Sam | June 22, 2009
Excuse the sensationalist headline, but it’s in my blood, and I’m fresh from reading about a “Missing child found in Sandwich”. Notice the proper noun for the place, rather than the foodstuff.
Anyway, Rose has an interview coming up for a job teaching 3 year old kids at “Just Kids” and teaching Creative Writing (age group [...]
Rose | April 18, 2009
Howdy ho.
Well the long weekend is over and done with and I am sure you are all back to working like busy little bees. (Actually I am just reading this over and I realised its Friday- so have a good weekend people!)
I am recovered from my flu like symptoms, though Sam appears to have succumbed [...]
Rose | April 12, 2009
Hello, hello.
Hope the Easter bunny and various loved and liked ones bought you lots and lots of the good stuff.
Not surprisingly there are no shopping market shelves bursting with coloured al foil around here, so we dream of chocolate: gorge on mangos. I didn’t say there weren’t compensations!
So I seem to be coming down with [...]
Sam | December 11, 2008
Guess what?
Dear Sam,
Congratulations. I have deemed you competent in your submission. This completes your assessment and your certificate is being finalised and will be sent to you shortly.
Kind regards,
Joleene Spurrier
Sam | December 8, 2008
I got an email today, which I’d like to share with you kids…
Dear Sam
Thanks for your resubmission. I am now pleased to deem you competent in this unit of work!
I have attached your document to this email for you to peruse.
All the best with your future plans as a teacher! Let me know if [...]
Sam | December 3, 2008
Days to Departure: 33
Blargh! (looks good when written, but it’s hard to pull off if you’re not a zombie) I had to re-submit a few bits of the aux unit for my TESOL written stuff. I’ve finished it off and submitted it and it’s under review now. It’s entirely possible that I had totally misread [...]
Sam | November 26, 2008
Yo,
I finished my TESOL qualification today by delivering my lesson plan to a class of Saudi dudes.
Everything went pretty well. I did some things that were really good, and there were some things I can change to make the plan better, which will come with teaching experience.
I’m so totally fucking tired right now though, so [...]
Sam | November 25, 2008
Press play. No fucking around. Just do it.
It’s 11:20 and I know just one thing…
I’ve finished my lesson plan.I’ve had “It’s a long way to Tiperary” stuck in my head for the last 5 hours while I’ve been doing this lesson plan, so I’ve been listening to it on loop for a couple of hours [...]
Sam | November 24, 2008
Just real quick, cos I gotta get some sleep.
Finished my first (1 of 3) day of my prac teaching at Murdoch Uni.
Went pretty well. I assisted teaching and walked around the class and fielded questions and made sure no one fucked up too badly and tried not to laugh when people counted like retards.
The gags [...]
Sam | November 18, 2008
Yo All!
Right! Where to begin. Aah yes.. KEELY
Keely came to Broome and stayed with us for a shade under a month and gags and shits were abound, not entirely in that order.
He went back to Geraldton and shortly after, we flew home.
Keely actually left Geraldton to the lovely Canarvon but 70 klms out, his WR250f [...]