On to our story

So I'm realising how little I've blogged since I got here. And your suspicions are not unfounded - there has been a lot of beach going on.. but the main reason is my really slow internet connection (we have dial up at my house) - it's slow enough to make me cry sometimes.
anyways - onto our story.

Currently I'm teaching.
Last term I taught at a secondary school
- TEENAGERS - ARE - STRESS.
Here are some thoughts I wrote -


In just one week of teaching I have learned (developed) an immediate understanding/sympathy ->empathy->respect for all of my past teachers: the good, the bad and the badly dressed.

1. Finding decent, inoffensive, inexpensive (breathable, washable) clothes is a lot harder than you think
2. I am not neat by nature - have never been in my life - don't expect my hair to change after 24 years of that.
3. Students are SO critical. of everything.
4. if you give an inch, they'll take a mile and quarrel, argue, reason and cajole for two more.
5. marks are like money.
6. teachers have to be SUPER organised.
7. You are not my only class/task/responsibility: I did not correct your work yet!
8. 'Dem chilren would really mek yuh feel like yuh going mad' (bajan for - those kids make you question your sanity)

Tulip

Hurricane Hunters

How cool is that???!!!!!
Check it out here (unfortunately, their website - hurricanehunters.com seems to be down).
Yesterday I got to see the inside of a plane used for Hurricane Hunting! It was the plane of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and I got to meet some of the men that fly in it. And I even got to see pics taken from the inside of the storm - the stadium effect.
Can you imagine - these are people that don't just see a storm - they fly into it! How I think of it:
"Oh look thunder, lightning, hurricane force winds and high pressures - let's fly into it"
These men must be (insert your word here)(my word is crazy!!!extreme!! cool!!).
In storms they can experience drops of 1000's of feet in seconds - any of you ever experience turbulence - you know a sudden drop of a few feet causes your stomach to get a little funny feeling and you feel a bit shaken - now imagine 1000's of feet. CRAZY!! they said it's like a roller coaster and everything and everyone is strapped down.
I'm getting such a rush thinking of it (can you tell??). For the first time ever I wanted to learn how to fly a plane (though, not necessarily fly it into a hurricane).
wooohoooo!

LOL

lol. so, apparently it's been soooo long since I last blogged that I actually forgot - not only my password - but my gmail account address.... lol
anywho - I've managed to recover it - and voila! I'm back on blogger. I am currently inspired to write because -
1*Shopgirl* is currently on fire and I'm reading quite freqently and now feel like writing
2 I'm on vacation (ah the joys of teaching - my favourite part so far)
3 I have lots of fun teaching stories

so I'll be back soon.
heart tulip