tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72398001146271494472024-02-19T02:51:23.046+01:00Plan B"...the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving" - Oliver Wendell HolmesAlyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-35043327777809420502009-10-15T01:18:00.008+02:002009-10-16T05:57:39.301+02:00Vancouver<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The credits have rolled for this blog already. This blog followed me through my life in China, Mongolia, India, Ghana, and Switzerland. This is the 'post blog update':</div><div><br /></div><div>I have now been back in Vancouver for three months already! I have reconnected with family and friends, went to my Mom and Gary's wedding, as well as Jamie and Chris's, worked a few jobs (a language school and a restaurant), and have recently been hired for what I think is a great opportunity, at a shelter for homeless youth in downtown Vancouver. I love being here, and have already made a lot of new friends and connections. Yey!!!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNk-sJk9cO_4e9JuQ2KIuPDI9GUk5ohwm_EO7kwd-AFhnuKFzb-1gDzzzvGwOukpFCPOIwRmVVd3V034T5HLoz8mNrVZ5YiJi04M25KFK9Zq0_0TGDNk2Ykwbf6QwB_FYzSo3GxhKxys/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNk-sJk9cO_4e9JuQ2KIuPDI9GUk5ohwm_EO7kwd-AFhnuKFzb-1gDzzzvGwOukpFCPOIwRmVVd3V034T5HLoz8mNrVZ5YiJi04M25KFK9Zq0_0TGDNk2Ykwbf6QwB_FYzSo3GxhKxys/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393040141499421426" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDReDdQz97gYHW_StURKhiGEMwNNc9zPkk5Ful__-uAiM40zpV4Z7ipZC6iTVJO64oYUp3woGXLIPMITHXS6a178dDo8cp7ngTsKjxnPvBc4SBQXfCN9e6Vos379TW1CqYWKqGDUGY0A/s400/2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 252px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393040119236827826" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSkgf3Ehi7nBCSqVMrusuIS8-OftwHiP3zyF4Y032GJZ0ZV-5ewAqJrILgRdCdHIsuTuWXGuuc48DRzZvQ_jykQbfK5MpGywT366umfRsYrIsDh7evR0zI4Y8GKkBofsE2DL7Mt6Rhmw/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSkgf3Ehi7nBCSqVMrusuIS8-OftwHiP3zyF4Y032GJZ0ZV-5ewAqJrILgRdCdHIsuTuWXGuuc48DRzZvQ_jykQbfK5MpGywT366umfRsYrIsDh7evR0zI4Y8GKkBofsE2DL7Mt6Rhmw/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393040134955867234" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoz0_7HCJ32fgHzWfNftJ6ImRpO_hCwzq2-nrzR3g4bGHloX7erLbQRN0L0vsKbXiEwqx07o0Ge8vR5yOK4bvnjHPEroE4mLXVuIc4aO_IGTvb_Llml235g3msYkPamAExykjZgh41ku0/s400/3.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 329px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393040130841371218" /></div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-15274086150821499742009-10-15T00:57:00.005+02:002009-10-15T01:17:45.640+02:00Leaving Switzerland!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiIfUC19pbthwXvGPI7SSfe5Z9N8kKk70W0qaPDpCIMSxQt6H_9coxWxVgKNgIVCvq2bHlcb8GiN7saDm6dyujsq-ytXZHEx-vYjar_vrkKAQeHA_X_RloqzTD-nZVEbhJrExQa7d5RU/s400/4.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596090463861490" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Leaving Switzerland and returning to Vancouver was no easy decision I assure you; leaving my friends and colleagues, my apartment, and this globetrotter extraordinaire (Phase 1) time of my young life. In Switzerland I became a better teacher, a calmer traveller and, really, an adult.</div><div><div><br />Here are some pictures of my last few weeks in Switzerland. The cast of High School Musical, Cranium with Sarah's parents, Interlaken Metal Festival, and camping with the crew down South.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3CCR9JsbIHzkVJSbxf6k4_QUVfLHjbs3skqxhpOwcNC3Cy4E269QoKR0cB8PoMkd2ObFqJrWMb_AXXTfRiyB0YT-kXKWpdViZ_XrGPVmk8ghDRpdTm_22fGKXUPSfSIJSFpOnVsolwY/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3CCR9JsbIHzkVJSbxf6k4_QUVfLHjbs3skqxhpOwcNC3Cy4E269QoKR0cB8PoMkd2ObFqJrWMb_AXXTfRiyB0YT-kXKWpdViZ_XrGPVmk8ghDRpdTm_22fGKXUPSfSIJSFpOnVsolwY/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596097191263186" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MCl9Xib78QXipH8SuKEig4EHUGgRuHs62fgqYFD38PW3_ccUP-LdeRmLbIf3dunrIavgseSzVb9ltgISZqBrVSb1tgRxxnyY1gltM3ajlDzQ-BYE8YGN_CIBYi5Y-VCwmCPSMcDgO7A/s400/3.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 252px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596079654268562" /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKSjwbdGOanedY1c0OlP0vajlC7GYLfoWt_vCFlCD9QtkngATfrHbFkv4TPF2uUUDaa6ZqIIneQoD0omJ85xDMUslvCX6SDcXiYGXVKLxmxRNgNbvlHKo1IwHh2R1_uWgk2TAxacXQw4/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKSjwbdGOanedY1c0OlP0vajlC7GYLfoWt_vCFlCD9QtkngATfrHbFkv4TPF2uUUDaa6ZqIIneQoD0omJ85xDMUslvCX6SDcXiYGXVKLxmxRNgNbvlHKo1IwHh2R1_uWgk2TAxacXQw4/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596070945255618" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0CJKk_2b9bq8oKRjr1jdqbU6lWoRvdv2010A3Jqqsh5qa3m6LhRKhTKYGIFO0BnZmFqMlT6uI6gNHnuXZDVB4KvFWRS17r4L28m5BDZzllhwgtLSbq7txeWoH7UjLrvEn5QpKcCi4xA/s400/1.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 252px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596061981367538" /><br /></div></div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-25367926132122583962009-06-01T20:30:00.006+02:002009-06-03T13:57:33.894+02:00ISTA Portugal<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKxDCVW76MuXJKHutn87Z3i2yHlkd5kxeO_7caixGAqfPeakZ8vY6-UvKQils6wZmwsAyJcHwXlZXEUMyWTvhfEq8G4i0PL048mWajgQnz1qq3gjTRP4W7GGIfV-k7txfZasKYlNMdeM/s1600-h/IMGP0875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342430082677381234" style="WIDTH: 329px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKxDCVW76MuXJKHutn87Z3i2yHlkd5kxeO_7caixGAqfPeakZ8vY6-UvKQils6wZmwsAyJcHwXlZXEUMyWTvhfEq8G4i0PL048mWajgQnz1qq3gjTRP4W7GGIfV-k7txfZasKYlNMdeM/s400/IMGP0875.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIHmgbqFzNLenme4O-iZgnzN0o3l63aXXXaXgCtq4i3UvgsQiDfGhyphenhyphen4E9sPvOLYAcSpmauhNmUymNc2TJMY2G-NTRCsTtHmoN4_2VfbxxBgjApa5S938HPAzMLOJlLdaTkkYdGYEJZik/s1600-h/IMGP0948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342429039927088098" style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIHmgbqFzNLenme4O-iZgnzN0o3l63aXXXaXgCtq4i3UvgsQiDfGhyphenhyphen4E9sPvOLYAcSpmauhNmUymNc2TJMY2G-NTRCsTtHmoN4_2VfbxxBgjApa5S938HPAzMLOJlLdaTkkYdGYEJZik/s400/IMGP0948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This year we took ten kids to the Ista Festival (International Schools Theatre Association) for four days. Lucky for us, the host school, St. Julian's, is at the beach. Alongside playing at the beach and frolicking in Portuguese gardens like nymphs, we did a lot of theatre. Melissa and I got into some pretty serious stage combat in our teacher workshop and... errr... sorry about the black eye, Melissa! </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsV8yjsthbUhsqrzB1tIgsocVqM9yx6hI1Yx0AZCV-TRsUftvPiapYzcH_iP4zjutKIkLeLy2_PAw_IlfzjaxEepbnSA2IZB30OUoSJiFElgHm06E6IypfYIxcZtMm451k89hRhe9Aj9U/s1600-h/IMGP0936.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342430095318871266" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsV8yjsthbUhsqrzB1tIgsocVqM9yx6hI1Yx0AZCV-TRsUftvPiapYzcH_iP4zjutKIkLeLy2_PAw_IlfzjaxEepbnSA2IZB30OUoSJiFElgHm06E6IypfYIxcZtMm451k89hRhe9Aj9U/s400/IMGP0936.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-mxucq66qHRf60PTilAkGeTU6MMvsWHm8XlZYg0nN35dJmIWbRtZekuHQnJgrLn_engurLdM8Ro6YdH6VKWPxUak42lIydjcl1pSwvPwaC4VUx8Uqc8WjJaWe_tn38wYekbFXjergNg/s1600-h/IMGP0908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342430084602056290" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-mxucq66qHRf60PTilAkGeTU6MMvsWHm8XlZYg0nN35dJmIWbRtZekuHQnJgrLn_engurLdM8Ro6YdH6VKWPxUak42lIydjcl1pSwvPwaC4VUx8Uqc8WjJaWe_tn38wYekbFXjergNg/s400/IMGP0908.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">We spent the day at this enormous private gardens doing outdoor theatre. Talk about inspired!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXji0rW-K8tmiUQQ1dr58zDnzrQiwf4GfsyWA3M3URi5I1_i1MSnVTC2Re9OTD57OVad_XRgp9l3hcrcPYhYM74Vvylk0RR0Z157pW3DG0bc12DRyReMozyXmRftbcGQ9ix7_9qykoPA/s1600-h/IMGP0925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342429039159898242" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXji0rW-K8tmiUQQ1dr58zDnzrQiwf4GfsyWA3M3URi5I1_i1MSnVTC2Re9OTD57OVad_XRgp9l3hcrcPYhYM74Vvylk0RR0Z157pW3DG0bc12DRyReMozyXmRftbcGQ9ix7_9qykoPA/s400/IMGP0925.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-cITTUj5-8jAPTKaZ4ejyVxu54WuHFUPY05gtzsfPvNbNFoRt6OhtymTcwXxbmE-TrR2l3LrpLaM6XGVqN6gG2OIkAHmOy7Fr7b2LHzloDm4u6ds98h7-JuMVHjbxkloo3G-P3YHAMo/s1600-h/IMGP0921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342429034108045794" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-cITTUj5-8jAPTKaZ4ejyVxu54WuHFUPY05gtzsfPvNbNFoRt6OhtymTcwXxbmE-TrR2l3LrpLaM6XGVqN6gG2OIkAHmOy7Fr7b2LHzloDm4u6ds98h7-JuMVHjbxkloo3G-P3YHAMo/s400/IMGP0921.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">We made a fabulous one minute chase video on our lunch break. Then we put 105 kids to sleep in the courtyard. Teachers needed some down time!</div><br /><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxKrnzT9cigDLaNT6jBC-eOtqh-paD9to61q8nlsRs7YPkMcay8h02aJVXHgKOAhIHtlrskFk30GsKR2VtEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyf_00dUaUpjQPyFJg-YgseMJnCwt2NWDl3P7GUwoo8ncD-Ir0YvQf6OhXOwPcnDpitkNRBiDsyOCKRujRnevo__XR1487bruHYrPfAfmMZ86oImEGoHRRwCepKNnucBLtr6YpzWIrOU/s1600-h/IMGP0941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342430097595098914" style="WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyf_00dUaUpjQPyFJg-YgseMJnCwt2NWDl3P7GUwoo8ncD-Ir0YvQf6OhXOwPcnDpitkNRBiDsyOCKRujRnevo__XR1487bruHYrPfAfmMZ86oImEGoHRRwCepKNnucBLtr6YpzWIrOU/s400/IMGP0941.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> </div><div align="center">Melissa and I enjoying the beach... before the kids dragged me into the ocean with all my clothes on. I mean, throwing a teacher in the ocean is like a small piece of heaven for a middle schooler. The child in me was envious.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNsvXmqKqhZrMRfyQCASr3NdCj5f2keC5G2vQE0Tn-cT8hR6PzR02sD89_jDtEf9FedzDLW3lnA95Lh21t1gDuKoEjnbg1kN-nzJJ5Ifs82z3GPnJR3-7iqzCsPpfqbYvCTR6AJsNdj4/s1600-h/ISTA+2009+-+Portugal+(117).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343058221971382178" style="WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNsvXmqKqhZrMRfyQCASr3NdCj5f2keC5G2vQE0Tn-cT8hR6PzR02sD89_jDtEf9FedzDLW3lnA95Lh21t1gDuKoEjnbg1kN-nzJJ5Ifs82z3GPnJR3-7iqzCsPpfqbYvCTR6AJsNdj4/s400/ISTA+2009+-+Portugal+(117).jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbP4XBGbRU2RpJlvunPfM4pvGQ9KGKIMk5LX15Cron37UJSZyfRdJ_OsV5dKSoffsOwsA7TrKsoeAtpcNJ7D5_IdAfJiQskTN7lcbxjNos-5xLJR__F9WsIBsd-jkrHDgrZbvzbreLR0/s1600-h/IMGP0889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342429026024610066" style="WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbP4XBGbRU2RpJlvunPfM4pvGQ9KGKIMk5LX15Cron37UJSZyfRdJ_OsV5dKSoffsOwsA7TrKsoeAtpcNJ7D5_IdAfJiQskTN7lcbxjNos-5xLJR__F9WsIBsd-jkrHDgrZbvzbreLR0/s400/IMGP0889.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-70706226036511292042009-06-01T20:04:00.006+02:002009-06-01T20:30:04.873+02:00Musical Indulgence<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SHFZcpCE-rWI6c5bf8uyJrWyqo3K1TTF5QXvloyywIQ6sr99KE7RPW2u4K4OOnmLNX5rouQHtsy_85nSVXSxEZkYSKPT_drxU0gaBBBaeIAwDVzVzsHNFJNlYUjGUM0ajLrRJqAVVic/s1600-h/IMGP0868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342422125230582466" style="WIDTH: 300px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kpDz2JCDT3pVqq8OffiAGnjb54rqpLsoX5V5eiGwGeyGVSFJg6lsBTuzZ5kXgo2MPuiEKxcV49nEXJy0w8DnYPCwixCXBAn0QoPNgXWQg41Uig2kShP2RQVwtCPLpqafpf62BNlPIhI/s200/2.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHornxIrDYDcSOaPYWe8EtyCctLUg364dDcLxjrb2g84k3EmHU8pgE-ZifsJCF8AyNThyphenhyphen3RYLC6Qgod9_ZuEY8VPmtxf0NqNiClttBiTfD_mLZWJ2d8PHPJxb-Jd2wq_ylRY61BuCcZFY/s1600-h/1.jpg"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342423960591748578" style="WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHornxIrDYDcSOaPYWe8EtyCctLUg364dDcLxjrb2g84k3EmHU8pgE-ZifsJCF8AyNThyphenhyphen3RYLC6Qgod9_ZuEY8VPmtxf0NqNiClttBiTfD_mLZWJ2d8PHPJxb-Jd2wq_ylRY61BuCcZFY/s200/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Melissa and I went to London for five days and saw these six musicals. A smattering from across the 20th century, we saw musical theatre in many of its forms. Andy came down and visited for a few days as well, which was added value. And then, we made up our own musical...<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA97kKtnzBxxL4DXEI1QN_QVHs2ECOwWxvTvxtY1dXI8cpKEpqtsZYNvVRxNRHKga-0PfeE9Zu62udxaoonmAtzDBNN3M7K10KsSV155i_1lLm7VsOMWwN2_luj-OyXSVLzhFxAKrnfno/s1600-h/Dancing.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342427147701999042" style="WIDTH: 337px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA97kKtnzBxxL4DXEI1QN_QVHs2ECOwWxvTvxtY1dXI8cpKEpqtsZYNvVRxNRHKga-0PfeE9Zu62udxaoonmAtzDBNN3M7K10KsSV155i_1lLm7VsOMWwN2_luj-OyXSVLzhFxAKrnfno/s400/Dancing.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuNVcf32D96se5UzdbxEEK002p3TXx9_KH127NL-1Na88BAh7IkZ9jbbqz8p6CmeQ-VWAD1j2ow-50rar2PvMmS2abppPQIRYuXBie7XyXnmycfok3i1eXhLgAyDkYFN2ojAsG3dwqUQ/s1600-h/Group+shot.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342427141415890402" style="WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuNVcf32D96se5UzdbxEEK002p3TXx9_KH127NL-1Na88BAh7IkZ9jbbqz8p6CmeQ-VWAD1j2ow-50rar2PvMmS2abppPQIRYuXBie7XyXnmycfok3i1eXhLgAyDkYFN2ojAsG3dwqUQ/s400/Group+shot.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-48797739525627719742009-06-01T20:01:00.003+02:002009-06-01T20:02:55.368+02:00Merry Ol' England<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTUjgNIzuBU1kVMZmMKNpP-uBmCUMmwczjc_3BX6941yjzC8tGG64My6-9PQmKTI2qGbhkg0Z1uf8lDk9D_8PybqAYVEfDbJuvEb2m9Eu1tqraX1wh9JTKlkaf9NwNKTD_TJtgdr6i7E/s1600-h/IMGP0827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342421059305880626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTUjgNIzuBU1kVMZmMKNpP-uBmCUMmwczjc_3BX6941yjzC8tGG64My6-9PQmKTI2qGbhkg0Z1uf8lDk9D_8PybqAYVEfDbJuvEb2m9Eu1tqraX1wh9JTKlkaf9NwNKTD_TJtgdr6i7E/s400/IMGP0827.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Class trip 2009 to London. Fun, tiring, lovely kids. I'll write more when I get more exciting photos.</p>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-54978372777261062622009-06-01T19:50:00.003+02:002009-06-01T20:00:19.206+02:00Locarno<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqkK8k-NIAkevIcjz6yg3wYeF8Teae8zTBxMHxhhjIJUWG0snnEPUuslKPrMwS19R7xOv-vTNhootI_-vHp7McHD0MN0rBgjwXyGY5LLLN_aLipF3XDXPd5LHHUSkT2NM-rp1Ik3XXQU/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342419490302527650" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqkK8k-NIAkevIcjz6yg3wYeF8Teae8zTBxMHxhhjIJUWG0snnEPUuslKPrMwS19R7xOv-vTNhootI_-vHp7McHD0MN0rBgjwXyGY5LLLN_aLipF3XDXPd5LHHUSkT2NM-rp1Ik3XXQU/s400/9.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4YZMg7Tbk2g9P_4JTbFGgpgE49pP4xaD2saeol9K9V-ik8k-8dj6gNSwZN7P4Lm89MwwwK45uZY3WD6eRn6LZzRop-ZE-pT0FFWjo-PWt2TOWt7mLfS56gVq-krnmem7qE3PwCafibI/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342419472662266578" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4YZMg7Tbk2g9P_4JTbFGgpgE49pP4xaD2saeol9K9V-ik8k-8dj6gNSwZN7P4Lm89MwwwK45uZY3WD6eRn6LZzRop-ZE-pT0FFWjo-PWt2TOWt7mLfS56gVq-krnmem7qE3PwCafibI/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">A three day weekend in the Italian part of Switzerland. Kari and I decided a few months ago that we would rent a camp site and a trailor at a camp group in Ticino. We then invited more people and, with very little planning, enjoyed ourselves and the new onset of summer, fabulously.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkRHBhRjKQOutrI2SrxxwbN4MMcYJuzxGgs2T6L94CVOhknFZKj47UKdqgwARUkBFXwqDRkObvbH5Ywv2UMfDBEYQy4lBOZbtqLVSKmXCiHdj_ra2FSsCrvK6gU4nrCzt1uCIkVVRDLY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342419484870109570" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkRHBhRjKQOutrI2SrxxwbN4MMcYJuzxGgs2T6L94CVOhknFZKj47UKdqgwARUkBFXwqDRkObvbH5Ywv2UMfDBEYQy4lBOZbtqLVSKmXCiHdj_ra2FSsCrvK6gU4nrCzt1uCIkVVRDLY/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1pvcQdh8jJkHpgGmuyGjHP7PcQkknXQaZFVZED-mpgIBuv5FmMKyh2mt-iZ8nP_1ZutnpnjkBQ490-huHYPfPflgxAdTBg0COPqg3uqYI-IGekXMKWUYkrvBkEwPS-qRY-qTsap-K6Q/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342419476225759218" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1pvcQdh8jJkHpgGmuyGjHP7PcQkknXQaZFVZED-mpgIBuv5FmMKyh2mt-iZ8nP_1ZutnpnjkBQ490-huHYPfPflgxAdTBg0COPqg3uqYI-IGekXMKWUYkrvBkEwPS-qRY-qTsap-K6Q/s400/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-3160000824113489782009-06-01T16:21:00.006+02:002009-06-01T19:50:27.102+02:00Windsurfing - Tarifa<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2oEQ2FtuaJh6ECIYv-BsTN9q4hPQbAZTFOpI_NL4PdFrNaIjbfoi9Z5LCTlRWHN2Vn3uGIRbmhsHbj7yAjQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0cGClMvMos6Lb4SXtEJKTceCGmaZAdIUxuwEADV74aypXBSirgyccS0Nb2jPzHyByEB8OcXwQDglnb2ErBKHoQr1cq6ZNaGc9Hys8XhFoDplsk2D7PgdwB22PwDZmTsYsX2a7ebt3so/s1600-h/IMGP05600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342417291928234274" style="WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0cGClMvMos6Lb4SXtEJKTceCGmaZAdIUxuwEADV74aypXBSirgyccS0Nb2jPzHyByEB8OcXwQDglnb2ErBKHoQr1cq6ZNaGc9Hys8XhFoDplsk2D7PgdwB22PwDZmTsYsX2a7ebt3so/s400/IMGP05600.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><p align="center">One week to get a grip on windsurfing was just perfect. Now I am a pro on my own terms. This is a video of all the times I fell because really, it is more interesting than all the gliding around. This is our day time location and night time funhouse. </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_78NRscajL_Z5cEim6UQYOyHJAyE5RO1JWGCtEXKTbw7EQmcA9vdZ5SrxG98A3tRkMSwAjokTL5WqVN-zmS36WGR2_mMf410hKFGj5eJPGofwRq9UIdi5YqBkGtYI-NAXGtd8cRIS30/s1600-h/IMGP0601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342417293982452002" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_78NRscajL_Z5cEim6UQYOyHJAyE5RO1JWGCtEXKTbw7EQmcA9vdZ5SrxG98A3tRkMSwAjokTL5WqVN-zmS36WGR2_mMf410hKFGj5eJPGofwRq9UIdi5YqBkGtYI-NAXGtd8cRIS30/s400/IMGP0601.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9nlCAvzA8jxKFlQL4DzaroviCMGkIeWQxKkF6y0zbyA_3jcChIILmgZEwR26GEuq_QFAG53EEIG2wYijv2RlVs2DDHWqipWpxIa4uGeHocJEqVjLK3P2nNF13hpMeHztEckq9b8-pZ4/s1600-h/IMGP0533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342417348711482018" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9nlCAvzA8jxKFlQL4DzaroviCMGkIeWQxKkF6y0zbyA_3jcChIILmgZEwR26GEuq_QFAG53EEIG2wYijv2RlVs2DDHWqipWpxIa4uGeHocJEqVjLK3P2nNF13hpMeHztEckq9b8-pZ4/s400/IMGP0533.JPG" border="0" /></a></p></div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-40922058076146188962009-06-01T14:00:00.003+02:002009-06-01T16:21:31.876+02:00Spain is Pretty.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE0OhYn1aONU2z8xxZaQvmEjTV9ybAT7t84Pzt4fXSX3ORoDtusVsrCjFJZwp6ReNqqpummu_zWC68D7kZGgX7znosOzxAwF8HJuHzjWd0frpAFglduMjKw6pzOOase8E4xOb4UrbNzo/s1600-h/IMGP0440.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342328648249080530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE0OhYn1aONU2z8xxZaQvmEjTV9ybAT7t84Pzt4fXSX3ORoDtusVsrCjFJZwp6ReNqqpummu_zWC68D7kZGgX7znosOzxAwF8HJuHzjWd0frpAFglduMjKw6pzOOase8E4xOb4UrbNzo/s400/IMGP0440.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Spain. Accumulated wandering pictures.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISSiOSpoyGCnKe8RQXiTr3-TLxjYkQSgLRYyJmGhPiwQ6rgL10cBpEafONRZTmH5PrLAh4Eh2bQzROLuSNxjqgFC7MzHWc5-ShH5QrerQidjtmZN80r5OscaDmMaVX9feogMOUFCPLgI/s1600-h/IMGP0522.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342329535390845266" style="WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISSiOSpoyGCnKe8RQXiTr3-TLxjYkQSgLRYyJmGhPiwQ6rgL10cBpEafONRZTmH5PrLAh4Eh2bQzROLuSNxjqgFC7MzHWc5-ShH5QrerQidjtmZN80r5OscaDmMaVX9feogMOUFCPLgI/s400/IMGP0522.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE-8XgmQcxjfLP6pbQgYWUdnmJ2TRxdrBd2ZtofzUe2pektAwfqDWWJxrNUAln6nSSSU5QeZp4DUTmilnx0tcZxkreSVcMleV6HyV-IJ3o4DLs1NpN3NH6vn18WC1PCFE2pSBINHtUL0/s1600-h/IMGP0454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342328651159980562" style="WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE-8XgmQcxjfLP6pbQgYWUdnmJ2TRxdrBd2ZtofzUe2pektAwfqDWWJxrNUAln6nSSSU5QeZp4DUTmilnx0tcZxkreSVcMleV6HyV-IJ3o4DLs1NpN3NH6vn18WC1PCFE2pSBINHtUL0/s400/IMGP0454.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Cathleen, Devon, Stefan and I chillax in the gardens.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUGRteVp6iKa_QB-VSEST5KWEGOexbv03UhgQQcg1M0UOTPRFbziUsud1wN6y5EBa3N26Ocp4j5Gmwn1CLER3286_bHun88j7w1Emq2iwA_4CdS0oHYeZEZ7E75MLDoZbedXtFffioc0/s1600-h/IMGP0514.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342329529041795826" style="WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUGRteVp6iKa_QB-VSEST5KWEGOexbv03UhgQQcg1M0UOTPRFbziUsud1wN6y5EBa3N26Ocp4j5Gmwn1CLER3286_bHun88j7w1Emq2iwA_4CdS0oHYeZEZ7E75MLDoZbedXtFffioc0/s400/IMGP0514.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9oP59LwcrNTl6ivB53OmK3zJvIO3dyO6RAgWKg61W4FNs1CnDmVk7mXFskgLM_N2g3je7WFMUWec0t9Mc_3wsDSNmzh3HB7U6fD7CALQwr8U27dPQhSrWlzBtPkqAaazxOmytkyqV00/s1600-h/IMGP0448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342329521415915314" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9oP59LwcrNTl6ivB53OmK3zJvIO3dyO6RAgWKg61W4FNs1CnDmVk7mXFskgLM_N2g3je7WFMUWec0t9Mc_3wsDSNmzh3HB7U6fD7CALQwr8U27dPQhSrWlzBtPkqAaazxOmytkyqV00/s400/IMGP0448.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Then we motor around the gardens. Beep Beep! Coming through!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6vvng2BBU9A6ubepPSUvm5GBAh4TowXMIZQYdy_oAvnATZCmGmgQlTIgXIgIFx9vmr8j85dFS0cf6EOL_wFsehaJvKgFIjUeFqj0pUeACqB5PC8_pPMeYNgVVXW5RVJYGd26L982Sc4/s1600-h/IMGP0466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342328664244301938" style="WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6vvng2BBU9A6ubepPSUvm5GBAh4TowXMIZQYdy_oAvnATZCmGmgQlTIgXIgIFx9vmr8j85dFS0cf6EOL_wFsehaJvKgFIjUeFqj0pUeACqB5PC8_pPMeYNgVVXW5RVJYGd26L982Sc4/s400/IMGP0466.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpD42lwowVKIl-k31Ssyo90-5znUmjOenZGIjI1tIYitFUUEgZ8NiksZlliSPUSn5kCOc1jkX8Iye7LCSJ400SaR5ZOgivjSziAof3S6pWIpXLen-Dx1X_Iq7rVBnVG9yy40ubPw2Sfc/s1600-h/IMGP0460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342328660584804818" style="WIDTH: 329px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpD42lwowVKIl-k31Ssyo90-5znUmjOenZGIjI1tIYitFUUEgZ8NiksZlliSPUSn5kCOc1jkX8Iye7LCSJ400SaR5ZOgivjSziAof3S6pWIpXLen-Dx1X_Iq7rVBnVG9yy40ubPw2Sfc/s400/IMGP0460.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymsW4KrlufG7Umfug5fIys2xdkCKTOizM2AzzBvu2VxPmkjCs1FZ8UU_XlVK_9YyEiVOBIo77LmD9PO4okGYVmWLhU99T0Sa5hrt_JoTUzJ-RJwb0KjxWayBjH0frvIO4mHZMlMnJwj0/s1600-h/IMGP0459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342328653777688578" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymsW4KrlufG7Umfug5fIys2xdkCKTOizM2AzzBvu2VxPmkjCs1FZ8UU_XlVK_9YyEiVOBIo77LmD9PO4okGYVmWLhU99T0Sa5hrt_JoTUzJ-RJwb0KjxWayBjH0frvIO4mHZMlMnJwj0/s400/IMGP0459.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-19821958867423787292009-06-01T13:17:00.006+02:002009-06-01T14:00:08.348+02:00Espana - Semana Santa in Seville<div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dybYFKajYo3GvbOD8nIGqKCYAHxCRwUWfAigRsyqJ86Pvr5grFUy7FtggVIKWX8tvHsA-igqzlBHpr9-7JMfA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NU4PSWrKSUS7hdCeq89e8DljJFCoS6lt6QZsJdYhWZehHFiuFsUN8czF73H0zZnz-XxiOY-_sWK6b4CIt3l2vya4JSjFRdGMP-bk1zv-gZSNxk9-L3k7SFFr4eV6NcqYF-b5GGsY_wU/s1600-h/IMGP0435.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhTuEkz140RDSzBKHv5KAcVdhNtOuHe5s_TwfP9fJt4KmzC8rgkWbnCeyyF0bZp34OD9hFJP73lkBy1haZdksnCGYO-880as6T9LNV2eLHwgVCqVHidrRk9wbjBmUklihh0CxfWnKpNY/s1600-h/IMGP0492.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321019317946802" style="WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhTuEkz140RDSzBKHv5KAcVdhNtOuHe5s_TwfP9fJt4KmzC8rgkWbnCeyyF0bZp34OD9hFJP73lkBy1haZdksnCGYO-880as6T9LNV2eLHwgVCqVHidrRk9wbjBmUklihh0CxfWnKpNY/s320/IMGP0492.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">For Easter, some colleagues and I headed to Seville, Spain to see their cultural festivities for the occasion. The different robes represent brotherhoods in the Catholic Church and they make processions through town, from their church to the Cathedral, carrying crosses, candles and enormous floats depicting scenes from the Bible over the course of the week. Our daily routine was to wake up, find a cafe and then play cards and chat until the square filled up with people. A hush would fall over the crowd, the procession would float by and then we would find a new cafe. Without fail, a procession always came by. It felt like going back in time because it hasn't been comercialized yet. It just all seemed to happen around us.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzRyfccspyZB5LX9OYvfOcji8K7nTddGW25UYjN70opnlHHxacIf76jp1Ci2TbI5TXCoFraLNyZLr6IUj1ZU8IBCu_je5sRsRiPjsPkX7hnAsIiHR9VF1TozNWUoiFS6R_pUjGjq-ikA/s1600-h/IMGP0512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320622215303650" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzRyfccspyZB5LX9OYvfOcji8K7nTddGW25UYjN70opnlHHxacIf76jp1Ci2TbI5TXCoFraLNyZLr6IUj1ZU8IBCu_je5sRsRiPjsPkX7hnAsIiHR9VF1TozNWUoiFS6R_pUjGjq-ikA/s320/IMGP0512.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLKosRfYy_RekE9PzyduCAWp_V172pJEZJci76RzPFj14ho9o-sMdaBHd5Az6OpmXE7gklHF6IU6W1FxXQ_9lsW4eAstYiKejk7rfLXc39hlJilDZM9UK8zuS9sQSuQWScZbXu0pWAds/s1600-h/IMGP0414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320602337694338" style="WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLKosRfYy_RekE9PzyduCAWp_V172pJEZJci76RzPFj14ho9o-sMdaBHd5Az6OpmXE7gklHF6IU6W1FxXQ_9lsW4eAstYiKejk7rfLXc39hlJilDZM9UK8zuS9sQSuQWScZbXu0pWAds/s320/IMGP0414.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xRtlf1lrdX_EP83aJ0mt0cA4SzZpZhIPiLR4SkCPf71UXtNOFANN9rNC-gYX3KUZxZZ6vOOOu0vySDEwTLxrT4HqVYEqLL4tzR7VSbYY8IeGjjIg15egfCR0ajzo7DwWL1lcEoKSUD0/s1600-h/IMGP0430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342320609787049202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xRtlf1lrdX_EP83aJ0mt0cA4SzZpZhIPiLR4SkCPf71UXtNOFANN9rNC-gYX3KUZxZZ6vOOOu0vySDEwTLxrT4HqVYEqLL4tzR7VSbYY8IeGjjIg15egfCR0ajzo7DwWL1lcEoKSUD0/s320/IMGP0430.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMABEt1lkPxNrfI4X4TkNLDRdf7h83ixoPRzRdS50RUyMdRTFsE5Hj6vOiLs1QPEYE4w5UnsR0s6pQ-OoJok5S9kSBWVNXqJ8stfgejIw2eNUuTO-irudraSf1MUtnuIYwQOwQMqcjhC4/s1600-h/IMGP0482.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321014922753810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMABEt1lkPxNrfI4X4TkNLDRdf7h83ixoPRzRdS50RUyMdRTFsE5Hj6vOiLs1QPEYE4w5UnsR0s6pQ-OoJok5S9kSBWVNXqJ8stfgejIw2eNUuTO-irudraSf1MUtnuIYwQOwQMqcjhC4/s320/IMGP0482.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-87054205635571621172009-06-01T12:06:00.002+02:002009-06-01T12:12:49.548+02:00Sledding Swiss Style<p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342298654262792002" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj88spnVwCsKIzQZ4ryKT9r9VG-yINcVz6Bnxju6McHNbjPbppxRsJJx1aaVcyQ8O_JSlir3vpwtSq1d23GvyrfghxhTPgT1lD_J-Hu0To-wqysA6ApSAnFu7uQYubb04PfTtc7-XlZ9s/s400/n509149631_1503719_4510.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="center">So in the Utliberg park there are these trails that snake down the mountain. In the winter, the trails are for sledding, free and unsupervised, all for one and one for all sledding. Well, sledding is dangerous! I felt like we should have paid 15 dollars to get in and had a set of rules to follow. But no, it was just us and the ice. Even with some nasty turns and crashes, we took the train up and did it all over. Fun and its free!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NxOpv7Q1e9v2lOkNzsRcpZsvD5M7Ghriqm4R5jruXH0SKS8L5oELvYY4KF56eiCZ4-jrIHPy83B3Eb_2HXbhcc_YHce2PMzBw7zjljX5jnrX3DvsvMWXa_7jEdda8wQyd4GvB03qhLM/s1600-h/n1211562228_30333017_2677.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342298661389639266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NxOpv7Q1e9v2lOkNzsRcpZsvD5M7Ghriqm4R5jruXH0SKS8L5oELvYY4KF56eiCZ4-jrIHPy83B3Eb_2HXbhcc_YHce2PMzBw7zjljX5jnrX3DvsvMWXa_7jEdda8wQyd4GvB03qhLM/s400/n1211562228_30333017_2677.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-37512143748780047442009-06-01T11:37:00.007+02:002009-06-01T13:08:39.486+02:00Snowshoeing Up Up and Away<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNO5For4R8iOwwa5Bp_BzhnQFEUOsg3BJzHJ3btoNggByDkB0wRBdRVItW7O83RhamcsWUpG9Di61W27UHptqrxqkju7pVyhTOF72Hbuls2ULecuYy9ESOogLIQ_3_itJzkmLwfhPyDA/s1600-h/IMGP0391.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342296495068037954" style="WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNO5For4R8iOwwa5Bp_BzhnQFEUOsg3BJzHJ3btoNggByDkB0wRBdRVItW7O83RhamcsWUpG9Di61W27UHptqrxqkju7pVyhTOF72Hbuls2ULecuYy9ESOogLIQ_3_itJzkmLwfhPyDA/s400/IMGP0391.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">I took the Duke of Edinburgh Award kids on one of their expeditions up into the mountains around Schrattenflue. We stopped to eat out lunch on the hike up and thought, "the rest of this will take us three days." We started in this peaceful chalet village, applying sunscreen, and by the end of the day I was under attack of icy winds and my zippers were frozen shut. I had to suck my coat open! </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG27JhseTOYTIWwaiXWDP-HNYWmqNA1iYcqh6M5dlZu9gXVn73w13xVdJSLyB2m2CFUBGvg0Qk7fDtCk1MvIqS_ztrk2Mv9KklTyG78mxMcR9DF7Bbl5I0Ru_6bKdN0Yn7NOuW9-SWng/s1600-h/IMGP0270.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342296482027831394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG27JhseTOYTIWwaiXWDP-HNYWmqNA1iYcqh6M5dlZu9gXVn73w13xVdJSLyB2m2CFUBGvg0Qk7fDtCk1MvIqS_ztrk2Mv9KklTyG78mxMcR9DF7Bbl5I0Ru_6bKdN0Yn7NOuW9-SWng/s400/IMGP0270.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9-yeu0D816t8fHcbTTdbS_rMP75Z6cdCVm59APzREwa4-VjzMauKtXadFlLmSIHx6DUGpZ9NPiam5crEHcA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G4vV_zms0W0-vRICsVbF6IquDasisYZ5psyWrMBp2WDh68uhSV-1Tld45mIii1KrE2z673MJdL741kDyQziZj33n6ZRkicPZNrX1eHvQIfZqVezXsVsQ2FCJ_VFWgMYo7XTKdKuFWY4/s1600-h/IMGP0350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342296498271183042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G4vV_zms0W0-vRICsVbF6IquDasisYZ5psyWrMBp2WDh68uhSV-1Tld45mIii1KrE2z673MJdL741kDyQziZj33n6ZRkicPZNrX1eHvQIfZqVezXsVsQ2FCJ_VFWgMYo7XTKdKuFWY4/s400/IMGP0350.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">As you can see, when we arrived we had another task. Digging it out. </div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342296504881979442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XFWu1gV1jR6rpnd0EAY2GQj93nsUbLy3-Mo-SWqaLR09VjKpc4ivgXgmU5oSryzfICDkoOchvr5_72cBP-bH64a5L0a6siQ0RUIRy2yJhldyyTe-ho6OtQXWbEldtfDFN6vbvmr9KNI/s400/IMGP0308.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Melting snow for water once we reached our shed, I mean hut.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4lqHayP2ezyX3ROSZ4zFQagkMQRONfnU-xZQu0k8bILW7klCCPhuUTZx7xjN7la7ArK2VuJZHHmbBCZ7kNVMtIGYPHI0MTY9KyEQOXfR5cYsd-86ek9gkEel8N_6XvlUW75OX_cUQsw/s1600-h/IMGP0403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342296490416589058" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4lqHayP2ezyX3ROSZ4zFQagkMQRONfnU-xZQu0k8bILW7klCCPhuUTZx7xjN7la7ArK2VuJZHHmbBCZ7kNVMtIGYPHI0MTY9KyEQOXfR5cYsd-86ek9gkEel8N_6XvlUW75OX_cUQsw/s400/IMGP0403.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Go West, life is peaceful there. Go West, in the open air. </div><p align="center"> </p>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-20330261931560526792009-01-31T15:14:00.002+01:002009-01-31T15:25:40.092+01:00What's New<p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297463846532875378" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1BdjvBi7uap7-vXH08K5ZfGeBnHiIJdsQqi8BnY64bOrYZ7vMWKFxz32L_Th7QWSfVBpnDurfC521p4wF6Nxg-bKgeBTGTxdqqBlIJiAGSEoVXsQlCxOEKaiwEjIKyQ0RFxXsrwIFdQ/s400/ms_campus.jpg" border="0" /></p>Though it is bittersweet because my picture is no longer on the homepage, Zurich International School just launched a new website. Well ok, fine, it never was on the homepage, so then, we can deduce to say, that our new website is... sweet. <a href="http://www.zis.ch/">http://www.zis.ch/</a>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-89652858908251731642009-01-26T20:11:00.005+01:002009-01-31T15:13:51.017+01:00Deep Cove<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FC9NUjmwtJrX2fu4mttJdlzFBXfipDArZnEzZTiTCrJ33KrGH_j6UWHZXRc8TqJ0kKyOezi3zpGy69_jox03ScAXUe7r4eCZrgTkcIq9enEL1G9aVv5GOk6mGJGO8-LJJSwRKx_CBII/s1600-h/DSCN7350.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295682906969832178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FC9NUjmwtJrX2fu4mttJdlzFBXfipDArZnEzZTiTCrJ33KrGH_j6UWHZXRc8TqJ0kKyOezi3zpGy69_jox03ScAXUe7r4eCZrgTkcIq9enEL1G9aVv5GOk6mGJGO8-LJJSwRKx_CBII/s400/DSCN7350.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">I love Deep Cove! Each time I visit it seems to become more beautiful. Without conscious intention, a Honey's doughnut has become a traditional must-have. Can you blame me?<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiTrcjUYi07qm5HucO661hqJBkjmi4l_By_CHp0fz_Obrcpwpa4o8f4Iw3E_paYZrjAfbZfLLVI5Ym-7L16x8dnUVkniu1kgtqsiZHrqkNrOlB2Z4YeMNRpJKjVARH2Pw59iNrD7mT5E/s1600-h/DSCN7341.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295682901361496802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiTrcjUYi07qm5HucO661hqJBkjmi4l_By_CHp0fz_Obrcpwpa4o8f4Iw3E_paYZrjAfbZfLLVI5Ym-7L16x8dnUVkniu1kgtqsiZHrqkNrOlB2Z4YeMNRpJKjVARH2Pw59iNrD7mT5E/s400/DSCN7341.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-28115795822767415972008-12-24T18:14:00.014+01:002009-01-31T17:37:16.877+01:00Back in BC - Sun Peaks<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5oH5a-nR8QIg9ETny5l2VwGTNhT6D7qiTAq-W55gBnEMaVcWzximKju-_grRhSqPDauNL9R9vUEjzuKn2L2X5CQ5tfMDYLH6YhOAYqc8wWC3HDcGKNsqFsq7SRp4cEjsoCLeM7poY_4/s1600-h/Nov+28+08+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295682008567027586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5oH5a-nR8QIg9ETny5l2VwGTNhT6D7qiTAq-W55gBnEMaVcWzximKju-_grRhSqPDauNL9R9vUEjzuKn2L2X5CQ5tfMDYLH6YhOAYqc8wWC3HDcGKNsqFsq7SRp4cEjsoCLeM7poY_4/s400/Nov+28+08+019.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Snowmobiling is even more fun than I expected. Especially in a fresh winter wonderland like this. I think this could replace directing musicals as my winter sport... hmm.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295679643627634514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIyxC-JJvop2xld_Y7eXCcZLuz51syfPl0YwVkUcumS-ndHf9izJHOCmGm3woAEutX3E4MxPd9r-9k6DifYGRm6Okgkk6TXtgDwWsrfA0w-1KWl_timd8GXwDwHcIiozZQ5CazqotN68/s320/Nov+28+08+014.jpg" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxojVL9xemmOoEh8Z5-NiVLPJ69ASn8jIiyLIXxW7JlosL4-be6PkQ8zdJoaHATGjpZGEl8Lpgx0E29dfi3CwUgrXpICnuQF92Pt6OmywffCfQlrzhs0gHkOqdXB0dlWbLDzjZTV-KJzY/s1600-h/Nov+28+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295679650287700994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxojVL9xemmOoEh8Z5-NiVLPJ69ASn8jIiyLIXxW7JlosL4-be6PkQ8zdJoaHATGjpZGEl8Lpgx0E29dfi3CwUgrXpICnuQF92Pt6OmywffCfQlrzhs0gHkOqdXB0dlWbLDzjZTV-KJzY/s320/Nov+28+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTGpBMAOK2VJQuyLdE3UvmuoeRLQ-cguXRjQ2ANvRsxMA92qs7076x0q6xIMOJ0s5uYYgijpzXJiTGcG0lhn7kPetPICIjfwdPpAA_c27fxPJJAZDadV_pcx85WTynaLI6AxWqNEAbEA/s1600-h/Nov+28+08+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295680833361715090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTGpBMAOK2VJQuyLdE3UvmuoeRLQ-cguXRjQ2ANvRsxMA92qs7076x0q6xIMOJ0s5uYYgijpzXJiTGcG0lhn7kPetPICIjfwdPpAA_c27fxPJJAZDadV_pcx85WTynaLI6AxWqNEAbEA/s400/Nov+28+08+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIzMDEzODg1NTgyNyZwdD*xMjMwMTM4ODg2MTMzJnA9NDE4ODEzJmQ9MjAyNjY4Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImdD*mbz*yZTYzN2RlZThkMWY*YzBiODE*OTMzZWE4MTdiNTQ3NA==.gif" width="0" border="0" /></p>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-67078726542656517452008-12-15T21:54:00.004+01:002008-12-15T22:16:07.833+01:00Elves to the Rescue!<div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXLtgRdsLrU046vbY9Se-X-_p3W6OtO5tSrKnNNgDmtq_kNLYy6qFef2gpB4VfIxXnODf2b-TfD9uOPSObwRIrUv-BAXZQRBvYdCVQMdE1sqhouB7CoZgIUZsqiJd7NacTD1DszXhPxs/s1600-h/Santa+and+his+elves.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280124786964004562" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXLtgRdsLrU046vbY9Se-X-_p3W6OtO5tSrKnNNgDmtq_kNLYy6qFef2gpB4VfIxXnODf2b-TfD9uOPSObwRIrUv-BAXZQRBvYdCVQMdE1sqhouB7CoZgIUZsqiJd7NacTD1DszXhPxs/s400/Santa+and+his+elves.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupY90-2UChjsuDm2shIZsQFFI9ERG3Sajtc_f-UtFZMkcdtvWmUjkwz-XXhNfRATaUQuOA_Uv4hr8sgO9JexJPQeGxUa2Z8xAbgODleFLTq7jnKT3JTNkwTs2j_xM4W4Yrfzwh2tnJ_E/s1600-h/Schmutzli.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280125853278787218" style="WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupY90-2UChjsuDm2shIZsQFFI9ERG3Sajtc_f-UtFZMkcdtvWmUjkwz-XXhNfRATaUQuOA_Uv4hr8sgO9JexJPQeGxUa2Z8xAbgODleFLTq7jnKT3JTNkwTs2j_xM4W4Yrfzwh2tnJ_E/s320/Schmutzli.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">We went for the vision of being 'Santa's Elves', to once creating our costumes, looking more like 'Super Elves', there to save Christmas, and, when displaced into Swiss traditions by the race spectators, unwillingly became a pack of 'Schmutzlis'. According to Swiss traditions, Schmutzli's are Santa's alter ego; always there to instill fear in children to be good. </div><div align="center">We weren't scary! Just glittery!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrD2GQd4nFMEOAjyJ2zxXLDWHviSO4nlx94zBtbPAJjJxTTSzSyCc5y9rWHvrDIMToJ42t4ZXr-8p24ueuwQxew45S4jr-CRs_jILUouE4l1-MBcAlhjQvTVVgGq_TJQYqdj3wXYH_5o/s1600-h/elves+running.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280124792000005090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrD2GQd4nFMEOAjyJ2zxXLDWHviSO4nlx94zBtbPAJjJxTTSzSyCc5y9rWHvrDIMToJ42t4ZXr-8p24ueuwQxew45S4jr-CRs_jILUouE4l1-MBcAlhjQvTVVgGq_TJQYqdj3wXYH_5o/s400/elves+running.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">You would think this is a finish line picture but no, this is just how we ran... the whole way. Ahhh!!!! We're elves look at us! We look so cheery! How could we be schmutzli's?! </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-31166868433528752192008-12-12T20:26:00.004+01:002008-12-12T20:37:14.193+01:00Lamborghini park job<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TJPeyevTpK_e8-2LSHOOYZaEifrW-PniMMVxhret9Zao9WW2ZpYDdDAFduRWo5XJx7rl6fkpIonr9bFj9VPbXzgea2EXyj4tEhnIooBJqv0NweoETvdy1dJdtGUQ3jngBTCU1Fz5eRI/s1600-h/IMGP0071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278989055831467938" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TJPeyevTpK_e8-2LSHOOYZaEifrW-PniMMVxhret9Zao9WW2ZpYDdDAFduRWo5XJx7rl6fkpIonr9bFj9VPbXzgea2EXyj4tEhnIooBJqv0NweoETvdy1dJdtGUQ3jngBTCU1Fz5eRI/s400/IMGP0071.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KhTRVkrwcR1FHzHA0toAtAuE3YywnBEfZJSzVmJUF7lnKcQ7JUhre5KFEz0z06Na0f6RJ4a1D17g_SxklszW5K5SnGmOSNQMUySBRw81SfBUektVLyAcJ3SINHX-grK2Tvj6t9JtLqM/s1600-h/IMGP0072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278989560591895234" style="WIDTH: 191px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KhTRVkrwcR1FHzHA0toAtAuE3YywnBEfZJSzVmJUF7lnKcQ7JUhre5KFEz0z06Na0f6RJ4a1D17g_SxklszW5K5SnGmOSNQMUySBRw81SfBUektVLyAcJ3SINHX-grK2Tvj6t9JtLqM/s400/IMGP0072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhCtm153N2_vJHhLUoXZcmmFORjPJPigPVjJ36i4F1YmFFAA0u8A534lRn0LAkXOPuekuJxStWebXnUWFrAFgSfRBhKU3aAgTBOhruI0sg1wOPB9oTkDzlpq6RfiTz_Kbcph42sQRleg/s1600-h/IMGP0072.JPG"></a>Who... parks that close? Parking is tight in Zurich but seriously. I'm just saying. </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-20660083159391804842008-12-11T19:49:00.012+01:002008-12-12T20:24:24.081+01:00ZIS Christmas party!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZhtXjwF0Sj9gAm3VI1I_EXNAxyjTcJ3e5jThZ52P8tn1ggJg7_VSJc6jfj3ZH-ltFr0X1v4m5Wg23wLKeApVsReMGF41HSkN-WIzgJxJwZxEKW87xXSy5wJVu-EqCJF0xY5S7mHcfjQ/s1600-h/IMG_0728.JPG"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmpJ6ondu0XMAIT-YqMg9MEpgKgcjE1doh24j5OEIkjqi6rXYc_whYYsjszZrJovehNBQBkE1rI9wH9YNo7lQ6qnBr-v9YPa8qaXYGjp_XWMnmaDrZm7zxqIyOB_m3Uxpn0QascLWAIQ/s1600-h/IMG_0752.JPG"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtG-BMql-nxp7Hh8nCO6naeGIzgASlcdWtjsf-KoHolrchLRII8UG4WX13lP0WMYYB11WUmIw7nGTlCzPQ7ve2KnUT5gag9z77YAmQ7lSXWCzEz7iTb1OwybkGatFgpGza9CGQWeMRak/s1600-h/photo2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278607548675774578" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtG-BMql-nxp7Hh8nCO6naeGIzgASlcdWtjsf-KoHolrchLRII8UG4WX13lP0WMYYB11WUmIw7nGTlCzPQ7ve2KnUT5gag9z77YAmQ7lSXWCzEz7iTb1OwybkGatFgpGza9CGQWeMRak/s320/photo2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu_ISlbsqdd3q9CkI78mOHSAat_fH1ke9mB_B3F1tQJl4Yu1UQ_2BMFgnD86LtP0-8TxIDQ9S_eatBvP2GR9pWB6NaCsgX-JYEFWbg2UASs1HD5WzmQ1ixF5m4RYytPUyqvgX0In3qUs/s1600-h/n506811985_1595135_482.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278606765029627698" style="WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu_ISlbsqdd3q9CkI78mOHSAat_fH1ke9mB_B3F1tQJl4Yu1UQ_2BMFgnD86LtP0-8TxIDQ9S_eatBvP2GR9pWB6NaCsgX-JYEFWbg2UASs1HD5WzmQ1ixF5m4RYytPUyqvgX0In3qUs/s400/n506811985_1595135_482.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As time goes on, we are getting better and better at posing in the twins shots and worse at taking them. The picture on the right is this years Christmas party and the one on the left is last years. Love ya sista! </p>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-84728599975993010752008-11-15T15:35:00.005+01:002008-11-15T15:46:46.031+01:00Is sleeping over at school scary?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARnCd6MPeSt9dwdAOMkf8ghz9L-CMq-DyqWftnGcCmNxlgQQ6L-ywrMGLnUsEaGQjYLpvAg4uCC2x19eJ3_Wp3XUUjiXf7C_4NI0jNZAGsaIrnY2EZly4zqKOvBDdOcJEH1ptOhy3M1Q/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268894138881825858" style="WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARnCd6MPeSt9dwdAOMkf8ghz9L-CMq-DyqWftnGcCmNxlgQQ6L-ywrMGLnUsEaGQjYLpvAg4uCC2x19eJ3_Wp3XUUjiXf7C_4NI0jNZAGsaIrnY2EZly4zqKOvBDdOcJEH1ptOhy3M1Q/s400/clip_image002.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">It is if you turn out all the lights in the corridors and play flashlight tag; and extra if one of your teachers plays 'the demon' and just scares people in corners. </div><div align="center">When the fall play, The Fabulous Fable Factory, came to an end, we had a slumber party in the theatre to celebrate. S o f u n . If anyone ever said it is more fun to dance at a club then with a bunch of twelve year olds... they may need to reassess.</div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpon9WHD7vyYgW_4kFtM9COjjhcY6dLHsRCzcp86lrM8sZxIhv2jqivpIPiRm5gjVcUcXmK7RNWUCRqR6rg_4lPK2OCTKBO4kIopHgaVNUBbZaTCGTPH6pguVScnvGzwzjT3523Z9w8eY/s1600-h/IMGP0053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268893946580694530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpon9WHD7vyYgW_4kFtM9COjjhcY6dLHsRCzcp86lrM8sZxIhv2jqivpIPiRm5gjVcUcXmK7RNWUCRqR6rg_4lPK2OCTKBO4kIopHgaVNUBbZaTCGTPH6pguVScnvGzwzjT3523Z9w8eY/s400/IMGP0053.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-66752156742464546462008-11-15T11:05:00.004+01:002008-11-15T15:31:01.842+01:00Bosphorus Boat Cruise<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6j8lcrfbbMwhfgYYlnOCxxzPmEOlUnrOqFajsyb3znrc20ehpChdFuT3ITLx9Rn8WFjYJzGPosE8Cgk_IsBYTTunrlXWy2YvIZq45_VVuxk-QBafQpIZdwMLTQGwppEG2Ou_ZhUv6WY/s1600-h/sailing.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268824235632170850" style="WIDTH: 337px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6j8lcrfbbMwhfgYYlnOCxxzPmEOlUnrOqFajsyb3znrc20ehpChdFuT3ITLx9Rn8WFjYJzGPosE8Cgk_IsBYTTunrlXWy2YvIZq45_VVuxk-QBafQpIZdwMLTQGwppEG2Ou_ZhUv6WY/s400/sailing.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrhpZsgN2nxkgHmQ-e5-g7ZLVih9MLgLCcdWPNMLp8XY357u95amizQyt5tiM_e1RiKvj14FNJhBVKp-A5QVaTRyncmWDQblvl1wRhISMO-uRvxqqVGzSimdcP4WFrL2wzvjitVwGZWg/s1600-h/bosphorus.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268824242086254354" style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrhpZsgN2nxkgHmQ-e5-g7ZLVih9MLgLCcdWPNMLp8XY357u95amizQyt5tiM_e1RiKvj14FNJhBVKp-A5QVaTRyncmWDQblvl1wRhISMO-uRvxqqVGzSimdcP4WFrL2wzvjitVwGZWg/s400/bosphorus.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I steered a ship on the Bosphorus! And... most importantly, I met new people; educators from Europe and the Middle East, while eating yummy Turkish food, on a boat, on the Bosphorus... while meeting new people.... </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-4659091792000067882008-11-15T10:45:00.004+01:002008-11-15T15:31:01.842+01:00Istanbul, Turkey - There I went!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_j4j985XpYy5ZIE1-hbefZvDbgYZ5MlqgndyvTOvwDze09kQ7OtUdN6aMofLLiQJxNMaChgaU5_1-F2hwZN90eRBLhLVzecH1JmzdWa5VQkTBrtMc5rzurpsVY3Ofwe5N5IZGOXedtI/s1600-h/IMGP0013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268819068289158466" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_j4j985XpYy5ZIE1-hbefZvDbgYZ5MlqgndyvTOvwDze09kQ7OtUdN6aMofLLiQJxNMaChgaU5_1-F2hwZN90eRBLhLVzecH1JmzdWa5VQkTBrtMc5rzurpsVY3Ofwe5N5IZGOXedtI/s400/IMGP0013.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooPzONzyGztEIQ93RbJYpNew_ERjGFvY-3vUiHoyeYwwPqaYhFrjvyNrzCTvgPCldF-AjpqyfcSv4qLYPXaIlzgmuIq_1COpSv9wORFgRmWeqzscJUhJYCpZ9yAKP_xZoFNZFobC3QI8/s1600-h/IMGP0034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268819080280258930" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooPzONzyGztEIQ93RbJYpNew_ERjGFvY-3vUiHoyeYwwPqaYhFrjvyNrzCTvgPCldF-AjpqyfcSv4qLYPXaIlzgmuIq_1COpSv9wORFgRmWeqzscJUhJYCpZ9yAKP_xZoFNZFobC3QI8/s400/IMGP0034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I was lucky enough to be sent by my school to the ASCD (Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development) Middle East conference. So in the zwischentime between conference sessions and days, I got the chance to get a small taste of the city and its culture. </div><div align="center">It felt so alive there, with people out and restaurants open all day and well into the night. The traffic wins the Alysha Award for the scariest she has ever experienced. busses drive like they are Mini's and if there were Mini's than I guess they would drive like bumper cars. Amazing! </div><div align="center">Everyone seemed so friendly. I walked into a shop and asked if they had the CD for a Turkish artist I had heard in a taxi and they didn't, on sale, but the clerk ran home and burned me a copy of his own for free! Then, I went into a restaurant to order a kebab to go and while I was sitting there, chatting with a waiter, I commented on the charm of the table lamp. It was made of beads and a candle went under the shade. The waiter came back with my kebab, an extra bag and some newspaper. He wrapped up the lamp and gave it to me. Right off the table! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-61839256340460661422008-11-15T10:10:00.006+01:002009-02-22T14:06:06.105+01:00Buckle down, get out the boots<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fWdFYuSYzAOKnDS2KMJqwjr0B6SQluvMIjCRRq9dfQdIs1h5Zc85KzMcYtQCtqPCXGvXQBk44cvNgHsiDvC_QbiK0yhaJUtuUKXff9ccqJD7k7qEjaAiIhGoXy-UfDFBpFEQyRQsfq4/s1600-h/IMGP2109.JPG"></a> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fWdFYuSYzAOKnDS2KMJqwjr0B6SQluvMIjCRRq9dfQdIs1h5Zc85KzMcYtQCtqPCXGvXQBk44cvNgHsiDvC_QbiK0yhaJUtuUKXff9ccqJD7k7qEjaAiIhGoXy-UfDFBpFEQyRQsfq4/s1600-h/IMGP2109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268809753457540626" style="WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fWdFYuSYzAOKnDS2KMJqwjr0B6SQluvMIjCRRq9dfQdIs1h5Zc85KzMcYtQCtqPCXGvXQBk44cvNgHsiDvC_QbiK0yhaJUtuUKXff9ccqJD7k7qEjaAiIhGoXy-UfDFBpFEQyRQsfq4/s200/IMGP2109.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs8uzRgWzCVbdsmrygBGBrYDXj_NZwB2ITKOqtj1XOWpzf8DB5CX-GyLx8mAwuaBkn5EYIjQMgsK-S0WC1PPDVu_dkW9J9ZbT4yuMmFb9J6PiObQ2B13LOErEwFySLvtxMbAGWVretTc/s1600-h/IMGP2244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268809757927203170" style="WIDTH: 158px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs8uzRgWzCVbdsmrygBGBrYDXj_NZwB2ITKOqtj1XOWpzf8DB5CX-GyLx8mAwuaBkn5EYIjQMgsK-S0WC1PPDVu_dkW9J9ZbT4yuMmFb9J6PiObQ2B13LOErEwFySLvtxMbAGWVretTc/s200/IMGP2244.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYba16eRXYFZlJJ5TpjUT3OhmgAPzRxBjvtTe4TQcriHd0fc8hPGoien5GhVPOacHYUTuZRKBLFklqbc8yOrby-j6cpeaElVRJtLybhiK2UvvTFcYLlgIx7pGt0AzNrqbb3eO0tORq4n8/s1600-h/IMGP0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268809745433664994" style="WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYba16eRXYFZlJJ5TpjUT3OhmgAPzRxBjvtTe4TQcriHd0fc8hPGoien5GhVPOacHYUTuZRKBLFklqbc8yOrby-j6cpeaElVRJtLybhiK2UvvTFcYLlgIx7pGt0AzNrqbb3eO0tORq4n8/s200/IMGP0059.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSl_QR-4iqzCFXgelM-28CgOiAzk7pYCkhz2S4vmnJIijc7nlbkN0JdROEHtKjJfp3dByZHEZ2K-1fIbFBweBfCuRBkfDhd6Xt7AIrdNkFH6dcF1ososd1vKeWwnif2BzsEMsxK0f4ys/s1600-h/IMGP0118.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305606534493163378" style="WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSl_QR-4iqzCFXgelM-28CgOiAzk7pYCkhz2S4vmnJIijc7nlbkN0JdROEHtKjJfp3dByZHEZ2K-1fIbFBweBfCuRBkfDhd6Xt7AIrdNkFH6dcF1ososd1vKeWwnif2BzsEMsxK0f4ys/s200/IMGP0118.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">How did this happen?<br />My sandels are still sitting by the door.<br />My t-shirts and tank tops are still forefront in my closet.<br />I have berries in my freezer for frozen drinks.<br />Where are my mucklucks?<br />What about my hot water bottle...<br />and soup!<br />mmmm.... soup.</div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-70472602045869690802008-11-15T09:49:00.005+01:002008-11-15T15:30:29.041+01:00Hallo-what?<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-PaKESihP6tuIsbAMr0kfIewLI4V4Qbn4ibycNq1qqwGoi8ejgvlmnONKh72ineCZzllgTVPXWci2IAvjt1s1NpEe1Jg4khUdPX1nyDOOuXXYdis65DZLgk1M6M6egXlbF5C2Yojv-A/s1600-h/Halloween11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268814734688258450" style="WIDTH: 148px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-PaKESihP6tuIsbAMr0kfIewLI4V4Qbn4ibycNq1qqwGoi8ejgvlmnONKh72ineCZzllgTVPXWci2IAvjt1s1NpEe1Jg4khUdPX1nyDOOuXXYdis65DZLgk1M6M6egXlbF5C2Yojv-A/s320/Halloween11.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuzH-JXJUV5KOGNsE8jVyWWB_nN8xyZgiEHtLNXfJi7IYSpCecjschHDTdg_5Knkm2FfBGzWRlDU8qyztRKTIUE2wWydblznZOL_I_7gdwij8e16ltiPApNSC_Uzb_Lft-mc0urWea80/s1600-h/Halloween21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268814731226540978" style="WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuzH-JXJUV5KOGNsE8jVyWWB_nN8xyZgiEHtLNXfJi7IYSpCecjschHDTdg_5Knkm2FfBGzWRlDU8qyztRKTIUE2wWydblznZOL_I_7gdwij8e16ltiPApNSC_Uzb_Lft-mc0urWea80/s320/Halloween21.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57spUZijjBqb2Rn2_qv6rHmCwh6c47cGSinVboBP2ju-9r_70vioYQHTaiBrooADrkbs_3P1fPZcTBe_xQMDVhbdGGFmHzDwIybIv4uCznbS5X4CXskrPdbvbzMKrz5DMsNS8RBMVtVU/s1600-h/Halloween3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268814724797796850" style="WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57spUZijjBqb2Rn2_qv6rHmCwh6c47cGSinVboBP2ju-9r_70vioYQHTaiBrooADrkbs_3P1fPZcTBe_xQMDVhbdGGFmHzDwIybIv4uCznbS5X4CXskrPdbvbzMKrz5DMsNS8RBMVtVU/s320/Halloween3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">When we showed up at Paddy O'Reilly's, I think they must have thought that we were celebrities... VIP's. All dressed up so fancy and all. That would explain why they made us wait outside for awhile. You know, so they could prepare the bar and the other patrons for our arrival, and arrange a spot for us. Where was that spot anyways? What happened to Devon and Ugly Betty, aren't those sunglasses? </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">On the international scene though, my advisory definitely rocked the Door Decorating Contest. Woot woot! Made with mostly recycled materials, I now have a alternative solution for those students whose dogs eat their homework. The Guillotine!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2oBMkTU4OLNfO-W8CGpNlt2KshykHE9KpETidbzVjGKnKFYAhPCiyvmxLgGGTruWbRwrhI10DcZEAsLWlJL6cBbnwhtpF2RaymwLkugvoVtU_3kKWogsZJtmg99tV6AatPjCNzioCZg/s1600-h/IMGP0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268816821858070674" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2oBMkTU4OLNfO-W8CGpNlt2KshykHE9KpETidbzVjGKnKFYAhPCiyvmxLgGGTruWbRwrhI10DcZEAsLWlJL6cBbnwhtpF2RaymwLkugvoVtU_3kKWogsZJtmg99tV6AatPjCNzioCZg/s320/IMGP0001.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJYMc5SgNONTQLrjKvjBWID_BL5C759EXh_0mMyxh_rL65S95fwE_x0goGne-bgP4iW7xstxa7qV2C-ioi15_B5Kedaf2yFKSGW4kI2JifhyKwUQIBAR5J23_M5rh7ZRalsjKIs4LmfU/s1600-h/IMGP0006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268816825065282866" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJYMc5SgNONTQLrjKvjBWID_BL5C759EXh_0mMyxh_rL65S95fwE_x0goGne-bgP4iW7xstxa7qV2C-ioi15_B5Kedaf2yFKSGW4kI2JifhyKwUQIBAR5J23_M5rh7ZRalsjKIs4LmfU/s320/IMGP0006.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">These decorations were up during Family Conferences and one father walked in and said, </div><div align="center">"Hey... those are my Armani jeans!" </div><div align="center">Oops... we just sewed them to the door.</div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-78741412287298873592008-11-15T09:24:00.004+01:002008-11-15T15:30:29.042+01:00Zurich Tennis Open<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtbp-xti__uYDCunAuPT4WBBxyGScgkpku7HMZWYXmnk6z3LSMIscBsR6O67gbzyU2bJoDVRnebkgLhK7GdrJzTIMcvjlKkarb-2cI3yxaa6P3f0DeuGaa3CVLqwUj4QiN8_NyKpId48/s1600-h/IMGP2240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268800053794011506" style="WIDTH: 330px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtbp-xti__uYDCunAuPT4WBBxyGScgkpku7HMZWYXmnk6z3LSMIscBsR6O67gbzyU2bJoDVRnebkgLhK7GdrJzTIMcvjlKkarb-2cI3yxaa6P3f0DeuGaa3CVLqwUj4QiN8_NyKpId48/s400/IMGP2240.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRZnIXTcblhna_jdkm0MNzpX8QRrBDobwxw0ksEtmFVWYLDCRlQxhQRon0a_l7dj9HeqlWPQ8VLSL19lWBuOXdqxfi5azGlU4UbLM0o2QX4gFGlqUHPx1tGC3mdfQN-VNSzyRW7m3GZ4/s1600-h/IMGP2242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268798417976538050" style="WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRZnIXTcblhna_jdkm0MNzpX8QRrBDobwxw0ksEtmFVWYLDCRlQxhQRon0a_l7dj9HeqlWPQ8VLSL19lWBuOXdqxfi5azGlU4UbLM0o2QX4gFGlqUHPx1tGC3mdfQN-VNSzyRW7m3GZ4/s400/IMGP2242.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">An ace, a deuce, a match, a game, matchpoint and points in a game. I learned about tennis from Charlie and Venus! A perfect example of something I didn't know that there was so much that I didn't know about it. I am almost inspired to grab a racket! </p>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-5757734899910763652008-10-19T17:26:00.003+02:002008-11-15T15:30:29.042+01:00Lugano - Another Sweet October Break<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAlNPfzLsmeb45S9O6ISCGvSOp86x8JXs1E8So_xhvBt-yIkw-eby6pIeU6QjctbUnulKgJIvVoBg4b2D0Rg4UP0JxR7gkfTCeJ_kTth60176pEEreIwf0ehnb0DybRbdNT9iuauMArc/s1600-h/IMGP2215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258888533015784162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAlNPfzLsmeb45S9O6ISCGvSOp86x8JXs1E8So_xhvBt-yIkw-eby6pIeU6QjctbUnulKgJIvVoBg4b2D0Rg4UP0JxR7gkfTCeJ_kTth60176pEEreIwf0ehnb0DybRbdNT9iuauMArc/s400/IMGP2215.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQd_FK4_q62xFkBwRyRM5SI3iVfcKHFqXRo5RNLgIFHcCFipNFbd2gcITU5nyxhA2f8QMSpjN0BcDFsJ1xM9ern3hnoKgsA-RNfxy831Z4qf9wv8s8rEi29uc9yhYK06Id07VpH_EkS8/s1600-h/IMGP2211.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258888540019086930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQd_FK4_q62xFkBwRyRM5SI3iVfcKHFqXRo5RNLgIFHcCFipNFbd2gcITU5nyxhA2f8QMSpjN0BcDFsJ1xM9ern3hnoKgsA-RNfxy831Z4qf9wv8s8rEi29uc9yhYK06Id07VpH_EkS8/s400/IMGP2211.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVy-JARCVcyIKy1XsP-2Sbpt4r5tV2-Dbs6rAwxz27f1OJhWJTMUzbl7mlfMQmAqN2mtGneE56q0G01XLsLxBXGpBvQRnu5vqr3NnnBLjdyYqq3LHOoqfwttNB9SnvHFFJoBL4PjnZSY/s1600-h/IMGP2227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258887729105096450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVy-JARCVcyIKy1XsP-2Sbpt4r5tV2-Dbs6rAwxz27f1OJhWJTMUzbl7mlfMQmAqN2mtGneE56q0G01XLsLxBXGpBvQRnu5vqr3NnnBLjdyYqq3LHOoqfwttNB9SnvHFFJoBL4PjnZSY/s400/IMGP2227.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">I just couldn't choose between these pictures. Perpetual pondering has left me with no choice but post them all, or fall ridiculously behind on my posts. It is a traffic jam! </div><div align="center">Lugano, its steep mountains, ornate architecture and people who put a good nights sleep in an espresso sandwich. Lugano is a place that I could live. Yep. No problem.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUbWRQ9MKGe3_ANksXSnnfZEGsarwz4yfMK40TOs0TANFMrlH5pirQkBipbIJTHqq7XhK2BOyMKvBcXu-COZVItl3rccGMSZq3WoOcTHOc8udDiNs3sD0L6Z4dmFlwjOP-KUnrelZ_YA/s1600-h/IMGP2214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258887731636611058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUbWRQ9MKGe3_ANksXSnnfZEGsarwz4yfMK40TOs0TANFMrlH5pirQkBipbIJTHqq7XhK2BOyMKvBcXu-COZVItl3rccGMSZq3WoOcTHOc8udDiNs3sD0L6Z4dmFlwjOP-KUnrelZ_YA/s400/IMGP2214.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV3ESrZioAsuDOxeskrX5VteKb9n29IVk_9sCrUXJ1K-jDVtd_jDX1ZTCxWZQ-9UNq1myzPcECopUhVV3NCc06SVLVjBUz0HcSwu3mK_fH3HShVXjQF6WYNpzjp2UHHXi8a1V0Fa08-4/s1600-h/IMGP2203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258887741909966658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV3ESrZioAsuDOxeskrX5VteKb9n29IVk_9sCrUXJ1K-jDVtd_jDX1ZTCxWZQ-9UNq1myzPcECopUhVV3NCc06SVLVjBUz0HcSwu3mK_fH3HShVXjQF6WYNpzjp2UHHXi8a1V0Fa08-4/s400/IMGP2203.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239800114627149447.post-41236624645702219262008-10-07T11:13:00.009+02:002008-11-15T15:30:29.042+01:00River Kayaking Extravaganza<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE0WzT6JN7StXr05RVIhLpK4jD0YSV54zNzmUIQhKY-eNEpMUJkpLmBn_0ki8uK95T8eKGZbezZAeCB-kjLdMuU2nVGVpREpLLLDZqvfHzrKOd6Nul6A46x6UBOfyXkvqn_Plr6K1reA/s1600-h/IMGP2151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254339957498192450" style="WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" height="317" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE0WzT6JN7StXr05RVIhLpK4jD0YSV54zNzmUIQhKY-eNEpMUJkpLmBn_0ki8uK95T8eKGZbezZAeCB-kjLdMuU2nVGVpREpLLLDZqvfHzrKOd6Nul6A46x6UBOfyXkvqn_Plr6K1reA/s400/IMGP2151.JPG" width="234" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">We drove out towards Chur on a foggy, rainy fall morning for a two day course. After an intensive lesson we stayed up out of the gorge in this quaint village, with this little church and this skiny cow. </div><div align="center">The kayaking was more technically challenging that I had anticipated and actually quite scary around tight river bends; this deriving from my fear of rolling and being stuck in the kayak. Well, as one might expect, that never happened. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqL78Y9nynRx9X4yQ4xSJJdYC8TPSCnmi5oRJuZzu4MxXjUY9AfHq0qJblFYx2kKst4ywhF_mcJhCrQbBI96XxeKRF9P7v8gTTyeo2R41nHQqtZHHcHJNSbO313yJ61Q1fPVMVcSAWjg/s1600-h/IMGP2161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254341283113551746" style="WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" height="222" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqL78Y9nynRx9X4yQ4xSJJdYC8TPSCnmi5oRJuZzu4MxXjUY9AfHq0qJblFYx2kKst4ywhF_mcJhCrQbBI96XxeKRF9P7v8gTTyeo2R41nHQqtZHHcHJNSbO313yJ61Q1fPVMVcSAWjg/s400/IMGP2161.JPG" width="290" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxYIQZm4VmC7c5PK2yL6LxItTccSHjEVax3PWBoWnrUJq_RXOSWPsqJlQnXzVHHzbBtCwsWQx7Zd096KR747LXvCMFfTiIvqQcgAzJ_38KU-0UZNnm1nILy1YklX6_N2q8Y9CUGSZy88/s1600-h/IMGP2166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254348702785856386" style="WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" height="217" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxYIQZm4VmC7c5PK2yL6LxItTccSHjEVax3PWBoWnrUJq_RXOSWPsqJlQnXzVHHzbBtCwsWQx7Zd096KR747LXvCMFfTiIvqQcgAzJ_38KU-0UZNnm1nILy1YklX6_N2q8Y9CUGSZy88/s400/IMGP2166.JPG" width="328" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4jS4TqeTVi1Ejv5t5zXfsnxSV2fSYK0n0pi1aRbpTFi8b8upx8sZKqPX7rYiYv-fbXc5s8B37dQuwkgsge_S2DnDXH5LiW35uT4r8KY7ecOp023qXZjFboxYn09BJDbe7uqR3y_1Vnk/s1600-h/IMGP2124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254340904132466642" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" height="218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4jS4TqeTVi1Ejv5t5zXfsnxSV2fSYK0n0pi1aRbpTFi8b8upx8sZKqPX7rYiYv-fbXc5s8B37dQuwkgsge_S2DnDXH5LiW35uT4r8KY7ecOp023qXZjFboxYn09BJDbe7uqR3y_1Vnk/s400/IMGP2124.JPG" width="308" border="0" /></a> </div>Alyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329673209081557552noreply@blogger.com