Monday, April 09, 2007

Birthday Fun

This past week I celebrated my 37th birthday...I'm getting old!

I had many pleasant surprises at work. Some of my students remembered my big day and gave me some fun gifts. Anne, a wonderful girl, gave me a cute little stuffed animal monkey; Tim, one of my students in my 1106 class, gave me a great little toy dog; Teacher Catherine got me a Starbucks Taipei Mug. Of course the bosses Carol & Gavin bought some pizza for the office and also surprised me with a couple of neat little gifts.

1093, the group that I have been with the longest, surprised me on Saturday. During our usual break time on the hour, I had to go up and take care of a few things in the office. When I returned I found the following:


What a nice surprise. These kids are so great. I have been teaching them for about 8 months now. There have been times when I wanted to scream, but for the most part it's been a wonderful experience. They have helped me become a much better teacher. They inspire me.

Here is a shot of them on Saturday. They either love or hate to have their picture taken. Tiger & Chris, in the front, love mugging for the camera. While Lucy & Alice (hiding their faces) think the camera is a tool of evil!

Thanks to everyone who helped make my birthday so much fun. I had a good week.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

HAPPPPPYYYY BIRTHHHHHDAY!
Seriously, we're a little sad that we aren't there for at least a birthday drink. We hope you had a great one. We're thinking of you all and wondering how life is. We're in Cambodia now...life is good.