And we are lost. AGAIN!
Hello.
Tuesday evening and we are now listening to a debate between McCain and Obama. It's interesting, but we are not paying it too much attention because we are TIRED!!!
Today was our second school-day and we are already exhausted. There is a lot to tell you about the school. It is really different from home. Yesterday we arrived there at 7.20 and I was really proud of my self for finding the way. Ofcourse my other half was a good help. We went in to the office and met the teachers and the principal. We followed a teacher, Ms Jaynes, and she showed us the school. At 7.45 we went into the aula and al the kida sat in lines and the principal said Hello to everone. First monday of every month they award some students that has responsibility and they sing Happy Birthday to all the children that has a birthday. They also award four of the teachers, called "Star stuff". After this they sing the American AND Texas pledge. They surtenlty love their counrty...
We got to be in two different classrooms during the day, both were third garders. There are three thrid-grades and all three do the same things during the day so that they are at the same level. It was a big difference though, I think it manly was the teacher that had diffferences, but it was fun to see. They have much longer school-days here. They start at 7.45 and gets off at 2.45. And they only have a30 minutes brake during the day, so in the afternoon ALL kids are really tired and soo are we. We don't really like that the kids don't get to play much during the days, but the studendts don't know anything else, soo they don't complain.
This day was the same, exept that we were in a third third-class, whit Ms Tso. We will follow here the rest of the week. This was also kind of a different class, but as I said, the teachers are different from eachother. The kids here are soo much more noicie and not concentradted and we are really exhausted when we get of school at 2.45.
Today I drove the wrong way on our way home, so we were lost for about 30 minutes, but all we do is laugh at it. In some way, some how, we always end up on the right way and we have been so used to be lost that we are pretty calm about it.
We had dinner at Whoole Foods today. MY GOSH i missed that store. I can't explain it, but that store is sooooo wonderful! All the vegetables, all fresh meat, fish, chiken, bread. And MOST of all, all the food you can by for take-out! Its just amazing! After the dinner we listen to some live-music outside the store and then we went to a book-store which was fun! Down-town Austin is not what you imagine a down-town to be, but it's nice. Everybodu here tells us that Austin is a special town compered to other towns in Texas or the us, and I can see why, but we really liking it here!
Now it's time for me to go to bed. Sorry if this was kind of boring to read and in a bad english, but i'm tired!
Olof, were have to write in English. This is a homework from our school during our time here, so don't blame me! =)
Love Lisa
Tuesday evening and we are now listening to a debate between McCain and Obama. It's interesting, but we are not paying it too much attention because we are TIRED!!!
Today was our second school-day and we are already exhausted. There is a lot to tell you about the school. It is really different from home. Yesterday we arrived there at 7.20 and I was really proud of my self for finding the way. Ofcourse my other half was a good help. We went in to the office and met the teachers and the principal. We followed a teacher, Ms Jaynes, and she showed us the school. At 7.45 we went into the aula and al the kida sat in lines and the principal said Hello to everone. First monday of every month they award some students that has responsibility and they sing Happy Birthday to all the children that has a birthday. They also award four of the teachers, called "Star stuff". After this they sing the American AND Texas pledge. They surtenlty love their counrty...
We got to be in two different classrooms during the day, both were third garders. There are three thrid-grades and all three do the same things during the day so that they are at the same level. It was a big difference though, I think it manly was the teacher that had diffferences, but it was fun to see. They have much longer school-days here. They start at 7.45 and gets off at 2.45. And they only have a30 minutes brake during the day, so in the afternoon ALL kids are really tired and soo are we. We don't really like that the kids don't get to play much during the days, but the studendts don't know anything else, soo they don't complain.
This day was the same, exept that we were in a third third-class, whit Ms Tso. We will follow here the rest of the week. This was also kind of a different class, but as I said, the teachers are different from eachother. The kids here are soo much more noicie and not concentradted and we are really exhausted when we get of school at 2.45.
Today I drove the wrong way on our way home, so we were lost for about 30 minutes, but all we do is laugh at it. In some way, some how, we always end up on the right way and we have been so used to be lost that we are pretty calm about it.
We had dinner at Whoole Foods today. MY GOSH i missed that store. I can't explain it, but that store is sooooo wonderful! All the vegetables, all fresh meat, fish, chiken, bread. And MOST of all, all the food you can by for take-out! Its just amazing! After the dinner we listen to some live-music outside the store and then we went to a book-store which was fun! Down-town Austin is not what you imagine a down-town to be, but it's nice. Everybodu here tells us that Austin is a special town compered to other towns in Texas or the us, and I can see why, but we really liking it here!
Now it's time for me to go to bed. Sorry if this was kind of boring to read and in a bad english, but i'm tired!
Olof, were have to write in English. This is a homework from our school during our time here, so don't blame me! =)
Love Lisa
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Postat av: Denise
It sounds like you're having a lovely time there! and the school seems very different from ours in Sweden. We arrived at Malta yesterday and it is very nice here! :) Today we are going to visit our school. Kisses
Postat av: Anonym
lisakanin. I have a lot to tell you about this trip when I get home,(you know about what I assume..) it's fun to read how you are doing. my swedish isn't really working so we take this english. hope you're having a lovely time.
/elina
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