Last night...
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Thursday, 10 September 2009
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
And so it begins...
Term that is!
Kids finally came back to school today, my bunch seem pretty well behaved in comparison to last year's naughty boys. I kind of know most of them already which makes things easier. I have one new boy who seems to be in the cheeky/smart category - which is cool, well it will be once he learns the boundaries!!
I decided it was best to get the kids back into lessons as soon as poss, so I baffled them with some maths and introduced are WWII topic. I'm taking a big cross curricular approach to this, which is mostly fairly easy thanks to the Hamilton Trust. I just need to sort out the music side of things, but am thinking jazz and maybe protest songs - haven't got it all clear in my head yet.
Being back at school is pretty hard after the amazingly long summer holiday, already I'm exhausted and the list of work is growing.
On a different note, it's the guy's birthday tomorrow and I'm going to play a few numbers at his party - he doesn't know this yet and I'm fairly nervous. I had a practise this evening, but the lead for the amp didn't work, which was the main part I wanted to check. Singing is easy, microphones are easy, hearing what I'm playing through an amp is completely nerve racking. I think it'll be okay, I'm sure he'll be chuffed to bits, but the practise this evening hasn't exactly filled me with confidence. I felt fine, but the friend who was listening wasn't exactly gushing with praise - I guess that's probably how she is though. Now I need to work out the order of songs.
At the weekend I'm heading to Otavalo again for an Irish/Ecuadorian wedding which should be lots of fun. I'm using it as my pre-birthday party, thus giving me the opportunity to have a post birthday party the following weekend!
That's all for now, more soon. xx
Kids finally came back to school today, my bunch seem pretty well behaved in comparison to last year's naughty boys. I kind of know most of them already which makes things easier. I have one new boy who seems to be in the cheeky/smart category - which is cool, well it will be once he learns the boundaries!!
I decided it was best to get the kids back into lessons as soon as poss, so I baffled them with some maths and introduced are WWII topic. I'm taking a big cross curricular approach to this, which is mostly fairly easy thanks to the Hamilton Trust. I just need to sort out the music side of things, but am thinking jazz and maybe protest songs - haven't got it all clear in my head yet.
Being back at school is pretty hard after the amazingly long summer holiday, already I'm exhausted and the list of work is growing.
On a different note, it's the guy's birthday tomorrow and I'm going to play a few numbers at his party - he doesn't know this yet and I'm fairly nervous. I had a practise this evening, but the lead for the amp didn't work, which was the main part I wanted to check. Singing is easy, microphones are easy, hearing what I'm playing through an amp is completely nerve racking. I think it'll be okay, I'm sure he'll be chuffed to bits, but the practise this evening hasn't exactly filled me with confidence. I felt fine, but the friend who was listening wasn't exactly gushing with praise - I guess that's probably how she is though. Now I need to work out the order of songs.
At the weekend I'm heading to Otavalo again for an Irish/Ecuadorian wedding which should be lots of fun. I'm using it as my pre-birthday party, thus giving me the opportunity to have a post birthday party the following weekend!
That's all for now, more soon. xx
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Blust!
Don't time fly when you're having fun!
Luckily though, thanks to the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education, I'm getting another week off - woohoo! There's been some sort of cock up which means kids aren't back till the 7th and all staff are off till next Monday. So I'm making the most of it and heading off for a couple of days, with a friend, to Otavalo. (Although this means the time will have to be made up later in the year).
So, summer...it's been awesome! I have had such a lovely mix of family and friends both at home and here in Ecuador. I've been into the Amazon jungle; went to Latitude; Copenhagen; Norfolk; all over the place really (in more ways than one - haha!).
On the whole, life is feeling really good at the mo.
I have lots of brilliant memories of the summer - too many to put here in one go! Just thought I'd write down a few words to let you all know I'm good.
Also, in case you're wondering...the 'friend' mentioned is a guy...it's early days, we'll see, all you need to know is that he's putting a smile on my face.
x
Luckily though, thanks to the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education, I'm getting another week off - woohoo! There's been some sort of cock up which means kids aren't back till the 7th and all staff are off till next Monday. So I'm making the most of it and heading off for a couple of days, with a friend, to Otavalo. (Although this means the time will have to be made up later in the year).
So, summer...it's been awesome! I have had such a lovely mix of family and friends both at home and here in Ecuador. I've been into the Amazon jungle; went to Latitude; Copenhagen; Norfolk; all over the place really (in more ways than one - haha!).
On the whole, life is feeling really good at the mo.
I have lots of brilliant memories of the summer - too many to put here in one go! Just thought I'd write down a few words to let you all know I'm good.
Also, in case you're wondering...the 'friend' mentioned is a guy...it's early days, we'll see, all you need to know is that he's putting a smile on my face.
x
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Family, friends, some things change and some stay the same
I've been back for just over a week and a half and am having an utterly brilliant time. I was definitely right about all the hugging, from both friends and family.
It's been fairly hectic so far, so I'm really enjoying a few days chilling out in Copenhagen with Caro, Stu and Theo. Theo is utterly gorgeous and had already charmed me pretty much completely over the webcam, but now I'm in love with him even more!
I have loved seeing everyone so far and know there are still a good number of significant people to catch up with, but I also want to make sure I have a decent time with Mum and Dad as I'm really unsure as to when I will see them again after this. Much as I love my friends, my family comes first.
The best bits so far:
It's been fairly hectic so far, so I'm really enjoying a few days chilling out in Copenhagen with Caro, Stu and Theo. Theo is utterly gorgeous and had already charmed me pretty much completely over the webcam, but now I'm in love with him even more!
I have loved seeing everyone so far and know there are still a good number of significant people to catch up with, but I also want to make sure I have a decent time with Mum and Dad as I'm really unsure as to when I will see them again after this. Much as I love my friends, my family comes first.
The best bits so far:
- Seeing Mum, Dad, Caro, Theo and Stu
- Catching up with Mark and laughing until 4am in the morning.
- Playing and singing at the Cider Shed and The Barrel
- Getting to Anna's and sitting on the bench outside; Sim turning up after a while and asking if I'd ever been away!
- Being hugged by Mikey, Henry and Hugo, all at the same time.
- Finding out about a party within 24 hours of getting home - cheers Chum for the info and Oz for the party!
- Lovely Pat and Liney
- The surprised look that I've seen on quite a few people's faces when I have surprised them by turning up out of the blue (even though it hasn't exactly been a secret that I was coming home!)
Still looking forward to Latitude and the week I have after that before I head back to Ecuador. Starting to wonder if I should have stayed for longer, but know I need some time to myself as well.
Ooops, almost forgot about the changes, etc...
Well my friends have mostly stayed exactly as I thought they would be - all gorgeous, and able to sit down and talk as if no time has passed.
Some conversations have seemed similar to a year ago...
The trees are all the same...
There are a few changes though, people having or expecting kids; Lou's in Bosnia, her kids have grown...
It's good to know that things in Norfolk also change and move on, as I have. However it's also very comforting to have the familiarity of many things being the same!
Ooops, almost forgot about the changes, etc...
Well my friends have mostly stayed exactly as I thought they would be - all gorgeous, and able to sit down and talk as if no time has passed.
Some conversations have seemed similar to a year ago...
The trees are all the same...
There are a few changes though, people having or expecting kids; Lou's in Bosnia, her kids have grown...
It's good to know that things in Norfolk also change and move on, as I have. However it's also very comforting to have the familiarity of many things being the same!
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
One more week...
until I'm home!
I wonder how it will be. I know that some things will have changed and some will remain the same. There are a few things that I hoped wouldn't, but I have come to realise that it was all fairly inevitable.
Things I'm looking forward to, in no particular order:
I wonder how it will be. I know that some things will have changed and some will remain the same. There are a few things that I hoped wouldn't, but I have come to realise that it was all fairly inevitable.
Things I'm looking forward to, in no particular order:
- Hugging my Dad at the airport
- Hugging my Mum when we get home
- Sleeping in my bed
- Hugging (hmm gonna be a lot of that) all my gorgeous friends
- Seeing my sis Caro, Stu and Theo in Copenhagen (And obviously hugging them a lot too)
- Going to Latitude and partying
- Driving!!!
- Fishfinger sandwiches
- Theo
- New clothes
- A Sunday at The Barrel
- Live music played by my friends
- Playing my Washburn guitar
Monday, 22 June 2009
Rebuild, reload - please wait!
I am rebuilding my laptop once again tonight. The only difference being I'm doing it myself - hmm...bit of a learning curve.
The new install of Windows 7 went well, as did the transfer of saved files. However I should probably have made sure I had saved certain program files and maybe made a list of my bookmarks in Firefox - DOH!
It's been quite nerve racking at times and now I'm getting bored with downloading things and stuff! (Hence I thought I'd tell you lot about it!)
I'm starting to think it would have been easier to get Andy to do it, but then again I wouldn't have learnt these important things if I had...
Blah, blah, blah.
On a more interesting note, in 7 days time, about now...I shall probably be unable to sleep as I will be excited about getting on a great big hairy plane to fly home - YAY!
The new install of Windows 7 went well, as did the transfer of saved files. However I should probably have made sure I had saved certain program files and maybe made a list of my bookmarks in Firefox - DOH!
It's been quite nerve racking at times and now I'm getting bored with downloading things and stuff! (Hence I thought I'd tell you lot about it!)
I'm starting to think it would have been easier to get Andy to do it, but then again I wouldn't have learnt these important things if I had...
Blah, blah, blah.
On a more interesting note, in 7 days time, about now...I shall probably be unable to sleep as I will be excited about getting on a great big hairy plane to fly home - YAY!
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