Random Happenings in New Stu

So mostly I have been berry picking on my time off from work. Little village kids love to "visit" with me. Maybe it is just the Somerville in me, but there is no reason for 5 little 10 year olds to be at my apartment! Instead, I put them to work and make them help me berry pick! So my hands are all stained from the blue berries. I found some high bush cranberries. They were fun because I have to reach up to get them like apple picking! The leaves are changing here and it is really pretty...not quite as nice as home, but really pretty.








Puffin had a really great time running around on our hike. Here se is practically getting lost in all the space. Some birds (maybe Ospree) tried to get her. They were flying around her and diving at her so I threw rocks at them!!





Here is Puffin being a little bear and eatting berries right off the vines.





Also, this week was spirit week here at school - it was great!! One day was swtich day, where the boys dressed as girls and the girls dressed as boys. Also, we had charator day. Two other teachers and I dressed as the three blind mice.

OMG - I SKINNED A CARABOU

OMG - I really skinned a Carabou last night!! A teacher got one (so he went out hunting and SHOT and killed it). I was AMAZED. I kept saying so this was really alive a few hours ago?!?!

A bunch of my boy students went over to his house to help cut up the meat too. One of them cut himself, not bad but he is a boy! So anyway - he was my paparatzi! I put him to work photographing this adventure for me.

 

FINALLY

So I finally got the Internet at home today...hopefully this will let me blog more b/c I know how much you LOVE reading about me :)

Today after school I went to go visit a girl's parents b/c the girl has been cutting one of classes. She is rediculous - she comes to my morning class and cuts the afternoon one...duh - Like I am not going to notice.  Anyway I came home after school to drop off my book bag for the hike up to the girl's hut and Puffin was VERY angry that I left her behind. She not only unmade my bed, but also tore ALL the covers off! This is what I came home to:

Everyone in the village has a nickname. For example, I teach a girl Tiny and a boy Chubs (who I guess was a very chubby little kid, but is now VERY thin!) so my nickname is Dora (as in Dora the explorer) b/c I am always wearing my backpack. The women who gave me the name always sing me the backpack song!

Also, I got (am borrowing) a VHF radio (yes, I am in NH)! Since I don't have a phone here the princlpal let me borrow this radio so I could contact someone if I needed something and so I could know what was going on in the village. I thought the company would be good for Puffin - You know some noise while I am at work, but she FLIPS out at the radio. She thinks someone is in the house - man it is wicked funny!! For real though, I am in Wisky Tango NH - people even have GUN racks on their "Hondas" (aka - 4-wheeler). They all call them Hondas b/c I guess that is the most common brand, but it is funny that people even call a kawaski a "Honda"!

Apartment

School has been going really well. I love the students and my classes are going great! Shopping in the store is a bit PRICEY!! For example, Sugar is $8.89 a bag, eggs are $4.00 a dozen, and cabot cheese is $13.00 a pound. Good thing I am only one person and Nana taught we well - I freeze EVERYTHING!! I have also been berrypicking a bunch so I am "putting berries up" - that means freezing them for the winter :)

So, I figured that I should probably show you guys some picutures of my apartment. I thought you might get a kick out this - I know you love wood panneling!

This is my kitchen:


This is my livingroom. Notice the lovely coffee table (a.k.a. kitchen chair). Puffin LOVES her chair and she is loving her blanket. That is where is sleeps all day.


This is my bathroom. Last weekend my washing machine broke and flooded my bathroom - oh the excitement!




This is my shine to Revere beach. John sent me the sand, flipflops, and tanktop. He said that when I get homesick I can crank up the heat and spread out the sand on a towel and pretend I am sitting at Kelly's!



This is the second bedroom with some great bunk beds!


This is what I really use my second bedroom for!



This is my bedroom - again do you like the nightstand (a.k.a kitchen chair).


This is my shared porch. I basicly live in 1/2 of a double wide.


This is my apartment.


It was so nice out the night I took these pics I was wearing flipflops!