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| Two-thirds of The Eagles, after school Writing Olympics! Perhaps my favorite photo of the season :) We're short a couple of boys here. |
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| Writing prompt: "Be the change you want to see in the world" What does this mean for you? Give an example. |
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| Note the hefty dictionary - hard-fought battle |
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| Adult Beginner's Course, braving grammar and relaxing with Memory after school on Thursdays |
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| Head Shoulders Knees - 10th Grade Boys v. Girls in the ultimate anatomy showdown |
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| There was some artistic interpretation of the original choreography |
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| With balletic precision |
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| Valle shqiptare (traditional dance) in the teacher's room :) OPA! |
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| Niko had just wrapped up a music lesson and was in the mood for a pushim i madhe (long break) hoedown |
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| Class 8 wrapped up a health activity and mugged it up in front of their 2011 New Year's Resolutions |
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| Food vocabulary and nutrition lesson - taught with our lovely and amazing school nurse/life skills teacher/former chemistry teacher, Bruna. She is a veritable encyclopedia of health in Albania, shines in the classroom, and is also a skilled dressmaker and truly gifted cook |
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| Succulents thrive in third-floor classroom windows |
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| Absolutely NO smiling is permitted in our classroom, NONE! |
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| 8th Graders, Crayolas and creativity in hand |
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| Babai Sufi, vend i shejnte - Father Sufi, burial ground of three Islamic mystics and now a holy site and good outdoor reading location (view of the entire valley on the road to Gline, a nearby village). We came to light candles and then circled the tombs three times, kissing their headstones on each turn |
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| Visa's usual order: nje makiato te gjate me shume qumesht (a long espresso pull with extra milk froth on top) |
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| Aaaand, two glasses of water :) A very well-hydrated young woman |
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| Intellectuals, revolutionaries, and general shaker-upers from our region of Albania. Many local towns and villages are named for these ladies and gentlemen |
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| Our famous tree in the center of town; a mountain spring is piped up through its roots. This rendering, which I covet, hangs in the director's office |
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| Waiting for a furgon or handy vehicle to pass so we can catch a lift back to Leskovik after teaching at the village school in Shelegur |
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| Marinela, the village school teacher |
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| The reservoir (built during Communism) in Shelegur, snowcapped mountains yonder |
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| Prudent student footwear for a muddy day |
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| Our students in Shelegur with home-made speed racer on salvaged string |
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| Gearing up for food vocabulary + nutrition |
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| Diana, school librarian and Albanian lang. and lit. teacher, with her youngest child, Megi |
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| Pavllo, the most senior of senior teachers at Jani Vreto, canceled class on a beautiful day, took all the kids outside, "borrowed" a student's bike and took it for an impromptu spin. The kids cheered, as did I :) |
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| Seniors, front steps |
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| Senior boys, during a town mapping excursion. Evidentally they were working on topography at this point |
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| Sweetheart and a half |
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| Seniors, nailing their pose of choice on our 15 mai 1943 (15th of May - day of local liberation from the Nazis) monument |
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| Note how he's about to leap onto the other student's shoulders? Exactly what I did not want to happen |
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| The seniors are planning to do a hip-hop + breakdancing performance in English for this year's 15th of May outdoor celebrations |
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| Our mountains are still covered in snow |
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| Last load of wood, half-stacked. I was trying to explain to a friend how much wood is actually stacked in there. The easiest answer is a pick-up truck bed and a half |
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| Still snowing, but it's beautiful! |
