Sweet Reunion

It’s been 3 weeks since Jared arrived – and we took a hiatus from blogging! Partly we’ve taken every minute to enjoy being together and catch up; and partly we’ve been overrun at school.

By now you know that Jared arrived safe and well. The principal and I met Jared at the airport – he had no problems at all! Unbelievably, his entry was even easier than mine. While they quizzed me on my working status and the name and location of the school, they asked him no questions. While they examined my hand-luggage, Jared sailed through the x-ray line - even though his bag beeped along with everyone else's.

It has been fun to introduce Jared to our new home. On the ride back from the airport we even saw a pickup truck with three camels sitting in the back – probably on the way to the butchers!

The other teachers were almost as happy as me to welcome Jared. There are no substitute teachers here, so the other staff were covering his classes and taking combined classes to cover his schedule. The Year 11’s are weeks away from taking their huge British Exam in music; they have been panicked about this and are finally feeling more settled with Jared’s guidance. One said they’ve learned more from Jared in 2 days than in the past 2 years.

So, over the next days I’ll back-post some experiences from the last month (probably a blogging faux pas, but oh well)…