Today I wrote some letters for the first time in a while. On my way to the post office, I made a stop in to see one of my students, Caroline, and her new baby boy Joshua. I was going to take a picture while I was there, but I was kind of shy at the time... but maybe on another day, before I leave for summer. I then continued on to the school. I have been on a kick lately of making mix CDs, the still pretty cool younger cousin of the mix tape. I only had a few different mix tapes in my past, one of my favourites was a mix of Australian tunes with some of the fanciest doodles on the cover. It was from an exchange student, Kylie Crane, that I met during my year in Germany. I think it was an early birthday present when I visited her in Bremen. We skipped school, bought black cherries from the market and ate them on the outside stairs of the school while others went to class. Good times! Hard to believe it was 12 years ago this month!
At school, I wandered around a little bit to see what was happening. Usually those wanderings lead me by the girls culture room, where they rarely close the door and are always inside creating, sewing, designing and decorating mitts, parkas, scarves, and decorative pins. It's quite amazing to see the work. When I went by today, there was one little guy, who opted out of hunting (the boys culture class' favourite activity), so he could continue work on his alirtiq(sp? boot liners). He is the son of the gym teacher, Pascal. Liam is a fun kid, he's picked up both English and Inuktitut very quickly since coming to the north. He is a very creative and enthusiastic kid, plays hockey but loves science and movie making too. Enjoy!
Theme song for today: Wasting Time by Jack Johnson
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