We've made our plans to come back to the states for the month of July and part of August. Anyone interested in using our apartment while we're gone? It's 2 blocks from bus transportation, a half hour train ride from Amsterdam, 10 minutes north of The Hague, close to the beach...really a great location.

International Day at ASH

Last Friday was International Day at school, and it was on a scale I've NEVER seen before! In the pre-K-through grade 12 school, there are a little over 1,000 students, from 67 countries. Students all wore national dress, and the classrooms were converted (overnight!) into countries. There were foods from many different countries in each room, souveniers from each country, music and dance presentations, an opening and closing ceremony, and a homemade lunch with signs to let you know what you were eating! The parents did SO much work, and the students & teachers really enjoyed it! I learned that yo-yos were invented by someone from the Philippines and were originally weapons! (Plus lots of other good stuff too!) Now I have several other countries I want to visit! The school is flying me to Miami for the weekend on March 26th for a teacher's conference, paying all expenses. :) Then, for Spring break Fred & I are getting the cat and getting in the car and heading for the south of France for 10 days. No reservations, no pre-determined plans. I have a French mother who is giving me tips. I get a new student tomorrow who speaks Chinese to her mother, French to her father, and Dutch. No English yet, but it won't take that little smartie long! We're looking for a larger apartment for next fall, as other teachers are making plans to move to other countries. Everyone here is a nomad. We kinda' fit right in!