Just thought I's post some pics from our trip to Leeds this past weekend:)
This is the huge indoor market-apparently the biggest in Europe where you can get anything from art to clothes or fresh local foods
Millenium Square-lined with retaurants and it even had a huge screen playing soccer so everyone could watch from their tables!
Some new friends...or strange men just wanting to be in the picture...
The Corn Exchange Plaza filled with specialty food shops-too expensive for our budgets but it made a good picture!
My first taste of a Belgium, strawberry beer-so good!
The crew in front of a mini Big Ben
Some sweet cathedral in Millenium Square...
I can't believe that it's already Wednesday and I have training tomorrow! I get to meet my department heads and the rest of the faculty (I'll try and take some pics if it doesn't seem creepy or unprofessional...) and we'll start planning courses for Monday! I am so nervous to meet the kids; apparently Tollbar is pretty intense about discipline (their school motto being "Tollbar Means Buisness!" - yikes)..Our hostess Angela was telling Mandy and I stories about the kids she's made cry and was laughing the whole time so I am guessing things may be a little different over here. I wonder if they're gonna be able to wipe my smile off and I'll come back a very serious, no joking kinda woman...?
I've been trying to picture how day 1 is going to go..trying to imagine how much trouble the kids are going to have with pronouncing Dumoulin..maybe I'll give a prize to the one who come the closest-I've never heard Brittish kids trying to say it!
In preparation for PE (not called phys.ed. here - Angela set me straight on day 1) I have been watching youtube videos explaining Netball rules, positions and tactics cause apparently I'll be teaching lots of that to the girls classes..the PE people told me it was similar to basketball and I shouldn't have trouble and I believed them until I watched these videos and saw 7 girls on each team running around a court with specific positions displayed on their jerseys, shooting at a net with no backboard! Right, just about the same as basketball. This should be interesting...
I'll let you know how training/week 1 goes-I appreciate your prayers/thoughts:)
p.s. It seems I was wrong in saying you could post comments so feel free to message me or just comment on the wall for this group!
Cheers,
-Nat x
Wow Nat! It sounds like you are having quite the adventure. Whether you're exploring or teaching, you're sure going to rack up some life experience there. Leeds looked pretty rad, but I feel like anywhere that isn't Canada would look pretty rad to me.
ReplyDeleteAs for the teaching, I don't think anyone could ever wipe that smile off of your face. Instead, I'm sure that you'll bring a bit of Dumoulin flair to brighten up the place!
Much love,
- chris vander deen
Wooo hooo!! You're a real live teacher! That is fantastico!!! I'm very proud of you - you are going to be grrrreat! I hope the net-ball makes sense soon! :D Can't wait to skype with you soon! Perhaps after this crazy first week is done! Lots of love and missss you! xo
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