INDIA | Friday, 1 Jul 2011 | Views [808] | Comments [2]
I have a love/hate relationship with the long Summer break. I love the prospect of it: I love the relaxation, rejuvenation and recharging that my body gets as school's pressure is relieved. I love the new adventures ahead, and I love being able to sleep ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | Views [1102]
I’ve been teaching my Year 8s travel writing to see out the
year. It’s fun, creative, I love it and the kids really have a lot to share. I like to think that I'm contributing ot the travel world by developing the next generation of intrepid travel writers.... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wednesday, 8 Jun 2011 | Views [889] | Comments [3]
In teaching, every now and then you have one of those days
where it feels like it’s all worth it and that they’re actually listening.
Today is one of them. I’ve fled through a stack of fifty papers in the past two
days, all creative writing, and ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Saturday, 4 Jun 2011 | Views [1683] | Comments [2]
The thing that cuts me up most about my students is that they're victims of
circumstance. I constantly struggle with the idea that their parents have
decided to meet the commitments of work and lifestyle by jetting around the
world and not allowing ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wednesday, 1 Jun 2011 | Views [2234]
Not exactly travel talk, but it's all a part of the experience. Trust my students to turn a fairy tale into a discussion of rape, murder and the influence on children. I've either been with them too long and brainwashed them, or taught them too well.... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Monday, 30 May 2011 | Views [860] | Comments [2]
Here in Dubai, my students provide some of the greatest satisfaction of my lifestyle. Every day they astound me and I am constantly fascinated to learn more about their lives, histories and experiences. Most classes will have students from more than ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 15 May 2011 | Views [992] | Comments [2]
I’m going
to be brutally honest here; I’ve got a nine-week school break coming up, and I
really would love to spend it somewhere totally alien. It would be awesome.
Spin the hypothetical travel bottle and plonk myself in a random country, scope
it ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | Views [2634] | Comments [1]
At the end of 2007, I ended a long, toxic and stagnant relationship. I was young and unsure I if I could cope on my own. I had never spent long enough learning to be me; to be strong, independent and to find my own way in the world. I found strength in ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 5 May 2011 | Views [2303] | Comments [3]
Thinking about it, I can't really say an average working weekday
in Dubai is much different from Australia, especially in terms of being a
teacher. I picked a Wednesday, as we all know Wednesdays are average and
boring, and this week, ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wednesday, 4 May 2011 | Views [1336]
Why you should not run a marathon and then go hiking in India reason #47. I don't really think I need to explain this one. Between my lost toenail and my second parasite in six months, I'm a worldwide collector of some of the less glamorous parts ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 | Views [1144] | Comments [3]
To the wonderful
adopted Mums in my life: this was not intended for tears.
Put those tissues away.
Today, it has been twelve years since my Mum passed away. This
year, I feel more of an impact than I did when I hit the ten year ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
Snapshots from weekends and fun stuff....
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Saturday, 23 Apr 2011 | Views [1382]
Brunch.
Not quite breakfast, not quite lunch.
That’s how I learned it when I was young. It was that kind
of event that you had to skip your breakfast for - a time where I would develop
from hungry to ‘hangry’, as I don’t like to be kept ... Read more >
Tags: culture, dubai, food
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Monday, 18 Apr 2011 | Views [1642] | Comments [7]
Today is an
anniversary. Predominantly, it marks three years since the day I began dating
the man I will spend the rest of my life with. That’s a pretty big deal, and
there’s a lot more of that journey still to come, including the actual ‘getting
married’ ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Monday, 18 Apr 2011 | Views [1424]
At 5.20pm
tonight I was chopping baby chat potatoes in my kitchen, loading up a tray with
yummy vegetables to roast, and pondering the state of my daily routine. I had already unloaded my work stuff, read
the newspaper, checked my emails, ... Read more >
Tags: driving, dubai, thoughts
INDIA | Monday, 4 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
Nine days in India was nowhere enough time to take in enough of the cultural wonderland that abounds. I travelled with seventeen students from my school, who were embarking on the adventure of a lifetime to complete the Duke of Edinburgh expedition. There ...
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INDIA | Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011 | Views [715] | Comments [1]
Today, I
walked 35 kilometres. I did it
carrying a 12 kilo pack. I was
supposed to have walked only 20 kilometres, pack free.
HAR-HAR.
The disorganisation
of the night before continued as I embarked upon the morning’s ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011 | Views [639]
March 30, 2011. Tapola River Camp. I could feel the sweat building up at the nape of my neck
and my singlet was beginning to stick to my back. That itchy feeling from
sitting on a hard surface for too long was irritating me and I kept ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 | Views [667]
I’m finishing the day sitting on the bare floor of my tent, with
my torch hooked to the roof, sleeping bag rolled out next to me, and backpack
shoved underneath it in some attempt to create something akin to a pillow for
the night. It’s been ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | Views [575]
Kundalika River Camp, 3.30pm
I’m watching
the kids be put through their paces in team building exercises. They’re
challenged and on the verge of breaking at times. I am often very glad that I
am no longer the student; constantly ... Read more >
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