Gratitude (2010)

A new lease on life

• Teaching provides a new lease on life
• Meds.

More

• Liza into Mack's life.
• Russell visit and the Wentworth Falls experience 

Special connections (2010)

Liza

• Liza comes into our lives

Teaching

• Janice
• Lauren
• Kimberley & Romy
• Sam, Tim, Matt
• Ed, Fee, Matt x2
• Debbie (Academy of English)
• Bella (student)
• Sue

More

• Craig
• Jo's card on my 40th

The family attend a word cup match in Cape Town!

Unfortunately not many photos were taken - but there are two to commemorate the event. Sam is a natural on the Vuvuzela.

Vivid Sydney 2010 - Light Festival

St Mary's Cathedral all lit up for the festival

The Sydney Baracks


The Opera House

Challenges (2010)

Financial settlement

• Settling finances with Ally ahead of our divorce

Teaching rejections

• First student who wants to leave
• French girl (Int) - class too disruptive
• Evan (thick glasses) - more lively, more individual attention
• Pre-Int girl - not show us enough attention
• Ron - 2nd time I got him
• Sweet girl (ele) - changed mind once class mill
• 3 princesses in upper - stayed
• Upper class from hell - 2 girls + guy complained in class (interview skills)
• Last class - 3 wanted to do test to go up
• Fat face

Teaching drudgery

• ISR's - huge waste of time
• Marking essays
• Electives a lot of work

More

• Swallowing
• Release of grief re Ally
• Craig irritations

Sunrise leaps

Sam's 10th birthday

Beautiful photos from Cape Town. Happy birthday Sam!

At Manly with Ingrid, Andreas, Sebastian and Anna

Narrabeen beach on a lazy Sunday morning

Local surfers

Surfing the waves


Fishing from the beach

Kids hanging out

Skulking in the reeds nearby