It’s my birthday today.  We aren’t planning much, just a dinner out tonight.  This time of year is always kind of crazy with lots of social things and sometimes planning birthday celebrations just feels like another obligation. Continue reading “The Festivities Continue” →

Well, I think I was a little flippant last time about my Dengue.  After having quite mild symptoms the weekend I was diagnosed, it really hit me the next week and I was pretty miserable.  I even missed a whole day of work, which is very rare for me! Continue reading “Holiday Prep in the Tropics” →

That lovely scene above was me on Thursday night, before I found out that I have Dengue Fever.  Remember a few months ago when I said I didn’t want to be the second newbie who got it? Continue reading “Oh Dear” →

Two weeks ago I went into the kitchen on a Sunday evening to pour myself a glass of wine.  As I finished pouring I replaced the bottle on the counter and heard a little noise in the corner near the coffee maker. Continue reading “First Houseguest!” →

After our amazing but very sweaty vacation in Cambodia, I started to seriously consider the possibility that the weather in SE Asia was just always going to be somewhat unbearable.  Continue reading “It’s Happening!” →

Well, it was great while it lasted but tomorrow it’s back to the grind!  We’re not too sad though as it’s been relaxing and it’s only 3 weeks until we get a few days off for Thanksgiving! Continue reading “Back to Reality” →

We made it to our October break!  We now have a whole week off thanks to what we understand is the beginning of Buddhist Lent.  The whole country has three days off from Tuesday-Thursday with the main celebrations being on the full moon on Wednesday.  Continue reading “October Break” →

Gav was in Cambodia this last week on a school trip.  I will let him give you the details, but for all my teacher friends out there, don’t start feeling sorry for him.  It was mostly adults and at no point did anyone cry, beg to call their mom, or shriek about haunted hand sanitiser. Continue reading “Girl’s Week” →

This morning, Sunday 30th September, a colleague had suggested going for an early morning bike ride.  The advantage of going early is that there are few cars on the road which is important as you are taking your life in your hands on Yangon roads at normal hours.  Continue reading “Yangon by bike – hair raising!” →

Although I started out my career as a K-12 librarian, for the past 16 years I have been working only with kids grades 5-12.  And for most of that time I was a middle school specialist.  So, it’s been a bit of a shock to the system to go back to working with the younger kids, some whom have just turned four.  Continue reading “Lower School Students” →