Powerstrip's effective habits for eating Mexican Yummies
in the pictures: I do yoga by coke bottle candles now...it's cool; Ina and Le from my Samoan family; a local store (falealoa).2/5
I know the school room is becoming my home when my power strip is full--here's what it's currently sporting: a fan, a laptop, speakers, and a hot water maker. i have visions of a toaster oven (to make some melted cheese sandwiches), but when i get to Apia i always seem to have other food items more pressing, and the $350 tala cost is a little much, but I haven't had melted cheese since PC training ended...yes...withdrawals (sp?).
possibilities in helping teachers learn about computers--today I showed a teacher how to make borders visible and change image size in MSWord.
Sasa le vau (cut the grass) for 15 minutes today and my hand had two hu
ge blisters and had twinges I hadn't felt since mornings i awoke in Alaska with preclawed hands from 15 hour days slinging fish.
everyday at school teachers are required to sign into the time log--with a BLUE pen. very important, don't forget. I've been told more recently that my signature is too big---outside of the lines...sign inside the small box...I'm not good at that.
2/4
So an uneventful first day of school. I didn’t do any teaching, probably won’t until next week. The students pulled weeds and cleaned some of the rooms. The staff supervised, then ate, had a short meeting, then uma—school finished.
School starts soon. It gets sooner. I try to prepare. What is there to prepare for, other than write down some rules, and see if all the computers work—they don’t—one has a bad power supply I heard, one has a password on the admin account, a printer spits solid black pages, not the most efficient use of toner...
Our computer lab is also the school library. I found the 7 habits of highly effective people. I want to figure out if there is a way to work any of these habits into my lessons…like begin with the end in mind. Maybe it will be more helpful to me. It’s interesting that one of the main concepts in the book is “interdependence.” I’m getting a face to face everyday experience with a high high high level of interdependence in Samoa.
More random people I meet—the security guard for Aggie Grey’s (the fancy hotel in Apia). His name is Vaelelei and lives in Vaiusu. I asked him to write it down for me. So I can remember for the next time I see him. I also finally asked Salatielu to write his name down. He is the security guy at the PC office.
The promise of Mexican food…hmmm..the reward: sour _____ (I forgot the name of the yummy mixed drink) and mexican food…lots of it. Water is good. First mexican since getting to Samoa. To rival Gordito’s (a Seattle local’s joint with 6 serving burritos).
Drops bounce
Drops bounce
I see the drops bounce in the puddles
Creating small waves
Capsizing the tiny bugs daring
To surf the big waves.
Wetness seeps through
Fabric, skin, souls
--Matt Crichton
I know the school room is becoming my home when my power strip is full--here's what it's currently sporting: a fan, a laptop, speakers, and a hot water maker. i have visions of a toaster oven (to make some melted cheese sandwiches), but when i get to Apia i always seem to have other food items more pressing, and the $350 tala cost is a little much, but I haven't had melted cheese since PC training ended...yes...withdrawals (sp?).
possibilities in helping teachers learn about computers--today I showed a teacher how to make borders visible and change image size in MSWord.
Sasa le vau (cut the grass) for 15 minutes today and my hand had two hu
ge blisters and had twinges I hadn't felt since mornings i awoke in Alaska with preclawed hands from 15 hour days slinging fish.everyday at school teachers are required to sign into the time log--with a BLUE pen. very important, don't forget. I've been told more recently that my signature is too big---outside of the lines...sign inside the small box...I'm not good at that.
2/4
So an uneventful first day of school. I didn’t do any teaching, probably won’t until next week. The students pulled weeds and cleaned some of the rooms. The staff supervised, then ate, had a short meeting, then uma—school finished.
School starts soon. It gets sooner. I try to prepare. What is there to prepare for, other than write down some rules, and see if all the computers work—they don’t—one has a bad power supply I heard, one has a password on the admin account, a printer spits solid black pages, not the most efficient use of toner...
Our computer lab is also the school library. I found the 7 habits of highly effective people. I want to figure out if there is a way to work any of these habits into my lessons…like begin with the end in mind. Maybe it will be more helpful to me. It’s interesting that one of the main concepts in the book is “interdependence.” I’m getting a face to face everyday experience with a high high high level of interdependence in Samoa.
More random people I meet—the security guard for Aggie Grey’s (the fancy hotel in Apia). His name is Vaelelei and lives in Vaiusu. I asked him to write it down for me. So I can remember for the next time I see him. I also finally asked Salatielu to write his name down. He is the security guy at the PC office.
The promise of Mexican food…hmmm..the reward: sour _____ (I forgot the name of the yummy mixed drink) and mexican food…lots of it. Water is good. First mexican since getting to Samoa. To rival Gordito’s (a Seattle local’s joint with 6 serving burritos).
Drops bounce
Drops bounce
I see the drops bounce in the puddles
Creating small waves
Capsizing the tiny bugs daring
To surf the big waves.
Wetness seeps through
Fabric, skin, souls
--Matt Crichton
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