I am a 4th grade teacher from Birmingham, Alabama. This blog is not an official site of the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State. The views expressed on this site are entirely those of Rebecca Smith's and do not represent the views of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Department of State, or any of its partner organizations.
Snow Day!
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This morning, while still in bed, I got the word that due to snow and ice on the road, school was closed for the day. I'll tell you a secret - teachers are just as excited about snow days as kids are! Shhhh...
I've had an absolutely perfect snow day, the kind of day you are supposed to have on a snow day! I read a book, watched some TV, did some baking, did only a little bit of school work, caught up on some emails, fed the ducks and went for a walk in the snow. And, all day long, I got to continuously sing one of my favorite holiday tunes.
It is guaranteed to pick you up, no matter what! Just have a listen while you look over my photos from the last couple of days...
The neighborhood is scattered with snowmen, but this one is by far my favorite!
They've been very hungry the last few days!
Then somebody stole a slice of bread!
I created a little snowman on a path in the middle of the woods, hoping that perhaps he'll bring a smile to people who happen upon him!
Do you see my snowman?
Well, there was this hill you see and no one was around, so I couldn't help by slide down it! :)
Today was difficult and amazing. Our morning started with fascinating talks about Senegalese culture, education, language, history and politics. I’ll share more on that later. Then, this afternoon, we went to Goree Island. Dakar is the most western point of continental Africa. A short, fifteen minute ferry ride off the coast is a small island. The island is beautiful, colorful, and a UNESCO Heritage Site because of the atrocities that were once committed here. For two hundred years, the small island supported the business of slave-trade to Europe and the Americas. Today, for that reason, it is one of most highly visited sites in the country, while also being a retreat for the wealthy. The island is small, about 1800 residents. We walked around most of the island in a very short afternoon. And yet, for quite some time, this tiny island created unimaginable horrors for millions of people. Enslaved people were brought to this island, and immediately separated from their families, and put ...
For two countries to have the same language, it is absolutely amazing how many differences there are! I was watching television tonight when this advert (commercial) came on. I decided that today, in stead of summing things up with a photograph, I'd try a video clip! Enterprise
As you've seen from several of my previous posts, it is getting quite chilly here and I'm not really used to it. Thankfully though, the really cold days have generally been sunny. This past weekend, while I was in Belfast, I believe a light dusting fell, as I came across itty bitty bits on my drive home from Heathrow. I watch the weather each morning and I knew it was going to be cold this week and that Scotland had a chance of snow, but I did not hear the word mentioned for this part of the country. Perhaps it was said, but no one yelled it or put it on the screen in big bold letters telling you to go stock up on milk and bread. I know, odd, isn't it? So, I woke up this morning, and as usual, was sleepily checking Facebook when I noticed that a colleagues status said, "Well, I wasn't expecting snow!" My eyes popped open, I jumped up to pull the curtains back to discover a white world! I was as giddy as a school girl! The time that I usu...
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