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Forward motion
Posted by Katherine on March 3rd, 2010

“Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds” No school today (Wednesday). Or tomorrow (Thursday). And no, once again, it was not a planned thing. No, this midweek holiday is courtesy of a paro (a blockade). All of the public transportation is shut down and there are blockades everywhere in protest over the possibility that [...]

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People say
Posted by Katherine on February 18th, 2010

“…when she warned me what people say: live your life until love is found…” Well, I’ve made it through Carnaval! This week is a three day school week as we had off on Monday and Tuesday for Carnaval. I spent most of the weekend holed up at the Lindquists’ (who tell me they haven’t gotten [...]

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The bells
Posted by Katherine on February 5th, 2010

“I can hear the bells…” Well, it happened. I’d been wondering how long it would last, making bets with myself over how long it would be until our cover was blown. We made it longer than I thought we would: almost a whole month! But now the jig is up, the cat is out of [...]

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This be madness
Posted by Katherine on February 2nd, 2010

“Though this be madness, yet there is method in it…” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been cast! Woo! The process ended up being far easier than I thought it would be, due (largely) to the talent and enthusiasm of my class. We’re down to 21 students (from 22) so there are actually more actors with [...]

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The time has come
Posted by Katherine on January 22nd, 2010

“The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things…” So…there were only three days of school this week. For those of you wondering, no, it was not initially scheduled that way. Wednesday we teachers arrived at the school, had our morning devotional and staff meeting, and then discovered that there was a [...]