I chose to put Melanie today because I am leaving on Wednesday morning and when I come back in August, she won't be here anymore. It is always odd when a teacher leaves. It's sad and final in most cases because when you leave the north you tend to go somewhere fairly far away. Melanie will be leaving to join her husband, Nelson, who has been the principal in another community, Quaqtaq, this year and will continue next year. I think it has been a very tough year on them, being so far apart so it will be very nice next year for them to both be there, much farther north, where the yellow shorts of Springtime don't show their face as early. Their daughter,
Maxime, will be attending school in Montreal next year as well.
So yesterday as I finished my packing I thought about the sentimentality of this place. The people you meet, the fun, crazy, sometimes wild, but always memorable experiences you have together and decided I had to capture her before she was gone. I had a little good bye card as well to drop off. It just won't be the same without her here. I better sign off on that note, enjoy the pictures as I run off to the airport to be southern bound!
Theme song for the day: Let's Get Retarded by Black Eyed Peas.
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