Day 56- May 15- Samuel Brisson

What a day! The weather this weekend has been some of the best the north has to offer, it gets SO hot (out of the shade and wind) and everything looks so cheerful and wonderful that you can barely keep yourself indoors for long. I went for a truck ride to check out all of the "ends" of the road. Things have melted down so fast I wouldn't be surprised if people have gone out by boat already! It seems so fast this year. However, people are still traveling on the land by skidoo, not my cup of tea, skimming over cracks in the sea ice, zooming over deep cold slushy ice water, getting sore from trying to get machines un-stuck... The bravest of the town go at this time of year.

Kids are hard to get inside for lunch on days like this. They love the adventure of finding all of the junk that is suddenly appearing from under melting snowbanks. I caught Imaapik and his friends building a, hmm, ahem, maybe a robot, but I am not too sure, out of "treasures" they found all over the teachers' yards. Have to post this pic because they were so proud!



In the evening, Nancy and I decided to go the the weight room instead of getting lazy in front of the TV. Samuel was hanging out with Nancy's daughter at the time and was ever so helpful getting the key for us. I thought about how much I like Samuel. He's one of the teacher's kids and came to GR about three years ago I think. He's very sporty and is an awesome hockey player. He takes his training very seriously and I think it is really quite admirable. He has a great sense of humour and has come very far in his comprehension and ability to use both Inuktitut and English very well despite having come up at an older age than most kids. I am supposed to have in my Sec. 2 English language class next year so it will be fun to teach him as well. Great guy!




Theme Song for today: Original Prankster by The Offspring