We’re 100 days older and 100 days wiser! On February 10th we celebrated the 100th day of school and it was a fantastic time to reflect upon the social, emotional, and academic growth students have made in 1st grade. All week anticipation mounted, as class activities focused on the number 100, culminating in an exciting...
Exploring the wedding streets of Suzhou… I doubt there is anything else like it in the world! More tulle, lace, and satin in one collection of streets than one could ever imagine! Unfortunately, most of shops wouldn’t let us take pictures, so many of the wildly creative dresses will remain a mystery to most of...
Yesterday my students skipped off to their language classes and I found this… Read the prompt first. Then read the response out loud. Feel free to giggle. Inventive spelling is simply the best!
Valentine’s Day this year was perfect. Nothing too fancy, over the top, or unnecessary. We spent our evening snuggled up on the couch, surrounded by flickering candles, sipping champagne and watching The Princess Bride. I whipped up one of my best dinners to date, and I’ll admit we were tempted to lick our plates. Gifts,...
Making friends while living overseas- where do I even begin? Friendships are perhaps the most complicated, important, frustrating, and wonderful aspects of living overseas. When you move to a foreign country, you bid adieu to most of your familiar comforts, most notably, your loved ones. Yikes!!! That is HUGE! The critical importance of the human...
