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JoJowrote:
小艳子在明尼苏达的美国小镇,遥祝各位家人朋友中秋节愉快,长假玩得开心!
4 Oct.
JoJowrote:
Hi Rainbow Here I am! Welcome to Wolf Ridge ELC!
14 Sept.
JoJowrote:
Wave goodbye, M-I-S-S-ING, my family and dear friends!
No longer princess, little witch is on the way #_#
Always dream for impossibilities, and you will make your own MAGIC.
Have a pleasant journey ^O_O^
 
 
14 Aug.
JoJowrote:
谢谢LC的留言和祝福
不好意思,我不喜欢在虚拟世界暴露真实身份,所以不得不删掉了
祝你在北京生活甜蜜,工作顺利 :)

地球是我家 环保靠大家 仅靠一个人是担当不起的,也没用
给我一个支点,我还是翘不起这个大西瓜,呵呵

22 July
JoJowrote:

~终~于~又~毕~业~啦~

 

感谢,一路有你——

曾经几多付出,让我们幸运地换来了今天的友谊 ^u^

与青春有关的日子,因为有你,我们得以说趣逗笑、互诉心情、共同努力;

那份相互鼓励、相互扶持的感动,何时何地,倍感珍惜!

相信我们在未来的日子里,能继续一起学习,一起成长,分享快乐,分担忧愁。

——在追梦的路上,我们一个都不能少!

 

也许,你在厦大某个不经意的角落踩下了一连串脚印

那么,我在芙蓉湖畔的小窝里记下了三年的支言片语

JoJo’s Travelogue in XMU <http://joanna52zy.spaces.live.com/>

如果有兴趣,欢迎翻开这本青春纪念册,你可能会看到自己的影子 ^_^

 

我会在七月上旬告别鹭岛,暑假在荆州,8月中旬从上海出发

去美国明尼苏达州苏必利尔湖畔继续学习环境教育

人生一路是风景,我们一起去欣赏

祝明天会更好,期待百年校庆再相聚 ^O^

 

整理通讯录,麻烦把最常用的Email / 电话 / 地址(可以寄贺卡哦)发一个给我,谢谢!

另外,大家有空帮我写两句毕业留言吧,我可以带着彩色铅笔去找你们哦 :)

25 June
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23/11/2009

路口


All this stuff will make perfect sense later on, if you can record enough of it.

 

“If we want to educate our kids about the environment we have to start by being honest about the good and the bad, our achievements and our failures…Environmental education is not a luxury, it is the thing that can save us. We’re not just an adaptable species, we’re a smart one and we can solve our problems -  but only if we get to work engaging kids, not placating them, and inspiring them, not distracting them.”

> Bill Dietrich  (Pulitzer-winning journalist for the Seattle Times and professor of environmental journalism at Western WA University).

 

 

这周天气异常温暖,零上4-10度,阳光下甚至感觉像九月的初秋,而长江之滨居然下雪了。。。全球气候变化,不需要科学家们的大张旗鼓,我们就可以听到/看到/感受到How we treat the earth is how the earth will treat us.

 

Nov 16-20 Liaison for Glendale Elementary

 

本周是我的第二次liaison经历(作为中心负责照顾来访学校的联络人),终于体会到了为什么不用上课也会累,也明白了为什么要在下课时帮本周的liaison布置晚间活动。因为来访学校可能只有20人(last time),也可能是138人(this time),更可能是220人(next time)。我再也不会这么想:我又不是liaison为什么要帮忙布置教室;我刚下课,晚上还要上课,等布置教室可能就来不及吃晚餐了。。。因为来访学校通常会要求在naturalist presentation8-9pm)前进行一系列动手活动,如Owl Pellets/Paper Making/Block Painting/Dream Catcher。下课时间是415分,有些课程可能延时到4点半才结束。蓝鸟教师们如果在5点后到食堂,就得排在两三百学生的长长队伍中。而两个联络人在半小时对付11间教室和4间教室——排座椅/工具箱/板书/海报工作,绝对是impossible mission!感谢Katie B/Laura/所有帮忙布置教室的学生教师们,还有本周的搭档Rhea老师(她负责另外Westwood115个娃娃们),以及在活动结束记得清理教室的监护人chaperones(他们常常会忘记擦黑板和堆叠座椅,有时还会忘了让工具箱归位),而清理15间教室至少要半小时。

 

虽然我做足了前期准备(周日下午我就在East Dorm的黑板上准备好了欢迎板报),但周一中午看到成群结队的唧唧喳喳小家伙们,还是有些紧张。他们从Twin Cities 来,坐了近5小时的车,来不及在宿舍unpack就要赶着上第一节课,所以,我只有10分钟的时间简要介绍食宿和中心概况(虽然准备了20分钟)。除了欢迎和欢送外,联络人还要负责检查宿舍(water/light is off recycling patrol/收发信件(我的邮箱上周就被来访学校的信件/明信片/包裹塞得密不透风,现在每天还有这么多letters/postcard/package——这一现象充分证明了可怜天下父母心,不仅是他们的爸爸妈妈,还有爷爷奶奶和兄弟姐妹,邻里亲友都在为出远门的娃娃们担心!!有的父母亲还提前寄送了从第一天到第五天的信件和礼物,要求领队老师按时发送给娃娃们)/夜宵点心/庆祝生日(我用桦树皮坐了三张生日贺卡),以及紧急情况(比如,几个调皮捣蛋的小男生砸墙砸得fire alarm尖叫。因为学生教师们都住在West Dorm第二层,我忘了培训时告知的East Dorm地下室,电话办公室值班的Ben,他以为整栋的警报出问题了,30秒种就赶到了平时5分钟才能完成的路程——我们一起找到basement 事实上,警报器根本没有通电源——然后,我们打开那间尖叫不止的宿舍,OMG it is really tough -- Ben让耳朵离尖叫的fire alarm只有不到10厘米的距离,去检查出故障的警报器,终于发现了一个黑色的按钮,可是按了几下按钮,警报器依然响个不停。我们无可奈何地回到地下室,呼叫已经回家的工作人员,没人接。。。在极度郁闷中,突然发现,警报停了!!!真是喜出望外,我的第三场噩梦告一段落!!!)万分感激Ben的帮忙!!!!!What can piece your ears without making a hole! Fire Alarm!!!!!!!!!!

 

因为这周是联络人,所以只上了四个节——方向感训练,攀岩和树的秘密,还观摩了Katie BBirds Class对自己上好这门课有个更多信心。最惊喜的一刻——周四晚的篝火晚会及skit show - A short dramatic performance a theatrical sketch 我终于相信自己不是在动物园,而是一帮具有表演天赋的可爱娃娃。他们把Wolf Ridge的课程,以及学习和生活的经历创意地表演出来,实在是棒极了!on belay? Belay on… can I switch my first carabiner? Yes, just the first one…basic survival class – car crash …PMA PMA PMA – positive mentally attitude… NMC – viva la company… trees & keys – yes, you are yellow birch…sugar maple…off belay? Belay off 我的节目是用蜡烛排成星座的形状,让他们猜constellation感谢Stephanie和我一起看节目并帮忙点蜡烛。最自信的一刻——在一百多了娃娃和家长面前唱中文歌 :)最开心的时刻——娃娃在离开时对我说谢谢!

 

Leonid Meteor Shower 2009 - Biggest Meteor Shower of the Modern Age

It is going to be very great with one of the biggest meteor shower events of our lifetime. I would recommend everyone mark their calendars for this historic event. Plus it is just going to be mad cool.

On Nov. 17, 2009, Earth will pass through the 1466 stream again, but this time closer to the center. Based on the number of meteors observed in 2008, Vaubaillon can estimate the strength of the coming display: five hundred or more Leonids per hour. The times provided are optimal view hours for PST, but the Leonid Meteor shower may last up to two days so there may be other times for optimal viewing.

 

据说是本世纪最壮观的流星雨,我拼命睁大了眼睛也没看到流星,而那几个扑闪扑闪着小眼睛的星星竟然不是stars而是satelliteJoel说他等了两小时看到了10颗流星。啊?这就是流星雨么?我还以为是满天的星星都在跳舞呢,我没有耐心在冰冷的户外黑夜中等待流星,反正它们跑得那么快,根本来不及许愿。

 

People can overcome their fear or discomfort of the darkness through knowledge of and familiarity with it. Knowledge? I don’t know, but I am more familiar with dark every day.现在的日出时间是每天的720,日落时间是下午440,所以,我们通常在曙光中吃早餐,在漆黑一片中吃晚餐,在台灯或星空在度过晚上的五个多小时。

 

To go in the dark with light is to know the light

To know the dark, go dark, go without sight

And find that the dark, too, blooms and sings

And is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

----- Wendell Berry

 

听歌学中文

 

Lyrics revised from 精彩 by 王菲

 

最好有心理准备

拯救灵魂的枯萎

你和我还有机会

仰望星空 用力去飞

 

爱总是左右难为

梦永远是种点缀

你和我 坚持过几回

偶而妥协 拒绝后悔

 

你渴望 我期待

美好灿烂的未来

不完美 也要精彩

 

每一刻都存在 不一样的精彩

每一刻都自在 不一样的精彩

 

 

PS 我又死性不改地去申请斯坦福的Ph.D. in Education,当然加上了UCLA垫底。

California Dream, on such a winter’s day!

 

Sat - Geology Field trip to Sugarloaf / Palisade

Sun – writing blog / homework / rest & prepare for last week of Nov


15/11/2009

十一月第二周

 

做一个勇敢的人,用生命的力量去化解曾经的遗憾!

—— 于丹《论语》心得

 



Nov 9 忙碌的一周从今天开始

 

7.40am 早餐 A new weekday breaks soooooo fast!!!!

8 am 教学指导

Ask for participation

Let students be teachers – each one teach one

Stories / games / role play

Be enthusiastic yourself

Empowered student

Adapted to audience

Check for questions

Be prepared

Time management

Enjoy learning with students

Always teach as the 1st time

Be willing to change

Learn names and use them

10am MMM 周一例会

11am礼品店的Lise阿姨教我们编圣诞花环

12pm 午餐

1.15pm 观摩Ali上课“白尾鹿”

Make a Guess – where can we find white-tailed deer near the ridge?

Gee - Septic tank! 一种污水处理池,池中连续流动的粪便物质会被厌氧微生物细菌分解A sewage-disposal tank in which a continuous flow of waste material is decomposed by anaerobic bacteria. 因为化粪池那片地方没有树木森林,是白尾鹿最爱聚集的草丛!

5pm 晚餐

6pm 查学校和program信息

11pm 睡觉

 

Nov 10

今天一天没课,上午心血来潮地赶作业,下午旁听Earth Works用桦树叶拼写了我的名字,无意识地走完了两条以前从没走过的路

A lovely sunny morning, I went hiking alone in the woods and got lost and a kind old man named Mike sent me back to the Ridge. The accident clearly proved that I definitely have no sense of direction, and what’s worse, I am totally a silly bull. I thought it was a trail at the first sight, so even it was blocked with fallen trees and bog later on, I kept moving. Well, the thing is that I am amazed how determined I am, since it might not be RIGHT path for common sense, as long as I chose it, I would walk it through. Thank goodness! It turns out not too awful.

BTW, I took photos all the way to make sure I can still follow the path back, and the path used to be trail but was abandoned years ago.


今天是Edmund Fitzgerald 沉船纪念日,晚餐后和Andrea一起去Beaver Bay看灯塔。从宣传手册上得知,苏必利尔湖经常发脾气,沉船还真不少!


回来整理电脑,休息,又看了一遍《放牛班的春天》Les choristes

On 15 January 1949, the former music teacher Clément Mathieu arrives in "Fond de l' Etang" ("Bottom of the Well"), a boarding school for orphans and problematic boys, to work as an inspector. The place is administrated with iron fist by the cruel director Rachin, and most of the boys have severe punishments for their faults. Clément decides to teach the boys to sing in a choir in their spare time, and identify the musical potential of the rebel Pierre Morhange, the son of a beautiful single mother for whom he feels a crush. He also has a special feeling for the young Pépinot, a boy that expects the visit of his father every Saturday near the gate, but indeed lost his parents in the war. With his methods, Clément build trust and true order and changes the lives of the boys, of the other employees and his own through the power of music.

 

Vois sur ton chemin

Lyrics by Christophe Barratier (as C. Baratier)
Music by Bruno Coulais (as B. Coulais)

 

Vois sur ton chemin

Gamins oubliés égarés

Donne leur la main

Pour les mener

Vers d'autres lendemains

 

Sens au coeur de la nuit

L'onde d'espoir

Ardeur de la vie

Sentier de gloire

 

Bonheurs enfantins

Trop vite oubliés effacés

Une lumière dorée brille sans fin

Tout au bout du chemin

sentier de la gloire

 

虽然发现我的法语忘得差不多了,但是睡觉前还是很振奋地在公用厨房的Quotes板上写上了这句话,RheaJenni很喜欢,谢谢!

Reach for the stars, even though you might fall, you are still among the STARS!!!!!

永不轻言放弃,前方总有希望在等待

 



Nov 11

上午继续查学校信息/下午上第一次白尾鹿课,没记住路,带学生们翻过了不应该走的陡坡,娃娃们都没抱怨,居然还觉得很过瘾/忘了晚上在干什么,反正时间很快就打发掉了

听到LYRR的声音,很高兴,祝她们健康平安,但愿暑假能一起吃中国菜!

 

Nov 12

上午印第安人文化Ojibew Culture我改良的“击鹿皮传卡”的实验不是很成功,但是在tipi(美国印第安人的圆锥形帐篷)击鼓欢迎小朋友感觉还不错

 

下午徒步苏必利尔湖,被学生的问题难倒了。。。:(。。。什么是quadrillion

我只知道million 106次方,billion - 109次方,trillion - 1012次方

什么是quadrillion?我也没见过呀。回来Google了一下

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

quadrillion - 1015次方 WOW~~ Nonillion-1030次方

 

Nov 13

My First FIRST Games 一周来最好的课程,最好的学生,最好的监护人,虽然没有好天气 we had a great time

 

Nov 14

上午观摩竹筐制作全过程,从圆木削皮,打击出木片,抛光木片,到修剪,编织成品,定型,相当震撼 !!!谢谢Kait的父亲Mike专程从Duluth来中心知道,只是就算下午不加班上课,我也没耐心从头做起,从编织法做起都要一下午时间。两百多年前在这片土地生活的印第安人通常需要半个月完成一个小竹筐,佩服!!!

   



——听歌学中文——

改编自 Preface

词曲:苏醒  专辑:秋天

 

这个故事开始1984年的某月某日

它不是编造的动人故事 但所有的记录属实

它不是一首脍炙人口的流行复制

坚持的只是承认 未知是我所知的现实

 

从一开始 所有的剧情顺利进行

曾经那份轻松愉悦的心情

那个胆小却懂事的独特小孩

拥有与众不同的好奇心

 

赞美总是动听

难得的却是一种共鸣

路上鲜有人与我同行

天空晴朗时总会忘记乌云密布的轰鸣

相信努力决定成败输赢

 

年少时纯净的心灵

不曾看到前路的阴影已经在进行

2002 一个新的起点

一个未经世事的莽撞少年

厌倦了熟悉的一切

想要去看看外面的世界

 

成长的体验

任性慢慢埋没了踪影

没有榜样 只有憧憬

书上说付出会有回报

却知道这世界并不公平

 

自觉应该在现实面前呈现得成熟一点

一遍又一遍 打量自己幼稚的脸

想要有所发现 有所改变

终有一天苏醒 是态度决定一切

 

感谢家人朋友的陪伴 这一段旅程

几许欢笑 也曾痛苦流涕

衍生出宝贵的人生历练

 

从前的我 寻找着光的方向

在我前方就要张开的翅膀

曾经的我 相信有一天

梦在不远方 展翅飞翔

 


2006 告别一个未过完的冬天

带来了阳光明媚的亚热带小岛

虽然身边是熟悉的一切

却不知会有怎样的遇见

 

理想和现实存在差距

梦想应该怎样继续

还是走在既定的轨迹

也曾犹豫 也曾忧郁

也曾面对不确定的选择有着浮躁的情绪

感谢父母的爱和理解

很幸运能拥有你们给予的一切

自由与机遇 不需要向命运妥协

 

试图和时间赛跑 决定不离开

在梦中的舞台绽放光彩

但无奈年青的无知负债

到现在成为变本加厉的负载

感叹时间不能重来

 

尝试打破从前的局限

开始完成学生时代的续篇

心里面的不安和紧张长伴

仿佛在水中孤立无援的时候

想要拼命的游到河岸

即使水面平静也还温暖

 

决定前行就不能再回头看

即使上了岸的路也不会平坦

即使跌跌撞撞 步履蹒跚

即使发现夜晚闪烁的星空也会暗淡

却慢慢学会了淡然 忘记了孤单

尊重不同的价值观 一切变得简单

一点一点改变 从容来得自然而然

 

感谢家人们赐予的最温馨最安全的感觉

和最珍贵的友谊 放心地大胆超越

勇往直前 山峰一座座翻越

 

从前的我寻找着光的方向

在我前方就要张开的翅膀

曾经的我 相信有一天

梦在不远方 展翅飞翔

 

2009 Detroit 机场 抬头看天

没有壮语 不用豪言

护照上面渺小的照片

走过的只是又一个人生的路口

没有谁需要为谁停留

脚步跟着自由的节奏

命运不过是一种邂逅

 

新的视野 不同的语言

慢慢接受并学习不同的文化

谱写职业生涯的前奏

也许失手 也许会颤抖

一个声音 一种直觉

说它或许能变成永恒的见证

 

从前的感受在重现的时候

有足够的勇气去接受

有梦想给我带路

坚持是唯一的态度

有时顽固 有时满不在乎却总不知足

 

真的期待 不用再依赖

成为随心所欲的一派

明白 其实命运没有意外

努力成就一切

仍旧需要付出 需要等待

只要梦想还在

  

从前的我寻找着光的方向

在我前方就要张开的翅膀

曾经的我相信有一天

梦在不远方 展翅飞翔

 

 



PS 不看不知道,一看吓一跳

 

Wikipedia介绍Piñata那个小怪物竟然是西方人从马可波罗中国游记中获取灵感的,晕倒~~

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1ata

A piñata is a brightly-colored papier-mâché covering either a clay container or cardboard shape. It may originate in Mexico and has been a significant tradition of joy in that country for hundreds of years to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, Easter and sometimes an ordinary event. Because the occasion brings so much joy, in particular to children, more than one piñata is often used or Piñatas may have originated in China. Marco Polo discovered the Chinese fashioning figures of cows, oxen or buffaloes, covered with colored paper and adorned with harnesses and trappings. Special colors traditionally greeted the New Year. When the mandarins knocked the figure hard with sticks of various colors, seeds spilled forth. After burning the remains, people gathered the ashes for good luck throughout the year.

 

Mafia 无聊的杀人游戏居然是东方人从西方引进的

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_game)

 

流行的Haiku游戏原来是日式抒情诗

A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.

俳句:一种日本抒情诗,由三句分别有五,七,五个音节的不压韵诗行构成,通常吟诵自然或四季风光

 

脍炙人口的“新年好”,英文版竟是首经典情歌 Oh my darling, Clementine!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6AX8Ega7UY&feature=related

这个。。。连我的美国朋友Matti也雷倒了!不过,这个语言爱好者在我的指导下很高兴地学会了中文版!

 



我的游戏课备课资料 Enjoy GAMES!

Concept:

Joy & Fun are vital for a healthy happy life.

Nothing is impossible for a super team.

How we play today is how we live tomorrow.

Start: Panda Riddles

Good ideas/comments - pick up the talking stick and share with us

 

1.       Pass the Code

Name / symbol (body language)

Repeat & Memorize

Make your symbol as acceptance, then do someone else’s to pass it without speaking

Out the circle & Sit in the middle – if forget to do your symbol first / do a wrong signal / hesitate

 

Difficulties: A person sit in the center of the circle, we need to pass secretly without being caught. Everyone can make some small gestures to attract the attention of center person so as to pass the code.

 

2.       Catch the Throne

Other names : Musical chairs / Going to Jerusalem / 抢凳子

--- out of the game, play the drum / watch ---

 

Difficulties: change the arrangement of chairs (spread all over) / walk backwards / players must do three jumping jacks before sitting in a chair

[ jumping jacks - A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides 跳起来时双腿展开,双手在头顶接触,然后恢复到双脚并拢,手臂垂放在身体两侧的姿势 ]

 

3.       Circle the Hoop / Pingpong

Form a circle with hand in hand / sit down ---- Stand up----

Pass the Hula Hoop without breaking handclasp

Form a line with board / one stand up, one sit down

catch and pass Pingpong in the chute

 

Competition: 2 Team -- Hula Hoop + Pingpong -- Fall down / Freeze for 10 seconds

Pass the Hula Hoop without breaking handclasp

 

------------------------- break ------------------------------ Go out ------------------------------

 

4.       ZIP U UP

Make a double line / spread your hand / face each other

When the person come, “zip” and let him or her run through, the resume to the start position

 

Difficulties: boxing / flowing water

 

5.       Electric Fence

Get everyone from one side to another side without touching the wire

One opening can only be used once

Blindfold

 

6.       Bi-bli Bop

Moose / beaver / elephant / cow / rock star / volcano / jelly

Bang – middle person would duck to avoid being shot first / the players on either side must shout "Bang!" together

 

7.       Caterpillar Walk

Touch all the tyre and back

Two blind / one deaf

 

8.       Ninja

Make one move, cut the hand of your neighbors, one move for defense

Lose two hands - out

 

-------------------break----------------Back classroom------------------

 

9.       Silent Drawing

Grad a part of the rope / Make a shape without talking with each other

Alphabet - Letter C / D/ J / L / M / O / P / S / U / V / Y/ Z

Geometry - rectangle/ square / triangle / trapezium / parallelogram (A four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel)

Objects - river / mountain / star / diamond / Cassiopeia (the letter W)

 

Circle for Mine Field

 

10.   Mine Field

Three in a group, one is blindfolded, one is mute, one can see and speak, but don’t know what happened in the mine field

 

The blindfold player stands in the circle and pick up the “weapon” (fluffy toy) to hit players of other groups

The player who cannot speak is the eye of the player who cannot see in the mine field

The player who can see and speak is the mouth of the mute person, and need to direct the player in the mine field make sure he or she don’t bombed by mine or shot by enemies

 

---------------------------Others---------------------------

 

Shoe tie

 

Wiggling Bu-Dao-Weng

 

Human Mirror

 

Platypus / Aardvark

 

Quick-Freeze

 

Hello, Panda

 

Lie up by height blindfolded

        

Find partner by sound (with blindfold)

 

Wind the Willow

Spotters ready? Reading—Falling / fall away

 

-------------------Q & A--------------------------

Raise your hand if you like the game

What are you thinking during the game?

 

Raise your hand if you feel frustrated in this game.

What’s the challenge of this game?

 

What do you learn from each other?

What’s your favorite game? Why? What did you learn from the game?

 

JOY & FUN / Teamwork / trust / communication / cooperation / brains - problem solving & work through challenges – work cooperative to accomplish goals




08/11/2009

Sense of Place


 

十一月——翻开日历的这一页时,我有些心惊胆颤,真不敢相信——今天竟然就十一月了!!!而昨天,仿佛还在紧张忙碌的培训和备课中等待第一个班的学生。。。

 

一个人的时候,少得可怜,如果有,大多数时间都在睡觉/备课/安静地休息。今天终于有空(实际上是不得不)去思考这个问题——Joe老师谈话,他希望我能思考为何而来?作为会议奖学金获得者给MAEE投稿后,负责人问What brought you to Wolf Ridge? 我需要问自己——我为什么要来这里?

 

更好地用英语学习和工作?增加点海外背景以便找一份理想的工作?积累环教的工作经历?认识环教领域的朋友以搭建人际网络?体验留学生活?Dream & Love? 更多机遇和好运?Avoid leading a normal life as my peers? 。。。In fact, I dont know why I am here. The simple fact is that I have nowhere else to go. 当然,这个最真实原因往往最不愿意告知 common senseBut for November, the reason appears so clearly to me, just for me —— 更容易申请学校!!!可是,来美国的这些日子,我几乎每天都是在闹钟中睁开眼,然后盯着手表抢时间,直到送走这一天的所有影像和声音,闭上眼睛——休息!现在——申请博士项目——刻不容缓!!!否则——工作!!!!!

 

师姐说她每天都在想家和乡愁中煎熬;Rhea说我很勇敢,一个人离开家人和朋友,跑到这个偏远小镇用第二语言教书。实话实说,我的所有能量都消耗在备课上课/集体活动/作业中,压根没有时间去想家。‘Joanna, I read the following and thought of you. "Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.所以,还是Joe老师的评语一针见血。我必须承认,我不是个喜欢冒险的人,一个人的时候通常都不够大胆,且需要很长时间去适应一个新地方;此外,如果我不喜欢的事物,就算在一个地方生活十八年也不会习惯。

 

“It occurred to me today that you have not taken the time to explore the land.” 嗯,来WR两个月了,我从来没认真研究过2000英亩土地的地图,而且我在丛林中毫无方向感。如果不是上课必须经过的trail(丛林小径),我从来没有主动去认路。每次上一门新课前,我都要先找其它student naturalists问路,然后提前走一趟以防上课迷路。“Our goal at WR is to help students to make a connection with the land. If you have not been out exploring the land on your free time... if you are unable to make a connection to the land yourself, how can I expect you to help your students make a connection?

 

I am going to take you to some magical places at WR. Bring your camera, some water and snacks if you like, and a willingness to see and hear the land. You and I may not actually say much to each other while we are out exploring. I want you to hear the land. I want to help you make a connection to the land... in your heart.”

 

Remember, today was about developing a sense of place. Sense of place is important in environmental education. Though we may be teaching Beavers or Forestry or Voyageurs, our ultimate goal is to help students to develop a sense of place. Ted Leeson wrote: "A landscape builds within us, the sum of its natural and cultural elements, of all that has happened there, of our memories of those things, of the stories we tell about our recollections, of the characters that people those stories. We weave all these threads together on the loom of a landscape, and the word "place" becomes shorthand for the fabric we make."

 

OMG this is a really tough homework for me 从我有意识以来,我就没有sense of place,也从未想过要深入了解我所生活的地方,就算是那个我生活了十八年的家乡,我对那片土地也并没有多么深厚的感情。北京,更没有多少联系可言。厦门,也许是我在国内最有感觉的地方,可是,离开了,我也并不常常思念和关心那个小岛。如果你没有和一片土地建立起某种密不可分的神秘联系,如果那片土地并非与你的生活息息相关,你怎么会去热爱并竭尽全力去保护那片土地呢?是的,这是个很好的作业。如果我能培养起sense of place,估计就不会像aimless bird飞来飞去,而是找到habitatmigrant birdsettle down in my niche, then migrate when necessary.

 

I know that I cannot expect you to help develop a sense of place with your students if you cannot develop a sense of place in yourself. Start there.

1) By Nov 25, hike all the trails on WR. You have marked a map already. Continue to mark that map so that you can keep track of where you have been. I will check in with you periodically.

2) Each month you must accept an invitation to visit with somebody in the area so that you can learn about who they are, who their families are, and why they love this place. I don't mean WR when I write "this place". I mean the larger region of northern MN.

3) Find time to sit outside alone and away from the buildings for at least 30 minutes each week.

4) Find a way to create a little adventure in each of your classes so that students you teach can have rich stories of their own beyond the mere content you provide. You will find that walking off trail provides this.

 

If you do these things, then you will begin to build a sense of place which brings together the natural and cultural components, adventures you have had, people you will have met and more. If you do them all - including #4 - then you will begin to provide for a richer experience for your students and they will begin to develop a sense of place too. I will check in with you periodically to help keep you on track.

 

这是这个月所有作业外的额外作业,而加州所有的学校都在12月初截至申请,其它学校也会在1月陆陆续续结束。所以,接下来的时间里,我会一直忙忙忙,直到圣诞节假期(1219-14日),然后,期待第一次在国外过中国新年时能收到最好的新年礼物——录取通知书。如果没有奖学金,二月底要开始准备找下一份工作了。不管怎样,趁我的F1 Visa过期前,要去东海岸看小松鼠师姐,一起狂欢,然后回家!回家! 回家!我没有sense of place 还是有 sense of nest的。

 

 

Nov 1 夏令时结束,时差十四小时

Daylight saving times ends on Nov 1, then overcast cloudy dark days followed by

阴天 / 在开着灯的房间 / 让所有思绪在文字中一点一点沉淀

如果你也受够了这段时间的阴天,一起往下看,看看天空变幻的颜色  

http://www.lansin.com/diggNewsAction.html?artid=102360&channel=xlsh

 

Nov 2 冬天装备验收合格

我的Patagonia Snow pants(防雪裤)有个很好玩的标签H2NO,翻译成“再见H2O”应该还不错。Shell-waterproof/Membrane-breathable/Lining–durable裤腿有特别的防水模式直到shaft,确保大雪再厚也不会湿透到膝盖。

 

第一次上这门很戏剧化的Voyageur课,我不知道自己为什么也会戴上假发,装上熏黑的油腻腻的外衣,然后在脸上抹上一层charcloth黑灰,大概是peer pressure。上这门课要乔装打扮得好比Halloween,然后讲着English with strong French Accent(法语口音的英语),而学生基本上不认识卸妆后的老师。

 

Nov 3 一天的Trees & Keys

很轻松的一门课,虽然是第一次上这门课(这周有三门新课),感觉还不错。不看不知道,一看吓一跳Raven Lake开始结冰了!我并没感觉到零下一度那么冷,而且今天的太阳还是有温度的。

 

Nov 4 FEB Day 通常会很累

 

我的第一次FEB,听说会super tired,上完后的感觉是exhausted 因为上午要在海狸池塘找动物踪迹,中午在校区2英里外的森林生态小屋吃简易的工作餐,下午继续hike认植物,看森林,背着两个小背篓,爬The Staris245个台阶)回校区。

 

这个班的娃娃们很难吸引注意力,室内还可以让他们坐在板凳上,而室外我讲话的时候他们往往到处乱跑,或者忙自己的事,而Joe老师正好评教这门课,晕~~我估计他对我在户外上课的评价相当糟,周一看结果!备课时Katie告诉我有一条新路可以去FEB,但昨天我提前备课时太懒而没有尝试new trail 反正老路照样可以去FEB。结果是上面提到的。。。额外作业——在感恩节前走完WR territory内所有小径!

 

下午上课前,娃娃们都困极了,唱了首我“预谋”很久的歌,因为怕走调和吐词不清,一直没敢在学生面前班门弄斧,令我惊喜的是——我唱得没有想象的糟,并且,居然他们都认真在听~~

 

one of my favorite songs when hiking in the trails - Colors of the Wind

Composer Alan Menken / Lyricist Stephen Schwartz / Singer Vanessa Williams
1995 Oscar-winner for Best Original Song from the Disney animated
feature film Pocahontas

Think you own whatever land you land on
Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

Think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You learn things you never knew, you never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
or ask the grinning bobcat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once never wonder what they're worth

The rainstorm and the rivers are my brothers
And the heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle in a hoop that never ends

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
or ask the grinning bobcat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

How high does the sycamore grow
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or whether we are white or copper-skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
Need to paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the Earth and still all you'll own is earth
Until you can paint with all the colors of the wind

 

 

Nov 5 阳光灿烂的一天

 

谢谢Joe老师带我去爬真正的Mystical Mountain 1545 ft 并分享了一首小诗

 

The Old Poets of China

By Mary Oliver

http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/O/OliverMary/OldPoetsofCh.htm

 

Wherever I am, the world comes after me.

It offers me its busyness. It does not believe

that I do not want it. Now I understand

why the old poets of China went so far and high

into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.

 

突然发现,好久好久没有诵读那些脍炙人口的诗句,以至于一时竟想不起曹操的《观沧海》,只翻译了下面这两句:“会当凌绝顶,一览众山小”。。。“欲穷千里目,更上一层楼”。。。下山竟然没有路~~在开路途中,想起了鲁迅先生的这句话“世上本没有路,走的人多了,也便成了路”

 

回来Google到《观沧海》练习中文 

作者: 曹操  【按】诗作于建安十二年秋。

 

东临碣石,以观沧海。
水何澹澹,山岛竦峙。
树木丛生,百草丰茂。
秋风萧瑟,洪波涌起。
日月之行,若出其中;
星汉灿烂,若出其里。
幸甚至哉!歌以咏志。

终于可以休息了!!!

cook/shower/laundry/chores/video call with parents, what I usually do for Friday Night

 

 

Nov 7 异常温暖的一天,颇有风和日丽的秋日感觉,参观Eco-House

Joe老师和David A老师的太阳能装置比较实在,和国内的太阳能热水器不一样,solar panel可以提供照明/烹饪/供暖/娱乐等所有能耗需求,积累的太阳能电池还可以蓄积或出售给周边居民。

 

Nancy Schult's house in Isabella 零能耗的生态小屋,设计得很精致,装饰得很雅致,可是成本要花百万美元!!!如果不参观地下室,很难看出这房子值这么多钱,因为地下室简直就是个小工厂。这位设计师architectDream House http://isabellaecohome.blogspot.com/ 

 

 

PS 我一般只会在周末 查收和回复邮件,如果网络不通,很抱歉不能及时回复——

 

谢谢独角兽的问候!

 

第一年,我们可能是最好的朋友
第二年,很好的朋友,
再下一年,不常说话的朋友,
第四年,我们可能是连话都不想说的朋友。
所以,我想告诉你,你对我来说是特别的,因为你的出现改变了我的人生。

我欣赏你,尊重你和真心珍惜你。
把这邮件寄给你所有的朋友,
让老朋友知道你没忘记他们,
也告诉你的新朋友,你永远也不会忘记他们。
记得,每个人都需要朋友。
有一天,你可能觉得自己没有朋友了,
只要记得这邮件,你就会欣慰的知道,
还是有人在乎你的!

 

 

谢谢蓉蓉推荐的音乐,音乐和歌词都棒极了!

 

PREFACE

Music and Lyrics by D. Liang

 

Life comes swiftly

At you suddenly

Takes you by surprise

 

Unexpected

Seems so hectic

No time to decide

 

Leave your conflict, leave your strife

Bring an open mind

Try your luck and roll the dice

Win more than a grand prize

 

Come and join me

Gather quickly

Brace yourself for this

 

Life’s a mystery

Still worth living

It’s what you make of it

 

这首歌的MV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3g-6w5H70

关于这张唱片——上海复兴计划
http://shanghairestorationproject.com/

About Shanghai, the metropolitan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytYkEtx_v1E

 

 

谢谢Rhea和我一起完成这门生物气候学作业

我和RheaNaturalist’s Journal - Phenology

http://www.wolf-ridge.org/photo_albums/naturalist_journal/naturalist_journal.shtml

 

 

Barret家的小酒吧看到一句话,很赞~~

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away


31/10/2009

十月的最后一周

 

朋友们总是在问:最近过得怎样?

我总是在回答:睡觉,备课,上课,赶作业,吃饭,洗衣服,申请学校。。。(耗费的时间依次递减)用这样的词语来描述生活貌似很单调,所以,我激活了中文词库,改了改台词——

 

CLASSROOM

教室就像是洒满聚光灯的舞台,我会提前一刻钟走到幕布后,耐心等待每一节课的开场白。

 

Chalkboard

黑板是演出的序曲,我精心准备每一节课的板书,希望能吸引娃娃们的眼球,激发他们的想象力和创造力,以及对这门课的兴趣。学生们用相机拍下我板书,是对我工作的最好赞美;和学生们在讲台前合影,是我最大的荣耀。

 

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

对于多数演员,这是演出的最大卖点,却是我难以逃避的缺点。自身难保的时候是很难保证演出质量的。还好,总有那些积极合作的观众,会和我在阳光/蓝天/白云/丛林下,当然也有,狂风/雪地/暴雨/稀泥中,一起跳舞。很高兴,我不总是,一个人,在户外,独舞。

 

Students & Chaperones

虽然每组观众只会观看3小时的表演,但我仍然尽力将最美的舞蹈献给他们。

 

Wolf Ridge, I LOVE MY STAGE

这就是我的舞台,短暂而美丽的精彩。

 

这个更新的版本还不错吧~~所以,人类的语言就是这么神奇。如果你用积极的词语来表达,听众们往往会更有耐心,更感兴趣,因为谁也不喜欢让消极因子破坏自己的好心情。

 



 

——下面这段是为了练习中文,摘录并修改的另一个声音——

 

我,喜爱阳光,喜爱温暖的地方,喜欢活力四射的城市,喜欢橱窗里琳琅满目的新鲜玩意。。。讨厌令人窒息的空气,厌倦一尘不变的熟悉风景,没想过为生计发愁,幻想着可以一直玩下去的工作。。。这样的结果,毫无疑问,将是日复一日地关在笼子里的生活。于是,我决定做个改变,乘着那个曾经想飞的梦,张开隐形的翅膀,启程——我不知道这种自我流放的目的地会是哪儿。。。

 

面对镜子里苍白的自己,我不得不承认这是在欺骗自己。我到哪儿都不适应,找不到一个容身之所,换个地方又能有什么机会呢?有时候,我在想我眼里所看到的和世上所有其他人眼里看到的是不是同样的东西。也许,我脑袋里短路。。。

 

我一直都不太会说谎话,不过这个谎话最近一直在说,最后连自己都深信不疑了。现在,我已经准备好跟太阳说再见了。据说,那个微不足道的小镇拥有比美利坚任何地方都要漫长的冬季,常年笼罩着乌云,让人往往处于无处躲藏的阴影之下——风吹打着我的脸颊和鼻子,数不尽的棉花团儿狂飞乱舞,在我的脸前横扫而过,降落在丛林里越积越厚,。。。想着未来的生活,令我有些恐惧。不管这是何种征兆,我想亲眼见证这个寓言。。。

 

他祝我好运,我谢了他,知道他祝了也是徒劳,好运总是会躲着我...她冲我笑了笑并希望我会喜欢那里,我也冲她笑了笑,而且尽了最大的努力,让她相信我的微笑不是装出来的...我发现,一个人呆着的时候很陶醉,而不是孤独。一个人呆着是一种解脱,不必为了别人面露微笑,让自己看起来很愉快。凝视着窗外如注的大雨,我没有痛痛快快大哭一场的心境,因为我想留一些能量给未来的自己去迎接明天早上的太阳。。。

 

风儿带着我在仙境瀑布着陆了,风景比我想象的漂亮,这一点我不能否认。放眼望去,满眼皆绿:树是绿色的,树干上的苔藓是绿色的,栖息在树根的石头也是绿色,因为爬满了浓密的蕨类植物,就连从树叶之间滤下的空气,也都染上了一层绿意。太绿了,简直是另外一个星球。我的直觉告诉自己,我是喜欢这里的。。。

 

当然,和大多数人一样,我是不知足的动物。所以,即便我过得不错,也会想着——如果天气不这么冷,如果每天能吃到可口的食物,如果可以有更多的自由时间,如果不想工作的时候可以不工作,如果。。。就基本接近理想的生活了!如果不是在梦中,要寻找一个如此美好且温暖的栖息地,还真是难上加难啊!

 

Anyway 换一双眼睛看世界,生活总是美好的。

 



 

中文词库暂时枯竭,下文是这一周的流水帐。

 

本周气温回升,没有下雪,谢谢!虽然还是不习惯在不友善的天气中工作,但这里的负氧离子很充足,我还没觉得喘不过气。面对应接不暇的学生/出人意外的课堂/阴晴不定的天气,John老师说,This is like physical exercise. If it doesn't kill, you it will make you stronger.

 

新的一周有着好的开始Chickadee landing 虽然大冷天坐在湿冷的木头板凳上一动不动,但是,第一次有小鸟栖息在我的帽子上,很好玩~~第一节wildlife management课,本想着上课前教学生们唱一首我很喜欢的歌Colors of the Wind 可是,这个学校因为交通延误了近一小时,而我到了Kit room后发现没有合适的设备,自己还没有足够地勇气去唱英文歌,只好给他们看了看歌词,有个娃娃很喜欢。备课时搜索到一个super cool 的网站,英文版的西雅图酋长的信,还配有朗读和图片 Video of CHIEF SEATTLE'S 1854 ORATION 

http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/chiefsea.html

Washington State Library with Different Versions 华盛顿州立图书馆收藏了不同版本

http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/ejournal/wslibrry.htm

 

第一天的结束不那么愉快——我教学生涯中继“无头鱼”后的第二场噩梦!!!!!someone threw up in my star lab~~~~~这是我第二次上star lab课,临时通知一个半小时内将有两组学生上这门课。第一组有监护人陪同,还算安静点,第二组是临时调遣的一个监护人,超级混乱,而我突发奇想地让他们在我讲故事时模拟动物声音,最后果然成了动物园!等这群小家伙一个一个爬出star lab后,终于能听到人类语言,两个小姑娘说她们闻到一些异样的气味。我打开灯一看,居然没晕倒,还镇定地想着是有学生把鱼饵带进来了,然后发现晚餐吃得是意大利面~~蓝鸟们集体表示同情,谢谢Kait帮我清理现场!It was definitely gross!!!!!!!!!! I guess I’d better delete this part, but I remained it as a warning. 上课时最先考虑的应该是马斯洛效应

 

周二 继续wildlife management一切顺利,晚上在上star lab课前告诉学生,如果他们有任何不适(比如空间幽闭症,比如不适应黑暗的环境),随时可以离开。晚上在SC1Meg讲述Glacier 很不错的evening program -- PS 一位曾经在WR工作的naturalist周日给我们介绍了南北极考察的一些情况,相当的震撼。这里是他的网站 www.savethepoles.com

 

今天收到了第三周W学校的5位学生来信,感谢我指导的rope courses,呵呵,大家都很喜欢我准备的谜语(排队等候时可以猜迷玩),有人说我是最好的指导老师(这个,连我自己也不认同),anyway 很开心,并很认真地回复了一堆贺卡

 

周三 很轻松的一天,煮了一些粥,真是美味啊~~rock是我目前最喜欢上的一门课,这是唯一一门所有时间都在室内进行的课。今天收到了好大好大一个包裹,提前准备,迎接寒冬

snow shoes/snow pants/winter coatswool socks/underwear/glove 和朋友们聊天时说——现在我在阿拉斯加度假了;等冬天到了(大概12月底),我就在北极探险了

 

周四 好久没上ropes课了,准备了一些卡片,自我感觉棒极啦。只是这个小组才十五名学生,就有七八个家长,只有三位是真正帮忙的,其他人都在拍照和照顾自己的娃娃。吃饭时和朋友们谈起,原来美国也有和中国父母们一样的家长们——可怜天下父母心,其实不必过于操心!一些孩子如果没有父母在身边,也许能表现更好,因为有些家长并没有鼓励孩子们迎难而上,反而告诉他们,如果觉得太难就算了。虽然rope is a challenge by choice,但是我还是更喜欢告诉学生 You can if you think you can, vice versa 下午继续下雨且大雾,观摩Erin老师上birds,看到了很多图片和标本,却没有在户外看到鸟。

 

super super tired 回宿舍,什么都不想,什么都不干,休息,休息,休息。。。又看了一遍UpMama Mia

 

周五 还在下雨,还是要出门上ropes 在准备教室时,听中文歌,吹口哨,调节情绪;谢谢四位非常合作的家长,一切顺利,回宿舍~~休息,休息,休息,迷迷糊糊中听到敲门声——Rhea叫我去雕刻南瓜灯,很好玩——先用小刀划开南瓜头,掏空南瓜籽和瓤,画上并刻出眼睛鼻子和嘴巴,点上小蜡烛,可爱的Jack-o-lantern。谢谢我的指导老师Rhea本周的mentorship我要写进Monthly Reflection里,哈哈。

PS 谢谢大爹和妈妈发来贺卡祝福万圣节!

 

晚上和朋友们一起看007 James Bond 我是彻底的一头雾水,没学会French accent,也没看懂一丁点情节,大多数时间都在看华丽的服饰和变幻的背景,以及感叹:拍这么部电影得花费多少money

 

还是继续听歌吧

 



I have a dream

ABBA

 

I have a dream, a song to sing

To help me cope with anything

If you see the wonder of a fairy tale

You can take the future even if you fail

 

I believe in angels

Something good in everything I see

I believe in angels

When I know the time is right for me

 

I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

A fantasy to help me through reality

And my destination makes it worthwhile

Pushing through the darkness still another mile

 

I believe in angels

Something good in everything I see

I believe in angels

When I know the time is right for me

 

I have a dream, a song to sing

To help me cope with anything

If you see the wonder of a fairy tale

You can take the future even if you fail

 

I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

A fantasy to help me through reality

And my destination makes it worthwhile

 

如果生活给了你一个远远超过你期望的美梦,那么当这一切结束时,也就没有理由再去伤心。


25/10/2009

第八周


 

20091023 星期五

 

No more seminars, no more workshop, no more road trip, no more Thai food, no more hotel…

Teaching new kids every class Yes

Spend most time outdoor Yes

Eat in Dining hall …… Yes

 

MMM - WR最科学家的Peter老师告诉我们,仅占世界人口6%的美国人消耗了全球资源总量的25%,制造了全球的一半垃圾,每年对全球变暖的贡献是2 F 幸好美国的环境教育从娃娃抓起,且基本落入实处,否则,其它国家居民的子孙后代多半会怀恨在心

 

本周上了两次Superior View Hike,这是我教学史上的一门新课,虽然3小时的课程有两个半小时在丛林小径穿行,但天气尚佳,娃娃们的表演也很精彩,所以感觉还不错。最有趣的是,我班上的一个小男生,一路都在捡心形的叶子,我很好奇地问他,“你是要制作树叶标本吗?”,他的回答是——“不,我要串成项链寄给GF”。感动ing

 

这门课的发现是——老师对学生的影响相当的潜移默化啊。为了鼓励学生use all their senses to see, hear, touch, feel the nature,我随口说了下,比如可以用Birch bark(桦树皮)做明信片,好几个小娃娃一路都在捡树皮,有一个小男生特可爱,把蜷曲的桦树皮戴在头上,说自己是George Washington(美国的第一位总统),哈哈,还真像呢!我停下来向学生们介绍了一种由苔藓和真菌构成的生态系统Lichen,又有几个小娃娃一路看到都在喊lichen,最后拍照时还在说I love lichen ~~

 

Stream Study 虽然蒙蒙细雨,但陪同大人是该校的自然老师,学生也都支持工作。路上和这位自然老师攀谈,听说我来美国近两个月,每周要上5-7节课,每节课3小时,15-20个学生,很惊讶~~他不提醒我还真不知道呢——我已经教了500来个的美国学生!!!晚上在Star Lab备课,谢谢Stephanie帮助在满天人造繁星中找星座,hoho 一切顺利地迎接我作为中心联络员的第一所学校,一个小规模的来访团,包括大人也只有20人,比起其它实习教师(负责一两百的大团队),算是很轻松的了。可是,周五中午送走这些娃娃们,脑海中涌现的第一个词是——relieved

 

Oct 21周三

在宿舍Lobby迎接St John小学的领队Marge老师,朝窗外一看——噢,下雪了!!!!!还不是落地就化,骗小娃娃玩的!雪越积越厚,Marge老师终于现身!因为娃娃们要赶着吃午饭,1点一刻上课,匆匆忙忙之中完成了我的第一次welcome。谢谢Erin老师让我PASS并在午饭后专门指导。

 

联络人的工作包括迎接和欢送来访学校,用餐时间慰问该校的陪同大人和学生(所以即使早上不用上课,也要早起),帮助来访学校熟悉环境,适应中心的课程安排,解决生活中的困难(比如娃娃生病了,负责准备病房和协助照顾),检查宿舍并指导垃圾回收。。。虽然杂事很多,但不用在户外上课还是很不错的,尤其是大雪天。虽然天气预报说要下雪,食堂阿姨也好心地提醒说snow storm要来了,但这么厚的积雪还是让我措手不急。虽然课表和联络人都是随机安排的,但是还是要感谢安排课程的Lynnae老师和Betsey老师让我在下雪的周三周四都呆在室内上课。周五,雪停了,出门上课了——零下十来度,果然是冷啊!生平头一次在十月的雪地里行走,我在fishing bridge才呆了半小时,就冷得不行了,于是跑到最近的户外教室避寒,把conclusion改到室内进行。一位家长问我,你用哪儿来的呀?——亚热带~~哦,难怪就你一个喊冷呢,他们(这个班的学生们)是从Duluth来的,习惯了冰天雪地的生活!!!

 

收到LL的留言,她说深圳热得不行呢。哦,我~~就当是在Alaska度假了。“这个假期也忒长了点吧!!!”呵呵,1221日才立冬呢。说到阿拉斯加,想到一位大概不常出远门的没有太多地理概念的美国娃娃。本周有七个学校在中心上课,一个从Wisconsin来的可爱娃娃写信给父母说——“亲爱的爸爸妈妈,今天我坐了7个小时的汽车,和同学们到阿拉斯加了!好大的雪哦,松树穿上了白色的衣裳,很漂亮。我们玩滚雪球,喂山雀,还学会了土著人用石头取火的方法,我过得很高兴。”

 

周五下午,我对门的Kimbra老师离开我们的团队去幼儿园教preschoolbabies去了,一月才会回来继续培训。祝她健康快乐每一天!

 

Friday Night

 

生平头一次这么有耐心地基本完成了一副拼图(因为有两块遗失了,所以是基本完成),太难得了,我都难以相信自己也能完成拼图。当然,MegMattiDavidJohn帮我完成了大部分拼图,最后他们看电影去了,我一个人拿着放大镜完成了最后的二三十块Jigsaw Puzzles!!! 对了,苏必利尔湖的形状看起来像狼的头颅哦!!

 

Weekend ~~ Stay warm, stay happy

谢谢Rhea教我做Rice crispy bar 一种像米子糖的点心,晚上是Ladies’ Party 所有男士为了给我们腾地方,都跑到帐篷里camping去了。晚餐前学会了好几种美国女孩们玩的游戏,呵呵,大家好像都回到了十来岁。果然是work hard, play harder的一群人,连BJ老师,Lori老师,Betsey老师也和我们一起疯~~今天的主题是——女孩们如何让自己更有魅力How to be a goddess 这本书是从她女儿Lily那儿借来的,哈哈

 

BJ老师的猫步走得super 棒,Lori老师和大家一起做面膜,然后,猫女合影,哈哈;Betsey老师教我们跳Flamingo super funny ——左臂自然下垂,上提右臂,右手仿佛举一个苹果,旋转手臂并下落至腰间,右手移动到下颌(当然,并不是真的去咬苹果),扭扭hip,跺跺脚,用力甩右臂,仿佛将苹果狠狠地扔在地上,舞动身体,转圈圈,用脚跺成苹果酱!!!我录了一段video 太有趣了~~

 

看到两句不错的quotes

Wisdom is what’s left after we’re run out of personal opinions

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him or her.

 

没有发现好听的中文歌,改听歌学英文了

 

Innocence by Avril Lavigne

 

Waking up I see that everything is ok

The first time in my life

and now it's so great

Slowing down I look around

and I am so amazed

I think about the little things that make life great

I wouldn't change a thing about it

This is the best feeling

 

This innocence is brilliant,

I hope that it will stay

This moment is perfect,

please don't go away,

I need you now

And I'll hold on to it,

don't you let it pass you by

 

 

I found a place so safe,

not a single tear

The first time in my life

and now it's so clear

Feel calm I belong,

I'm so happy here

It's so strong and now I let myself be sincere

I wouldn't change a thing about it

This is the best feeling

 

It's the state of bliss you think you're dreaming

It's the happiness inside that you're feeling

It's so beautiful

It makes you wanna cry

 

This innocence is brilliant,

it makes you want to cry

This innocence is brilliance,

please don't go away

Cause I need you now

And I'll hold on to it,

don't you let it pass you by

 

备课,赶作业去了,十月的最后一周,依旧紧张忙碌,充实而有意义!