Blogs from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Hello again everyone! It's been awhile since we've posted any new updates so we thought we'd drop in to let you all know that everything is going well! It's been a month now since we came back to England. For the first few weeks we saw nothing but rain, but this past week the weather has been gorgeous! We took advantage of the sunshine today and went outside to take some pictures by the canal at the end of the road. There were plenty of ducks and swans basking in the sun! Work has been going fairly well. There are only four more weeks until the first half-term. We've booked a trip to Dublin, Ireland from Oct.28-Oct.31. We're both really excited to travel to another place! We've also booked a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland over Christmas ... read more

Its that time of year again..time for a vacation, and where else but sunny old England. Contrary to popular belief England can actually have very nice weather and this past week has been no exception. 'not quite as hot as I'm used to but nonetheless sunny enough to warrant shorts for a large number of people I pass on the street. 4 legged puppy had to stay in Costa Rica for this trip and apparently is suffering from a small bout of depression but THe month will fly by I'm sure! Next week its off to Egypt so gearing up for an action packed week tour of the ancient world. Can't wait!... read more

Yesterday was our lucky day! Before the school day started we had a staff briefing in the staff room. All of the staff who have not had a day off since the beginning of the school year were entered into a draw. Both of us were among the names entered and the prize for the draw was a day off! (with pay, of course). Will's name was drawn! So in the new year, Will gets to arrange a day where he can stay home and have his classes covered. But, that wasn't the only luck we encountered during the day! Last night we had our staff Christmas party at a hotel. Before dinner started everyone had to open the Christmas cracker that was at their seat. Inside one of the Christmas crackers was a tube of ... read more

We here we are at last Ruby and I are back in the UK... read more

It's been a couple of weeks since we last put up a post. We hope everyone enjoyed all of the pictures we put up of our trip to Spain! The past fortnight has been quite busy. Work, as usual, is busy with constant marking and lesson planning. But, those are the joys of the profession! Students are quite fascinated that Miss Paola and Mr. Truong are dating. We often get questions like "Sir, are you and Miss Paola married?...Are you going to get married?" "Miss, do you and Mr. Truong have kids?" It certainly starts some interesting classroom conversation, which sometimes leads into asking questions about Canada. We are extremely excited about our Christmas holidays! We get two weeks off at Christmas, so once again we have been planning an adventure to see as much of ... read more