Hey Hey Hey!
So, yesterday was my last day teaching in South Africa...I was sad to say good-bye to my grade 6 class and I think they were sad to see me leave. Three weeks went by much too quickly. I had a lot of fun with them and I definitely learned a lot. They threw me a little party in the afternoon. It was a total surpise; I thought it was very nice of them. They made me a big poster that said "Thank You Miss Julie" and they drew a big picture of the Canadian flag on it.
The teacher in the class, Mrs. Volmink, gave me a beautiful present as well. She gave me hand made beaded hoop earrings. They were made by the Ndebele tribe from KwaZulu Natal. I was very touched.
I know many of you have sent messages asking me to post photos from the trip and I would love to but unfortunately, I will not be able to until I am home in Canada. I only have access to computers at internet cafes and I am not allowed to upload pictures from my camera at the cafes. I come home on May 15, so you won't have to wait too much longer to see my pictures. I will hopefully have some posted within a few days of being home.
Good luck with Track and Field for those who are involved!
Miss Dixon
PS. Rebecca, the students here do not have organized Track and Field until high school (high school begins in grade 8 here).
South Africa
The national flag was adopted on April 27, 1994.
The Trip
I will travel to the south-west coast of South Africa. I will spend time in both Cape Town and Athlone.
Table Mountain, Cape Town
I was at the top of the flat part (the "table) of Table Mountain...We travelled to the top in a gondola (a "car" suspended from an overhead cable).
Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak is the pointed part of the Mountain...I see it from my bedroom window. Look closely, it looks like a face; someone laying on their back
The Springbok
South Africa's national mascot, a dainty antelope called the Springbok.
9 comments:
hey Miss Dixon
i hope you had a very good trip and i am sure they will miss you as much as we are right now, i hope your flight home is good
Rebecca
Hey Miss Dixon,
Sounds like you had a great trip. I can't wait to see pictures! How long was your flight on the way home? Hope to see you soon.
Cassie
Hey miss D! you've been awesome!
miss d, (:
track & field went really well
we have the first regional meet on may 22nd
we're all very excited
how's the tan coming?
hope all goes well
take some pictures of some elephants, zebras and giraffes for me :) lol
-- hayley
hey miss dixon
it sounds like you had an awsome time.we miss you ssssoooo much! i hope you have a good trip home
Megan!
hi miss dixon,
i hope you had a wonderful trip, i hope your flight is great, come see us soon!!!!!!!!!
my eye is getting better i can play sports now but i still cant see.
have a good flight home!
lloyd
Miss Dixon,
It sounds like your having an amazing time! When will you be home? Well math is going great and so is school, we had our oaks park track and feild meet and our school did pretty good! Hayley dominated in the 100metre dash! Our Ottawa trip is coming up this Wendsday(May 28th) and I'm rooming with Mackenzie and Melissa! I can't wait I'm 2 of my closests freinds! How's the food there? Have you tried anything really traditional? You must be having an amazing time there! I would LOVE to go there some time (SOON) Maybe even misionary work! Well I miss you lots (we all do) Enjoy the rest of your time there!
Bye P.S. are you fluent with their language or do you teach English there?
Hey Miss D
I just wanted to tell you that we got back to from ottawa today. We all had such a great time, it would've been even better if you had came too. On the way to ottawa another tour bus caught fire and the only thing left was the metal frame. (Don't worry everyone got out safe). You have to come to butler again, we have all missed to.
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Mackenzie
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