Monday we began our day teaching, and then spent the afternoon at the monastery catching up on laundry and email. It’s heavenly to have clean clothes again! Nicholas, Linda’s husband, picked us up around 8 pm for dinner at their house. They have three lovely children at AIS, two daughters and a son. Georgia was able to join us and Linda pulled out all the stops, as we say in the US, making a fantastic meal for us topped with a delicious traditional Lebanese desert. I really do need to find a cook book before I head home! Unfortunately, I left my camera at the monastery, but I think Jody got some good pictures that I may be able to add later. Tuesday we again taught in the morning. We’re finally figuring out where the classrooms are located and able to get around without constantly asking questions of everyone. It’s a good feeling. Fr. Freiha sits in the main hallway of the upper school, and is always available to ask directions, but I like not having to rely on others to find my way around. He has a basket, and all students deposit their cell phones in the basket as they enter in the mornings and then pick them up at the end of the day. Since the school is relatively small, especially in the upper grades, that’s not a huge issue. I can’t imagine collecting 8-900 cell phones at BBHS! How would you keep them all straight?! I taught an 11th grade Chemistry class…only 16 students, then on to a 10th grade class with Ms. Maya about Biology. They were giving botony topic presentations, one of which was symbiosis, and I gave them some examples f
Monday, October 18, 2010
Bilblos or Jbeil
Monday we began our day teaching, and then spent the afternoon at the monastery catching up on laundry and email. It’s heavenly to have clean clothes again! Nicholas, Linda’s husband, picked us up around 8 pm for dinner at their house. They have three lovely children at AIS, two daughters and a son. Georgia was able to join us and Linda pulled out all the stops, as we say in the US, making a fantastic meal for us topped with a delicious traditional Lebanese desert. I really do need to find a cook book before I head home! Unfortunately, I left my camera at the monastery, but I think Jody got some good pictures that I may be able to add later. Tuesday we again taught in the morning. We’re finally figuring out where the classrooms are located and able to get around without constantly asking questions of everyone. It’s a good feeling. Fr. Freiha sits in the main hallway of the upper school, and is always available to ask directions, but I like not having to rely on others to find my way around. He has a basket, and all students deposit their cell phones in the basket as they enter in the mornings and then pick them up at the end of the day. Since the school is relatively small, especially in the upper grades, that’s not a huge issue. I can’t imagine collecting 8-900 cell phones at BBHS! How would you keep them all straight?! I taught an 11th grade Chemistry class…only 16 students, then on to a 10th grade class with Ms. Maya about Biology. They were giving botony topic presentations, one of which was symbiosis, and I gave them some examples f
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