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| 9th July 2009 jewel89 | re: kid - can't live with them and can't live without them - From: Wow. There's no one to give us any direction or to translate. There's a few staff, but as soon as we show up they disappear and leave us w/ the kids, and when they are around they don't do anything to stop any of the chaos, so it doesn't really matter either way. You really do feel exhausted at the end of the day - we all nap or at least lay down in the afternoon =) I think I find it so challenging just b/c I have no experience working w/ kids this age - I've always worked w/ Gr 7 and older. I'm thinking next year I'd like to try something like this again, but in an English or French setting, so at least there can be some level of communication (either w/ the kids or the staff). It is a very rewarding experience though. |
| 9th July 2009 jewel89 | re:hiding out from "strange men" - From: Sigh. Why do the weird ones gravitate to me? Oh my haha. Yes, they seem very keen on bringing you home with them... I'll have to ask her about that! |
| 8th July 2009 dalia | kid - can't live with them and can't live without them - From: Wow. This experience will either turn you off teaching or else turn you onto working with kids with special needs. Is there anyone around to give you guys directions or are you all thrown into the room and then you figure out what to do? Reminds me of the time when my friend worked at a camp for kids with disabilities - she was in charge of two childeren and at the end of each evening, she was so exhausted she'd hit the sack and sleep until the next morning. Her kids were the ones noted for plugging toilets, cutting up clothes, putting salt in the sugar bowl, moving the outhouse over, you name it they probably did it. So, unless they are worse then this, you've got angels. No sympathy here Julie. Enjoy! |
| 8th July 2009 dalia | hiding out from "strange men" - From: Sigh. Why do the weird ones gravitate to me? When you get home ask Rosalie about her experiences in Paris - she spent a day hiding out in the partk from some guy who wanted to take her to his apartment so he could cook for her! |
| 8th July 2009 dalia taylor | Compulsory visits - From: Dachau On our visit we read a letter from the camp commandant who was apologizing to the villagers because his soldiers had hunted down deers. He promised to discipline them for their behaviour - nothing about the fact that people were being exterminated. We visited thinking we would have a better undnerstanding of the attrocities committed and left just as confused. As Rosalie says, every country has a museum dedicated to teaching the public about the horrors of war and we still don't learn. |
| 6th July 2009 Elvira | Prague and Sofia - From: Prague Your pictures are great, Julie! =) Elvira |
| 5th July 2009 jewel89 | - From: Bone Church Actually, it wasn't very prude at all - I was surprised lol. |
| 5th July 2009 Lulu | =) - From: Sofia travels Good luck and have fun! Haha wedding crasher =P |
| 5th July 2009 Lulu | Whaaa - From: Bone Church Wow the whole bone thing was nuts haha wow. I think I would've gotten creeped out but it's still pretty cool. =) HAHAHAHA 1920s porn asdhñkahseñdhweoñuqywejkndjkhasd wahahahahahahaha I wish I'd seen it. Was it super prudish? Wahaha. |
| 4th July 2009 Lulu | BAHAHA - From: Eagle's Nest Housekeepiiiiing???? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD HAHAHAHA STILL LAUGHING A LITTLE OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT IS EPIIIIC!! |
| 3rd July 2009 jewel89 | - From: Eagle's Nest Please tell me you had to google the name haha. Yeah, I'm definitely happy with my choice. |
| 3rd July 2009 jewel89 | - From: Dachau No, I didn't see the video. Our guide was kind of hurrying us along, so we didn't have much time to look at the displays. I would've cried for sure with a video. I almost cried just looking at some of the displays in the gas chamber and crematorium. |
| 3rd July 2009 Meg | - From: Eagle's Nest Having been to Ludwig's castle (Neuschwanstein?) I can tell you that you're not really missing anything. Impressive castle and cool stories, but if you've ever been to a (any) historic castle, you definitely chose a better option. VERY jealous! |
| 3rd July 2009 Meg | - From: Dachau It was cloudy the day I visited Dachau, too. Did you watch the video? By the end, a lot of the room full of tourists was crying silently. |
| 2nd July 2009 jewel89 | - From: Bone Church Mom: Only you would think to do that haha. As soon as I heard of the Church I was def like 'Mom would totally love this' Joan: Thanks! Hope you had a Happy Canada Day too! Liesje: Yeah, very much so =) Hope you're enjoying summer! Have fun at the wedding eh? |
| 2nd July 2009 jewel89 | - From: Hofbrauhaus Oh man, I can just imagine how crazy it would be there during Oktoberfest..! |
| 2nd July 2009 liesje | Bone Church - From: Bone Church Cool! |
| 2nd July 2009 Joan | Photos - From: Bone Church Incredible pictures, Julie. And Happy Canada Day! |
| 2nd July 2009 Joan | Litres of beer - From: Hofbrauhaus I definitely remember those beer "mugs". What amazed me were the ladies that brought them to your table. These little German women who could carry six full steins in each hand - full. Crazy. Can't imagine what they would have weighed. mind you that was during Oktoberfest so maybe they called in the heavy artillery. Oh the Haufbrauhaus. |
| 1st July 2009 Irene | church of bones - From: Bone Church Cool! Maybe we can blow up the pictures and use them to decorate for Halloween! How odd that the monks would think to do that...isn't it a tad disrespectful? But very creative! |
| 30th June 2009 Lulu | The llama - From: Knut = love AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! |
| 27th June 2009 Irene | Ottawa bilingual - From: Back to Paris - quick stopover Ottawa is bilingual? Wee-wee. |
| 27th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Back to Paris - quick stopover I actually didn't find out about Farrah until late last night when I happened to see a newspaper - all the radio over here was about MJ, and even in the paper it was like 4pgs of him, for a paragraph on her. Pfft. And Ottawa is generally bilingual... or at least functionally bilingual. ;) |
| 27th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: I don't want to leave Berlin =( Haha, only you. |
| 27th June 2009 Lulu | You're gonna hate me... - From: I don't want to leave Berlin =( ... but... Nazis** SORRY SORRY SORRY compulsion, I'm sorry!! Anyway I am still extremely jealous, please suck it. Really cool things though, if you remember all the fun stories you're gonna have to share. =) I miss you! |
| 27th June 2009 elvira | To all Mesdames Pipis! Merci! - From: Back to Paris - quick stopover Hi Jul, Couldn't help myself to make the comment. Merci, Madame Pipi! Yo, it's a living! Great travels. Elvira |
| 27th June 2009 anonymous | - From: Back to Paris - quick stopover so... you didn't stay in Brussels?? What about the peeing boy?? The chocofigures of the peeing boy T___T *rejected* And omg.. don't even get me started on UofO.. GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh. I swear, I almost had an aneurysm at work on the 22nd/23rd. Anyway, so I was listening to the radio at work today, and (nearly) every song was MJs. Newspapers were: Big Headline=Michael Jackson, followed by a small blurb on Farrah Fawcett. Just a quick question, how come I was unaware that Ottawa is pretty bilingual (its University seems to prefer one language over the other)? |
| 27th June 2009 instant buddy | - From: I don't want to leave Berlin =( hmm.. your eurotrip reminds me of pictures that have never been posted.. I'm jealous of all those nice cathedrals out East. Let's start Building!! Bob the builder, can we build it? Bob the builder, yes we can! ..the next day Bob the builder, can we fix it? Bob the builder, yes we can! |
| 26th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Lost in Transit It's so me, you know it. I find it funny now, but it wasn't then. |
| 26th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Au revoir Paris You are such a butthead haha. I still love you though. I think. |
| 26th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Au revoir Paris Yes, yes. You were right ;) |
| 26th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Knut = love Aw mannnn haha, I wish I would've got this before I left, I def would've checked out the shop. I did a walking tour though - definitely the highlight of my trip so far. I love the walking tours; I'm going to do one in Munich for sure, and probably in Prague as well. I'll def keep an eye out for the Jewish Cemetary tour. Thanks! |
| 26th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Au revoir Paris Haha, thanks. It only seemed to be a problem in Paris - or at least I haven't encountered it elsewhere yet *knock on wood*. I'm lucky I speak French otherwise it would've been a whole other ball game. |
| 26th June 2009 jewel89 | - From: Knut = love British Colombie made my life. You know, as much as I love ribs I have never been to ribfest. Now I crave ribs. Miss you too Tracy. I saw a bunch of ducks the other day and thought of you. Love. |
| 25th June 2009 Tracy | - From: Knut = love Gotta love those Germans! hehe i love british colombie ^-^ You're having so much fun.. sigh oh how i wish i could be you.. Anyway, all i've been doing is swimming like every day and.. sigh working.. and well there's ribfest right now. Miss you, Love you! |
| 25th June 2009 dalia taylor | walking tour in Berlin - From: Knut = love Hi Julie, Bill and I met up with Rosalie in Germany (a few years ago) after she had been travelling by herself for a few weeks in Europe. She wanted to see the zoo because she was tired so off to the zoo which required few grey cells. I agree, I prefer Toronto Zoo over the Berlin one but it was still relaxing to wander around the place. It also helped since we were staying in a hotel that was just around the corner so we could leave at any time if we didn't enjoy it. Did you notice the sex shop on your way in? We never did go in although I was rather curious to see what "no man has ever been able to perform" meant. If you are still there when you get this, try a walking tour. We met with a fellow, trained in architecture and history (originally from Korea, then US) who was very thorough in explaining the history of Berlin, plus all the little details you don't get from the larger companies. For $10/euro we had a very nformative 21.5 hour tour. We saw the brochure in some shops so you shouldn't have too much a problem finding someone who can direct you to them if you are interested; there is always your hostel which is awealth of information. I always check out the walking tours no matter where I go as the perspective is very different from the bus tours. If you make it to Czech, take the Jewish cemetary tour. Enjoy all the delights of travel and remember, everything that happens, sound better when you're home. |
| 23rd June 2009 Joan | Congratulations! - From: Au revoir Paris Hi Julie, Congratulations on your recent nuptials; LOL. Things don't sound like they have changed too much in the men department since I was there almost 35 years ago. Apparently North American women w/o family around them wear these invisible signs that say "feel free to hastle". Seems like you have things under control though. Happy travels and stay safe. Joan |
| 22nd June 2009 Dingbat | - From: Lost in Transit Talent with Drunk people - ehhhhhhhh Never know could be useful ! |
| 22nd June 2009 Dingbat | Told you so - From: Au revoir Paris You are very wise for your years. Continue |
| 22nd June 2009 Dingbat | Cool - From: 3am cruise Cool |
| 21st June 2009 Lulu | *snort* - From: Au revoir Paris I know you know who I'm thinking you're now married to. =) I can't wait to see pictures! |
| 21st June 2009 Lulu | Oh Lawd. - From: Lost in Transit Dear God, this crap WOULD only happen to you. |
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