Jet lag
We arrived back in New Zealand safely. I had to ensure we left various students at places along the way - with a responsible adult - it was a bit like 10 in the bed..... I started with 33 at Brussels, left with 30 to go to Heathrow (and aren't I glad we left before all the flooding that has occurred this week). I left 2 in HongKong so went on to Auckland with 28 where I left one and so returned 27 to their families in Wellington.
It was back to school the next day at 8 am. I give full marks to the PD speaker who kept my attention - amazing as I usually drift off when not jet lagged!
I made it though the week. The fact that Murray has recovered the data from the dead disk and that a new computer has arrived removed one source of worry. One night when I thought it was day time I was able to talk though a topic I am teaching with Murray and so I felt much better about the classes for Level 2. The GIS at school has worked well so Level 1 Geography went really well. Philip's reliever is excellent and so after one sort out of the content to be covered I have not had anything extra on that front.
More interesting though it was Christopher's birthday on Tuesday. His second and the first time I have been home - I was away with USA visitors when he was born and last year was in the USA with Christine and Richard. Christopher was delighted with his present. We had the family meal yesterday which he also enjoyed until it got all too tiring.
The weather is appalling today and I should be doing a number of things other than bringing my blog up to date.
Reflecting on the Europe trip has been interesting. Some how all the things that could have gone wrong hit me more this week. I guess when you are in the midst of something you just cope - such as with lost passports, keeping track of people in crowds, the lack of street savy of some - it is afterwards the reaction comes. I particularly enjoyed the Czech Republic and would enjoy seeing more of the country. I also enjoyed (maybe the wrong word) the battlefield experiences in Belgium. It would be good to explore the wider country further. I am getting a lot of pleasure now reading the various booklets I bought so that I can put the whole experience into some sort of context.
We arrived back in New Zealand safely. I had to ensure we left various students at places along the way - with a responsible adult - it was a bit like 10 in the bed..... I started with 33 at Brussels, left with 30 to go to Heathrow (and aren't I glad we left before all the flooding that has occurred this week). I left 2 in HongKong so went on to Auckland with 28 where I left one and so returned 27 to their families in Wellington.
It was back to school the next day at 8 am. I give full marks to the PD speaker who kept my attention - amazing as I usually drift off when not jet lagged!
I made it though the week. The fact that Murray has recovered the data from the dead disk and that a new computer has arrived removed one source of worry. One night when I thought it was day time I was able to talk though a topic I am teaching with Murray and so I felt much better about the classes for Level 2. The GIS at school has worked well so Level 1 Geography went really well. Philip's reliever is excellent and so after one sort out of the content to be covered I have not had anything extra on that front.
More interesting though it was Christopher's birthday on Tuesday. His second and the first time I have been home - I was away with USA visitors when he was born and last year was in the USA with Christine and Richard. Christopher was delighted with his present. We had the family meal yesterday which he also enjoyed until it got all too tiring.
The weather is appalling today and I should be doing a number of things other than bringing my blog up to date.
Reflecting on the Europe trip has been interesting. Some how all the things that could have gone wrong hit me more this week. I guess when you are in the midst of something you just cope - such as with lost passports, keeping track of people in crowds, the lack of street savy of some - it is afterwards the reaction comes. I particularly enjoyed the Czech Republic and would enjoy seeing more of the country. I also enjoyed (maybe the wrong word) the battlefield experiences in Belgium. It would be good to explore the wider country further. I am getting a lot of pleasure now reading the various booklets I bought so that I can put the whole experience into some sort of context.
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