Heading South

I haven't put anything here in a while. My camera is on the fritz and nothing of note has been happening, so....

I've got to teach a lesson on polar bears today (using English) and I think what I've prepared is a little too difficult for my students. I wish I had found something at a level in between the too-easy Time article and the too-difficult New York Times article.

Maybe it will be OK. One of my co-workers read it, and the work sheet I made, and seemed to think it would be alright. At least that gave me a little more confidence to teach it.

I got an email from Tara today. I love getting emails from home. She sent me this picture.

This looks like a lot of fun. (Tara, Jami, Amelia, Shelly and Becca--are they laying down, or are they hunching over?) This, I know, would be more fun than sitting in my staffroom answering questions like, "Which is more common: saying, 'My mother is an early riser,' or 'My mother is an early bird.'?"

Well, I'm going to be able to join them in August when I return to Colorado. Yeah!

I'm going on vacation soon. I'll be flying to Okinawa on Saturday. Mrs. Yamamoto was kind and helped me book some places to stay, so I have a general idea of where I'll be, but I don't really have a plan. I suppose I'll do some sightseeing and laying on the beach. Maybe I'll do some shopping and, I will most defiantly be eating. Um... pig's ears! Um... pig's feet! Um... pig's head!

I guess pig is popular in Okinawa. I'm not so excited about that.

I'll put up some pictures when I get back.

It's a little premature but, "I wish you were here"!