Over the long weekend for Western Australia Day, we traveled 5 hours south to Albany and Denmark. We drove down Friday night and stayed 3 nights. The weather was a bit unpredictable, it called for …
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ANZAC Day
A day to remember… On April 25th we attended ANZAC day dawn ceremony at King’s Park. The original ANZAC day was to remember those who sacrificed their lives during World War I. It marks the …
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Capital city of Queensland… Our final leg of the holiday was in Brisbane, Queensland. What a lusciously green city! I enjoyed the city-living in our condo over-looking the Botanic Gardens. We were able to walk to …
Continue readingA Teaching Story – 10 Week Terms
Week 10 and term 1 is nearly done. Why haven’t schools in Canada adopted 10 week terms? People ask me how long our terms are at home and I didn’t have an answer. I’ve never really counted, …
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Fremantle We finally made it to Freo. I think everyone we encountered made a suggestion to go here. Fremantle is a port city in Perth. There are many things to do from shopping, eating and …
Continue readingTeaching Stories: The beginning
The beginning… School has been back full on. Prior to coming I heard stories of how the teaching will be difficult, and some even compared it to their first year of teaching. Well I can …
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Summer holidays ended with celebrating Australia Day, Paul’s birthday and Chinese New Year. Happy Chinese New Year In downtown Perth, there were many events with lion dances and a lantern festival to celebrate Chinese New …
Continue readingRoad trip: Margaret River
Margaret River, known for its wineries, craft breweries and beaches, is a small town 3 1/2 hours south of Perth. So we packed our wee car and went on a road trip. We found the …
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Beautiful Perth After a 4.5 hr flight to Sydney then a 5.5 hr flight to Perth, I am done flying for a while. We went through customs with no questions asked and only one hiccup …
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We left LA on Wednesday, Dec. 28th at 9pm and landed in Fiji at 6 am on Friday, Dec. 30th. Fiji is 18 hours ahead of Ontario time. After a 11 1/2 hour flight and …
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