Stanley: missing since November 2009.
We think he was kidnapped by the Portuguese tourists.
Some background - you are probably very confused right now: At the KW Bilingual school, Claire's class has a project involving a character, named Flat Stanley. Each student made a Stanley to send to different parts of the world, so he can learn about different cultures. I was hosting Claire's Stanley, here in Radom. We had a lovely time - he met my students in Kozienice, we went to the market together, and he even came to Warsaw with me on the weekend. We captured many highlights on camera. Unfortunately, Stanley did not make it back to Radom with me. He is somewhere in Warsaw, we think on the Wilanow palace grounds, hopefully living like a king. The Canadian address is on his back, so fingers crossed some kind-hearted soul finds him and sends him back! Thankfully I still have his journal and have been recording our adventures. This, along with pictures and postcards, will get sent back to Claire's class.
I teach a group of upper-intermediate teenagers (mostly boys) on Mondays in Kozienice. They met Stanley last week and were very fond of him. They are going on a field trip to Warsaw tomorrow. They are making it their mission to find Stanley! It was very sweet to hear this from them. The reason I was reminded to tell them about the loss of Stanley was because I heard one of my students say, "epic fail". Haha How amazing is that? So yes, my losing Stanley was an epic fail, indeed. (We were using future tenses in discussion today, making predictions about our lives: tomorrow, a month from now, a year, 5 years, 10 years. I said that in ten years from now maybe I will be married. One of the boys groaned, and said "oh man!". I asked him what he had against marriage. His friend said, "I want to tell you something, but if I do he [the first guy] will punch me". Then they told me that if I get married, they will lose me. Awwwwwwwwwww. My 15/16 year old boys are crushing. Maybe their efforts to find Stanley is their way of winning my heart. Teehee. Regardless, I had a most excellent class with them today. They are always so talkative, opinionated, and up for a good discussion. They are passionate about their views. It's refreshing!)
I still adore the group of power plant men I teach on Fridays in Kozienice. Even though they are an elementary level, they try so hard. Our topic last week was "at the hotel" and they had some pretty amusing questions - regarding a double room but with one bed, tipping, double whiskey, and asking for their room number in case they forget (likely relating to the previous comment). We were discussing jobs as well and they noted that "lawyer" and "liar" sound the same. Coincidence? These are clever men. So many laughs. I told them how much I enjoy teaching them. Once I am settled in a job somewhere, whenever and wherever that may be, I think I will teach adult ESL classes one or two evenings a week. I really love all my adult classes - it's social, the students want to be there, and you can have a lot of fun with them. It's a special thing to be a part of. I was so terrified when I first found out I'd have not one, but five adult classes. Now I look forward to them daily!
So I heard through the grapevine (Radom is small, remember) that I have an admirer at the gym. Teehee
Heather and I went to Warsaw on Saturday. We met up with Mariusz, the guy we met on the train coming home from Berlin. It was great! He showed us around the city - we went to Wilanow Palace and the park grounds (a palace built in the 1600s for the king of the time...it wasn't completely destroyed in the World Wars, but like most things, lots of restoration work had to be done). It was very lovely. We also walked around the Old Town at night. This was beautiful as it was all lit up, and the Christmas lights and decorations have been put up too. We saw the changing of the guards at the war memorial for the unknown deceased. And we went to a really cool little pub - it looked like a cave inside. Very low ceilings and dim lighting. Mariusz' friend, Ania, met up with us there. In Poland, at many bars you can get a flavour squirt in your beer. I had only tried the raspberry before. We had the ginger squirt on Saturday evening. IT WAS SO DELICIOUS!!
In advance of our arrival, Mariusz had arranged for us to stay over at Ania's if we needed to. So thoughtful of him! We did take the last train back to Radom that night, however. But we left on a note that we would likely meet up again. Yey for new friends!
Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Tata for now!
We think he was kidnapped by the Portuguese tourists.
Some background - you are probably very confused right now: At the KW Bilingual school, Claire's class has a project involving a character, named Flat Stanley. Each student made a Stanley to send to different parts of the world, so he can learn about different cultures. I was hosting Claire's Stanley, here in Radom. We had a lovely time - he met my students in Kozienice, we went to the market together, and he even came to Warsaw with me on the weekend. We captured many highlights on camera. Unfortunately, Stanley did not make it back to Radom with me. He is somewhere in Warsaw, we think on the Wilanow palace grounds, hopefully living like a king. The Canadian address is on his back, so fingers crossed some kind-hearted soul finds him and sends him back! Thankfully I still have his journal and have been recording our adventures. This, along with pictures and postcards, will get sent back to Claire's class.
I teach a group of upper-intermediate teenagers (mostly boys) on Mondays in Kozienice. They met Stanley last week and were very fond of him. They are going on a field trip to Warsaw tomorrow. They are making it their mission to find Stanley! It was very sweet to hear this from them. The reason I was reminded to tell them about the loss of Stanley was because I heard one of my students say, "epic fail". Haha How amazing is that? So yes, my losing Stanley was an epic fail, indeed. (We were using future tenses in discussion today, making predictions about our lives: tomorrow, a month from now, a year, 5 years, 10 years. I said that in ten years from now maybe I will be married. One of the boys groaned, and said "oh man!". I asked him what he had against marriage. His friend said, "I want to tell you something, but if I do he [the first guy] will punch me". Then they told me that if I get married, they will lose me. Awwwwwwwwwww. My 15/16 year old boys are crushing. Maybe their efforts to find Stanley is their way of winning my heart. Teehee. Regardless, I had a most excellent class with them today. They are always so talkative, opinionated, and up for a good discussion. They are passionate about their views. It's refreshing!)
I still adore the group of power plant men I teach on Fridays in Kozienice. Even though they are an elementary level, they try so hard. Our topic last week was "at the hotel" and they had some pretty amusing questions - regarding a double room but with one bed, tipping, double whiskey, and asking for their room number in case they forget (likely relating to the previous comment). We were discussing jobs as well and they noted that "lawyer" and "liar" sound the same. Coincidence? These are clever men. So many laughs. I told them how much I enjoy teaching them. Once I am settled in a job somewhere, whenever and wherever that may be, I think I will teach adult ESL classes one or two evenings a week. I really love all my adult classes - it's social, the students want to be there, and you can have a lot of fun with them. It's a special thing to be a part of. I was so terrified when I first found out I'd have not one, but five adult classes. Now I look forward to them daily!
So I heard through the grapevine (Radom is small, remember) that I have an admirer at the gym. Teehee
Heather and I went to Warsaw on Saturday. We met up with Mariusz, the guy we met on the train coming home from Berlin. It was great! He showed us around the city - we went to Wilanow Palace and the park grounds (a palace built in the 1600s for the king of the time...it wasn't completely destroyed in the World Wars, but like most things, lots of restoration work had to be done). It was very lovely. We also walked around the Old Town at night. This was beautiful as it was all lit up, and the Christmas lights and decorations have been put up too. We saw the changing of the guards at the war memorial for the unknown deceased. And we went to a really cool little pub - it looked like a cave inside. Very low ceilings and dim lighting. Mariusz' friend, Ania, met up with us there. In Poland, at many bars you can get a flavour squirt in your beer. I had only tried the raspberry before. We had the ginger squirt on Saturday evening. IT WAS SO DELICIOUS!!
In advance of our arrival, Mariusz had arranged for us to stay over at Ania's if we needed to. So thoughtful of him! We did take the last train back to Radom that night, however. But we left on a note that we would likely meet up again. Yey for new friends!
Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Tata for now!
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