitcase, and then they packed their stuff and checked that in. On the bus to the airport, an hour or so away, we get a phone call from a mother – one of the kid had forgotten their passport on the kitchen table, so we stopped the bus, and waited for the mom to pass us his passport. Once we got to the airport, we realized that we didn’t have one of our kid’s boarding passes…so we had to print one…for over 100 CAD.

What a hectic start to our journey!

When we got into Paris, Continue reading →

Hectic Week…

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

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Hi Everyone!
So QUICK update:
France was amazing! I will post more later. 

I am going home tomorrow and am packing like a madwoman now. 

I will be returning next year (for those who didn’t already know) and continue being a quirky math teacher…

And….done!

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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ceremony, end of term, France, graduation, orgasm, origami, plane, Sweden, teaching

So we’re done – or at least we’re done the part with the kiddies =P We have in service days now, but I shall be skipping most of them as I will be in France with some of our students on an exchange trip.

The past few days have been hectic and tiring…and altogether chaotic.

Monday was the origami day. Continue reading →

Almost Done!

01 Saturday Jun 2013

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end of year, teaching, tired

So all my teaching days are done…we have one more student choice day (I’m doing origami) and then mentor day (empty lockers…and then a picnic…) and then Wednesday is end of term ceremony.

Thursday is a national holiday, and Friday is an in-service day (followed by a week more of them, but I will be in FRANCE!) and then on the 20th I fly home =)

The last few weeks have been hectic. Continue reading →

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