Planning for the Exchange
Journeys and Destinations… it’s all journey if you’re in the moment
Tomorrow we are off on our big adventure. It hardly seems real – so much of our attention has been on preparing the house and classroom, managing paperwork, running errands, and fitting in last visits with friends and family. In fact, we have finished so many little jobs, and purged so much from the house, … Continue reading
Travel Agent a must for International Teaching Exchange
We DIY a lot of things including travel but it didn’t take long to realize that we would greatly benefit from a travel agent for our teaching exchange travel plans. With so many possibilities, flexibility in departure and arrival times, extended layovers, and a sense of frugality balancing the sense of adventure, it was more … Continue reading
A year of switching places: Stonewall Teulon Tribune article on Teacher Exchange
This article appeared in my local community newspaper, The Stonewall Teulon Tribune. We’re only 10 days away from departure and it’s feeling a lot more real with every passing day. I have such a terrific group of students that will be hard to leave, and friends at work who, while we’re away, will be getting … Continue reading
Mildly Interesting: Canada & Australia use different paper sizes
Paper Sizes in Australia & Canada Now, I’m reasonably laid-back, flexible, and adaptable, but I’m also one of those people that likes stapled paper to be ligned up, hole-punched paper to be evenly aligned, and papers in folders to be stacked neatly. I don’t stay after school re-stapling student’s shoddily stapled papers, but I might … Continue reading
Imagining the year ahead on a teacher exchange
Our son, eight years old when we first mentioned about applying for the exchange, was quite nervous and emotional. He wondered who would look after the dog, who will feed his fish, what about school, is someone going to use his room and his toys, what will we do when we’re there? Lots of questions, and, … Continue reading
