International Day

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International day at InterAmerican 

Today (Saturday) had a great time at International Day. All of the students and parents set up booths honoring their home countries - with information, art, and of course food. We had representatives from Norway, South Korea, the USA and a host of Latin American counties like Chile. I had some great food and played some soccer!

First Day For Teachers - Ecuador Style!

I know it sounds funny to Northern Hemisphere teachers but today - 22 March - is the first day back for teachers on a new school year. The first week is on reduced hours - no classes starting at 7:15 - so for this week we come in an hour later. For me and the others who don't have a car, the school sends around an expreso (a private bus). Lisa was just picked up by her school's bus, since InterAmericano goes by the North-american school calendar, so I have about an hour to kill.

Excited? Yeah! But it is raining outside, and I have two bags of stuff I'm carrying in to get started organizing. Bleah! Maybe I'll get lucky and the rain will pass by?

Back in the Saddle - With the Wife!

Even though my school is still out on vacation (it goes by the South American schedule with vacation in February and March)my wife's school follows the North American schedule and it is still going strong. At her school, Intermerican Academy of Guayaquil, has a program she runs where students can earn a Distinguished Honors Diploma by meeting several requirements, including completion of a research project. Tomorrow, I will be on a judging panel for the top seniors to present the results of their projects.

Once again, me in front of students!