Friday, February 13, 2009

Weekend in the city

I've taught for a week now, and it seems like a lot longer. I can't believe that a week ago, I was just arriving in Edmonton from Vancouver, and had yet to see Fox Creek.

Classes are going fairly smoothly, and I am enjoying being in the classroom with students again. Of course, there are the usual frustrations that come with being a teacher, but for the most part, it's nice to be a teacher officially again. The most frustrating part of this past week has nothing to do with managing students or course preparation/delivery at all, but has to do with not having my own permanent classroom where I could leave my teaching materials, where I would have my own desk and computer to work on. As such, I've been floating around a fair bit, monopolizing computer time on the one machine in the staffroom.

The town has a completely different feel than Inuvik. It is not as walking-friendly, and I never see kids "hanging out" on the streets. I miss being able to walk down to the store that is only a few minutes away, and see lots of acquaintances, young and old, milling about and socializing with one another.

This is a long weekend because of Family Day on Monday. M and I have booked ourselves into a hotel for two nights in Edmonton, and will drive down there on Saturday morning, and be back on Monday. I know we were just there last weekend, but it honestly feels like eons ago. Although the apartment we have here is gorgeous and comfortable, I have come to associate it with my late nights of lesson-planning, so it would be wonderful to get away from it all, however briefly. (I will be bringing my laptop though, so I can't completely escape from my work.)

Here are a couple of pictures of my new apartment. I love it, but in some ways, I can't wait to leave this place, to find another place that feels more like "home."

2 comments:

  1. You're still just adjusting, give it some time. Great that you got to go to Edmonton again this weekend though.

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  2. Love the pictures of your apartment! I hope it begins to feel more and more like home as time goes on.

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