Time Flies......

....wish I could say 'when you're having fun'...BUT....

...lots has happened since i came back from jordan at eid...have met more people...americans, brits, south africans to name a few...all wonderful people who have contributed much to my life here in kuwait....

the weather has cooled down gradually but even friday, november 30, i was sitting in the sun and swimming....FANTASTIC!!!...one good thing about being here is the weather...

...school continues to be a challenge...especially some of the girls but i have grown to love them anyway....my strategy is to talk as little as possible and to have them do cooperative learning (group work) which is supposed to be a great way for them to learn...where there's a will, there's a way...

...about 10 days ago, i went to a fancy ball put on by the south african engineering society...it was so much fun and the venue was decorated in black and white...hence the name of the ball was 'the zebra ball'...danced my feet off!!!....wish there was more opportunity to do that!!

...i have joined a teacher's volleyball league on sunday nights....it's been quite a while since i have played volleyball....(was on the university volleyball team 35 years ago....man how time flies!!!)...so that is fun...and last week, at school i played on the teacher's team at school for the pep rally AND...we beat both the junior varsity and the varsity teams.....WHEWHOOOOOOO FOR THE TEACHERS!!! WE ROCK!!!!..

...can hardly believe it is only 19 more days until i will be home for christmas...so excited...hope to see many of you when i return....will try to get a party happening and will let you know...

...'things' have happened which are leading me to pursue teaching in a spanish speaking country...many of you know that has been the desire of my heart for a long time so i am going down that road to see where it leads...will keep you informed...

...a little bit of bad news....someone stole my binder the other day that had all my marks, comments about kids, etc.....pretty much my LIFE and i was supposed to be doing marks this weekend...today i have to read the kids the 'riot act' to see if i can get it returned....c'est la vie!!!

...well, i must run to start the 'riot act' with my first class....oh, joy, oh bliss!!

...later....