We are down to two weeks of work left before summer vacation!  All kinds of things are finishing up for the year.  For me, the biggest relief is that I am now officially done coaching swimming. Continue reading “Wrapping things up” →

We are down to our last four weeks of school and things are very busy!  Right now Gavin is away up north in the Shan state, previewing the spot where our school is going to be building a village school in a partnership with a charity that puts schools in communities that have not previously had access to education.  Continue reading “Weddings, spiders and mangoes” →

We are back from our dive trip!  We had a good time and saw some of the beautiful deserted beaches of the Mergui Archipelago.  Continue reading “Spring Break” →

We are finally on our version of Spring Break!  Yesterday was the last day of school and today is the beginning of one of the most important Myanmar holidays-Thingyan.  It is the Burmese New Year and is celebrated by throwing water on any and everything.  Continue reading “Thingyan” →

Lindsey mentioned the gala in her last post so here’s a few comments about it.  This is an annual event hosted by the school with the aim of raising some money.  I have a colleague who used to work in event management at a hotel so she basically did everything to organise it.  Continue reading “Made to measure” →

Time seems to be flying at the moment, and we are definitely on the slippery slope to summer vacation.  Last night we had our big school gala in a hotel downtown, but I will let Gav tell you all about that as he was one of the main organisers! Continue reading “Slippery Slope” →

When we left London, it was 100% my intention to retire from coaching swimming.  16 years of sweating on the pool deck on Friday nights from November to March was plenty.  Continue reading “Swimming” →

Happy belated Valentine’s Day!  Gav and I were back from out little trip in time to celebrate here in Yangon.  We did the traditional home-made card exchange and I was quite proud of my creation.  It referenced how sweaty I am and I thought I was very clever, but Gav didn’t get it.  Oh well.  I used glitter and that’s what counts. Continue reading “Love Notes” →