Countdown Clocks

..............paperwork is one of the worst part of anything that life throws at us. It is necessary of course, but also quite tiresome and tedious........I have completed the paperwork and faxed it off for the journey to New Zealand! I guess it is starting to become more real all the time. The next few days will be busy with a Color Run and the normal activities of daily school and home life. Next week I  will need to start contacting people in the Embassy or Consulate to see if they have any contacts for the school systems near Auckland........... oh and did I mention that it will be winter when we are there?  

Adventures begin in your mind and carry on through your life, if you allow them to. I have always dreamed of visiting New Zealand and seeing the volcanoes and learning about the Maori culture. I pondered and sweated and created essays to submit to make my dream come true and last Friday ..................... the dream came true. I am a Hilton  - IIE Teacher Trek grant recipient and I will be going to New Zealand in August.  More to follow, but wanted to get this started again so i could record all of the feelings and tasks ahead of me...................  My class shared the phone call!!

Marathon? Who's running a marathon?

Friday morning came way to early as the Bosiak clan loaded the car and headed for Virginia to meet up with the marathon runner - Nick! Coffee wasn't enough and by about daylight, the fog was dense and the driving was interesting! Take a look at the pictures from that morning and the video of the fog rolling across the road! It was a perfect Halloween type setting!
ok... working on the video, but the pictures are pretty sweet!

Oh My! New followers ! I am really getting stoked now!!  So, Bosiak got this science award thingie and she will be very difficult to live with the next few days!!   Not only that, but she said she was going to take a picture of the award with the kids in her classes...... geesh. Wait a minute, does that mean I get to go back to school and hang out with those great kids? Whoo Hoo!!! 

I really think it is important to discuss the benefits of doing an earthquake drill. But before I do that, can you give me two reasons why we should have an earthquake drill?

No guesses on my questions? Ah how sad! the answer to the first question is a leech and the answer to the second question is a human from a bug's perspective. Off later today to watch the Wolfpack band bring home a first place trophy............ hope others will do the same. It is getting closer and closer to my Canadian trip. I wonder if anyone knows what I will have to take with me when I travel to another country or what kinds of questions that they will ask me when I get to the customs stop?