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17th June 2010

Irene
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Glad you're there
I'm impressed that Iceland threw a huge party in honour of your arrival! I must say, you look very much at home on a horse (no, we can't get a pony in the apartment). Have fun!
From Blog: It's good to be back!
9th July 2009

jewel89
JD

re: kid - can't live with them and can't live without them
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.
From Blog: Wow.
9th July 2009

jewel89
JD

re:hiding out from "strange men"
Oh my haha. Yes, they seem very keen on bringing you home with them... I'll have to ask her about that!
From Blog: Sigh. Why do the weird ones gravitate to me?
8th July 2009

dalia
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kid - can't live with them and can't live without them
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!
From Blog: Wow.
8th July 2009

dalia
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hiding out from "strange men"
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!
From Blog: Sigh. Why do the weird ones gravitate to me?
8th July 2009

dalia taylor
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Compulsory visits
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.
From Blog: Dachau
6th July 2009

Elvira
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Prague and Sofia
Your pictures are great, Julie! =) Elvira
From Blog: Prague
5th July 2009

jewel89
JD

Actually, it wasn't very prude at all - I was surprised lol.
From Blog: Bone Church
5th July 2009

Lulu
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=)
Good luck and have fun! Haha wedding crasher =P
From Blog: Sofia travels
5th July 2009

Lulu
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Whaaa
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.
From Blog: Bone Church
4th July 2009

Lulu
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BAHAHA
Housekeepiiiiing???? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD HAHAHAHA STILL LAUGHING A LITTLE OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT IS EPIIIIC!!
From Blog: Eagle's Nest
3rd July 2009

jewel89
JD

Please tell me you had to google the name haha. Yeah, I'm definitely happy with my choice.
From Blog: Eagle's Nest
3rd July 2009

jewel89
JD

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.
From Blog: Dachau
3rd July 2009

Meg
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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!
From Blog: Eagle's Nest
3rd July 2009

Meg
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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.
From Blog: Dachau
2nd July 2009

jewel89
JD

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?
From Blog: Bone Church
2nd July 2009

jewel89
JD

Oh man, I can just imagine how crazy it would be there during Oktoberfest..!
From Blog: Hofbrauhaus
2nd July 2009

liesje
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Bone Church
Cool!
From Blog: Bone Church
2nd July 2009

Joan
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Photos
Incredible pictures, Julie. And Happy Canada Day!
From Blog: Bone Church
2nd July 2009

Joan
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Litres of beer
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.
From Blog: Hofbrauhaus
1st July 2009

Irene
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church of bones
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!
From Blog: Bone Church
30th June 2009

Lulu
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The llama
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
From Blog: Knut = love
27th June 2009

Irene
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Ottawa bilingual
Ottawa is bilingual? Wee-wee.
From Blog: Back to Paris - quick stopover
27th June 2009

jewel89
JD

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. ;)
From Blog: Back to Paris - quick stopover
27th June 2009

jewel89
JD

Haha, only you.
From Blog: I don't want to leave Berlin =(

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