♫ And Sunday always comes too late ♫

Wow, 4 down, 22 to go.

So some of you may have noticed a change in my blog. First of all, you all had to be invited to be read this (you are all soooo special) and secondly, if you go back and read what I wrote (which I doubt you will, as you already read it) you will notice some differences. Basically, in a nut shell, (help I'm in a nut shell, how do I get out of this nutshell - a la Austin Powers) I got in a wee bit of trouble for writing a blog and being "inappropriate", you know with all my talk about wine, and men, and saying I had a bad day. SO.... needless to say, I changed it. Initially, I went back and took out all the things that I was told I had to remove, then I realized I could make it a private blog, via invite only, so now this is where we sit. Invite Only. It's a shame because I was really enjoying seeing where all the readers were coming from, all over the world really, but alas, what has to be done, has to be done.

This past week were exams at the school and with that meant no classes. It was a time for me to clean/organize the classroom, do an inventory of stock, and get my class/curriculum planned out. Well, only 2 of those things got finished so here I sit on Sunday night in front of my laptop trying to plan out my entire year. Now lets be honest, that will not happen. But I have a really good start and I am happy with where I am. I did get the classroom completely gutted and feel great about the progress that happened there this past week. The room looks great considering my time restraints and I have an order all set and ready to go. It'll be great to get all the new supplies in!!! Yeah!! Art Supplies!! I could seriously spend a fortune on art supplies, it's kind of an addiction.

So tomorrow I start with all new students. I know that I will have all the same grades 7-12 but I don't really know too much about the students. I am looking forward to meeting my classes and seeing the talent that comes shinin' through. Seriously, there are some really talented kids up here. Art/Craft is a large part of the culture up here and it shows.

This past weekend T and I went to a community flea market. I was hoping that there would be some local art and craft but there was none in site. It was in the Midnight Sun complex and the tables were free so I really thought some local artists would take advantage of that because I know they would have back in Fredericton, but nope, it was all baby clothes and kids toys. T and I probably spent all of 4 min there. Seriously. 4 min. We walked the loop and left, it was funny and sad all at the same time.

Then we split up as she had some things to do so I walked down the main road to the bookstore to see if there was anything of interest. There are a lot of tourist type books, and things on the local environment/people but nothing in the way of contemporary fiction. So I grabbed a sears catalog (it was the only thing free) and headed to the cafe solo. When I entered the lady was like "hey girl, how you doing today" (YEAH THEY KNOW ME) but they do not know my drink yet (give me time.....) I got my usual Chai Latte and just texted/looked at the catalog/texted some more and hung out there by myself. It was relaxing. It was pretty quiet for a Saturday afternoon, as there are normally more people there, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

After that I came home and have been here ever since. My belongings have not yet arrived and I look forward to when they do as I packed a bunch of books. No offense to the Sears catalog, but I can only stare at people dressed in tacky sweaters for so long before I want to fall asleep or burn the pages for heat in our wood stove.

Well, that's pretty much it. Not too much excitement here. Oh, I am going to be going On The Land. (yes it is supposed to be in capital letters) for a night sometime in the next few months. (May 5th I think) I'll be going On The Land with a local guide where we may be checking out some traps, learning to skin small animals, and learning about local culture. Fun eh!! Can you picture me skinning animals and preparing them? Don't worry, it will all be documented, including my horrified expressions via photos....but be sure, I will do it! Experience new cultures when they present themselves!!