Jessica's Gap Year

Snow / Sledging

A couple of weeks ago we had the first snow of the year. After lunch, during games (sports session), the four gappies went on a walk with one of the teachers and all the junior kids. .

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We walked around the back of the school up to the noch/knock/nock which has a beautiful view of the surrounding area.

 

 

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Me with two of the junior girls.

 

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The kids each tried to make the biggest snowball out of the limited snow there was. They were very muddy and grassy snowballs...

 Note Hugo's (gappie at the back) face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok, this is taking too long - I give up temporarily. I might do it tomorrow night. maybe. So much for catching up on all my entries. *sigh*

 

Catchup Time~

Hey... i know i've been super slack with my entries and i'm really behind... that's why i've decided to dedicate tonight to become up to date! So... i'll keep posting entries until I become too tired to continue =P

 

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hey everyone!

it's currently 12:20am, and i am EXHAUSTED, so this will have to be very rushed, but my mother dearest only gave me a couple of days notice to do this. anyway, i'll just put up a couple of pictures now, and then on monday, when i have my day off, hopefully i will do a more detailed version of everything that has happened over the last two weeks or so!

 

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The beautiful view from the golf course adjacent to our school, on one of the very rare days that the skies are blue!

Three of the four Australian gappies at Ardvreck, with the snowman that we found (but did not make).

 

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At the famous Edinburgh Castle, overlooking the city.

 

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The Kensington Gardens in London (right next to Hyde Park).

 

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And to finish, a picture of me eating a very large hot chocolate with whipped cream in edinburgh =P

Once again, i'm so sorry that this is very rushed. Monday is my day off, so hopefully I'll be able to do a proper entry then. So check this page again in a couple of days!

Just in case you didn't get the message from my photos - I'm having a great time here (directed at extended family), and i feel sorry for you in the scorching heat haha, kidding, i miss you alot.

jess

Random Babble

 

this is just a random message because i have 10 minutes to kill... um... yeah. ooh and to warn you, this whole thing will be mindless babble.

 

ok, so it snowed again today. yipee. because yesterday there was no snow and i was all depressed because i thought to myself 'is this it??'  but then it snowed again today, more than on monday, so during games time (sport time) form 1 and form 2 and livy and hugo and i went sledging. we walked for about 10 minutes to the local golf course and sledged there. yes, we sledged on a golf course. i was wearing my asas jersey and tracksuit trousers only. (i can't say pants, because pants here mean undies). ONLY!! so when kids decided to gangup and put many snowballs down the back and front of my shirt, it touched my bare skin. so yes, i froze. livy, being the unco that she is, was in the middle of a snowball fight when she slipped and stuffed up her knee. it was hilarious, but probably painful =P tomorrow sam gets to go skiing with the kids.. for free. skiing!! something that i've never done. i'm so jealous.... i'm hoping that after half-term they go again, and that you don't need to be able to skii to go. because i really, badly want to. i can't believe that half-term begins on friday, in 2 days time, and i don't know where i'm going. gahhh. i'm so unorganised. anyhow, there's a line for the computer, well just sam, but still, and the four of us gappies are going to the dep headmaster's house for drinks tonight soon so i'd better go. send me an email back so i feel super special. =) or a comment here. either way.

 

love jess

School/Surrounding Area Photos

I thought I'd just put some photos up as a blog... because I don't think you can put photos in folders, which annoys me, and this way I can give my insightful commentary. ha!

 

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This is the front of the school. It's quite small, but it's cute, I think.

 

 

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Walking with the kids up to the noch. I'm wearing the blue coat, and yes, i'm not much taller than the children - and these are only 2-4 form!

 

 

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The four gappies: Livy, Hugo, Sam and myself up the top of the noch. knock? i think it's noch. Note that we are all wearing wellington boots. The walk up to the noch is veryyyy muddy. You sink in to your knees.

 

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Sherwood forest

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The beautiful Scottish countryside

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Snow!!! Ok, so it wasn't alot, but it was still snow.

 

For many, many, many more photos - check out my facebook account.

Australia Day Assembly

*Note: ... this is a little late =P*

A few weeks ago the headmaster announced during assembly that the four gappies had kindly volunteered to organise an Australia Day Assembly for the kids. And the four of us looked at each other and thought 'What?!'

Anyway, after weeks of preparation and rehearsals (ie, we did it the a few nights before) we turned up on a Wednesday morning wearing the lovely outfits you see below.

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 We started off (after parading in to Waltzing Matilda and waving our flags) with an Australian Things Trivia Quiz, asking the children to identify things famous Australian animals, actresses, landmarks etc. Poor old Johnny... not one person recognised our ex-Prime Minister. Not even the teachers!!!

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Livy and I looking our usual gorgeous selves.

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The map I made to show the kids where we came from.

 

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The gappies last year sung Waltzing Matilda, so we couldn't sing it again, and we could hardly get everybody to sing the national anthem, so instead we taught them "Give me a home amoung the gum trees." And we put actions to it. Jumping like a kangaroo onstage is probably one of my most embarrasing moments.... Here we are mid-gumtree.

 

Humiliation aside, it was fun, and the kids were so excited to receive their mini koalas and kangaroos that it was worth it.