Christmas time is here...

The Christmas spirit has been coming on strong here for the past few weeks! It's amazing how much you can get done with a little holiday momentum behind you. We've tick-boxed our way through the usual holiday/end of year stuff and are just about finished up with work! Tomorrow we leave for sunny Spain to spend Christmas with Kristy's childhood best friend, everyday playmate, and carpool ballerina, Amy!

Yesterday I took part in my very first British pantomime! All of the teachers at work decided to throw a Christmas/end of year party for all of our students in college. Rather than just tossing a Christmas tape into a deck, (well, we did that, too) we decided to put together some quality entertainment. It was also a good chance to get the guys to dress up and embarrass themselves! The students got a kick out of it, anyway.

My students are such great people to work with; I have learned so much from them! The last few days they've brought in amazing homemade biriyanis, samosas, picoras… you name it (and some things I can't name, but they were good, too!) On top of that, most of them (and even some students who aren’t my students – go figure that one out) gave me cards, gifts, and flowers. They are so generous and warm, it is sometimes overwhelming to be given so much by people who have so little!

Bubbling with Christmas cheer,
Kristy