5-2-09

wow it's been a long time...i started the blog but i got stuck in Hindi and had to help my way out. the living room is now a bit of limish green. i cleaned the carpet and had some girlfriends over to help me rearrange the furniture. i moved some of the art around and the furniture. the dining room is done too. now i have to get all the extra crap out and clean up before i leave for france.

we have only 3 weeks of school left. there is alot to do. the jr hi track meet was last week but we got lighteninged out just at the start of the last event - the men's 4x400 relay. i got to supervise the stands. it was fun to watch. these kids are about 12-15 yrs old and can be amazing athletes. i have one week to teach and i'm going to do chinese history. then the following week they start their final. it is a game they design. it must include all the units we studied and be knowledge based. i've had some amazing games over the years.

the last friday of the year there is a big party for the freshmen as a send off to high school. the parents fund and organize it. i'm the liaison for the school. there are inflatable games, food, poker and guitar hero type games. only a few kids aren't able to come. so there will be about 290 there for 4 hours. the dance is a alot of fun. the next week they have 3 1/2 days to finish the year. the last 1/2 day is fun too.

the next wed regina and i leave for france. we have all our accommodations set out, passports and driver licenses. we still need to pack and buy some euros here.

i'll try to post some pics and blog from there. i'm going to try and take some pics of the living room and dining room so i can practice! more later!