Thanksgiving

I attended my first ever Thanksgiving dinner this Sunday and it definitely didn't disappoint. We all brought different dishes pot-luck style and created a feast.

Making Waves and Human Towers

Smile and give the hard times the boot, life is marvellous.

The Teaching Begins...

You don't know what you're capable of until you try. Throw yourself in the pool!

City Ramblings

The weekend kicked off with 'quiet drinks' in the city which resulted in me getting the last night bus and arriving home at around 5am. 

Back To School

This week my CELTA course (teaching English as a foreign language) finally started and it was time to go back to school! As an aupair you are slightly in danger of feeling like an unfufilled housewife, without the benefit of them being your own children, running around after kids all day. So I was excited to feel more purposeful and productive. The host mum takes photos of Nana the dog in different costumes and assigns them mottos and sayings for her maths classes. I helped with a few new English ones and this one seemed appropriate for this week- time to take charge!

Happy Halloween!

Today's quote seems to be fairly relevant to living abroad and the challenges it provides: Although at times things don't turn out the way you hope, don't stop trying. Usually you won't end up chargrilled like this character and the trial and error is all part of the fun.