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”
Wrapping things up
Weddings, spiders and mangoes
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”
Spring Break
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”
Thingyan
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”
Slippery Slope
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”
Hong Kong
Last week I went to Hong Kong for a tech conference with two of my colleagues. Traveling to these conferences is always fun if you enjoy the people you are going with and luckily that was true here. Continue reading “Hong Kong”
Odds and Ends
I meant to do a little companion piece to Gav’s account of our diving trip, but never got around to it. We have some people from the boat visiting and travelling around Myanmar at the moment, so it jogged my memory! Continue reading “Odds and Ends”
Hot & Cold
I have been up since 3:20am because I ran the Yangon Half Marathon this morning. Some colleagues from school have run it before and assured me that the timing of the race meant that the weather would be decent, the course route is interesting and it is well supported with drinks stations ever 2.5K. Continue reading “Hot & Cold”
Yangon Noise
Tuesday evening Gav and I heard our gate doorbell ring and Nell started going crazy. We ventured outside to see what it was, and it was pretty bizarre. It got me thinking about all the different noises in Yangon and how different they are to London noises. Continue reading “Yangon Noise”
