Since Clifton and I got back from our trip we haven't really done much. For two weeks after we were back it snowed and the weather just made you want to stay indoors. Then when it finally warmed up a little, and when I say warmed up I mean to 5 degrees Celsius which is 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the snow started to melt and then it was complete ice on the sidewalks. The roads were fine to drive on but when you rely on your feet to get everywhere like I do it became quite the challenge to get to the gym or grocery store. I almost bit it a few times and at one point I decided it was too dangerous to walk any further and called a cab. Now the snow and ice are all gone and it is back to dreary overcast drizzle every day. Though last Sunday Clifton and I went out for a walk and it was the first day that I did not have to wear gloves or a hat to keep warm outside and believe it or not the sun was actually out all day! AMAZING.
This last week was my first full week of work. I got a job as a substitute at the International School in Aberdeen. This week I was a substitute for the athletic director in the PE department. I went in on Tuesday to follow him for a day to figure out what it was I would be doing all week with the kiddies. To my surprise they had just started their circus unit. It is amazing the equipment this school has available to the kids. The students were learning how to unicycle, walk on stilts, juggle, balance on a balance board, hula hoop, and ride on pedalo's. It wasn't like they just had a couple of things of equipment. They had enough of everything for each student. I think they had 30 or so unicycles. They start this unit in 6th grade and do it every year so some of the kids who have been there a long time can ride a unicycle while juggling or playing basketball. I was extremely impressed!
While I was working on the circus unit with the students the other PE teacher was taking 3 or 4 kids to the climbing wall and teaching them those skills. Yes they have an actual climbing wall in their gym facility along with a spin and yoga room, two full size courts, and upstairs they have bikes, elliptic, treadmills, weights etc..... They are fully stocked with everything you would need for a great PE department. All in all I had a great week at work. This week I get to substitute in the 5th grade classroom. There is a possibility I will become a full time teacher at the International School but I won't know for a couple of months and I have to figure out if the teaching position is what I really want. So we shall see! The teachers that I get to work with though are extremely cultured and have chosen this international school teaching as a life. Many of them have traveled all over the world and go from international school to international school teaching. There are many perks to work at an international school. One being they pay for your housing on top of your salary. Last week the sophomore class I had to sub for was very small because half of the kids were on a field trip to Paris (Eurodisney) for math. I started laughing and said wow our kids got to go to Six Flags which they thought was pretty cool. Here is a link to their website if you want to check out the International School. http://www.isa.aberdeen.sch.uk/
Clifton is doing great with work. He loves it and is of course kicking butt. He got very ill right when we got back from our trip but I nursed him back to health. Just kidding! I just bought him orange juice and soup and I tried to be as sensitive and nurturing as I could be which is pretty hard for me. :)
We are looking forward to some warmer weather and every day the sun stays out just a little bit longer. Right now it comes up at 9 o'clock and goes down by 4 and really you never see the sun because it is overcast every day but by April it should get a lot better!
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