Christmss break was great! I spent $1700 for plane tickets to go down to Washington and Idaho for my two weeks of break. I spent christmas in Idaho at my parents house and was able to see my whole family that came for the holidays. After spending some time there I made my way to the tri-cities, Washington. I was able to spend time with many different friends. It was a real pleasure to see some familiar faces. Towards the end of my visit I surprised myself by actually wanting to be back in the village! I was sad to leave friends and family but was also excited to head back to the village.
This first week back at school has been a real challenge. The students were tired for the first days of class because their sleep schedules were really messed up during the break. I had a hard time getting started in my classes as well. I am teaching two new classes that I had no information about until about 5 min before each class started. Needless to say that was very stressful for me. But eventually I was able to figure it out. One of my new classes is called GenYes. This is a class that is delivered via video conferencing, which is a new challenge. In this class we are building robots! We are using kits supplied by Lego. We have just started building with these kits and I am very excited to see what we can create!
Although it has been a rough week as far as school goes I have had some great experiences outside of school. I was fortunate enough to be able to try Beluga whale muktuk for the first time! It was pickled with jalapenos. I was suprised to find that I really enjoyed it! A bit chewy but good.
I was also able to acquire a new snow machine! It's a 2010 SkiDoo Skandic Tundra Long Track 550F. I was able to get the machine for a VERY good price. The catch is that it needs some engine work. So i have spent this week tearing the machine apart trying to figure out what I need. My friend Brad has been instrumental in helping me tear it down. It looks like I will need a new cylinder and piston. Then all I have to do is put it back together and should have almost a new machine! It is very rewarding and a great distraction to work on this machine.
The weekend is almost over and unfortunately I just watched my Seahawks lose to the Falcons. It's alright I will still wear my jersey to school tomorrow. All in all it was a bearable week after break. Hopefully this week will be great! Thanks for reading and being a part of my adventures!
This first week back at school has been a real challenge. The students were tired for the first days of class because their sleep schedules were really messed up during the break. I had a hard time getting started in my classes as well. I am teaching two new classes that I had no information about until about 5 min before each class started. Needless to say that was very stressful for me. But eventually I was able to figure it out. One of my new classes is called GenYes. This is a class that is delivered via video conferencing, which is a new challenge. In this class we are building robots! We are using kits supplied by Lego. We have just started building with these kits and I am very excited to see what we can create!
Although it has been a rough week as far as school goes I have had some great experiences outside of school. I was fortunate enough to be able to try Beluga whale muktuk for the first time! It was pickled with jalapenos. I was suprised to find that I really enjoyed it! A bit chewy but good.
I was also able to acquire a new snow machine! It's a 2010 SkiDoo Skandic Tundra Long Track 550F. I was able to get the machine for a VERY good price. The catch is that it needs some engine work. So i have spent this week tearing the machine apart trying to figure out what I need. My friend Brad has been instrumental in helping me tear it down. It looks like I will need a new cylinder and piston. Then all I have to do is put it back together and should have almost a new machine! It is very rewarding and a great distraction to work on this machine.
The weekend is almost over and unfortunately I just watched my Seahawks lose to the Falcons. It's alright I will still wear my jersey to school tomorrow. All in all it was a bearable week after break. Hopefully this week will be great! Thanks for reading and being a part of my adventures!
