We all wore shalwar kameezes yesterday to join the school celebration of Pakistan Day. This was both a fun and a sad day for me. The Pakistan Day fair at school has always been my favorite school activity, so I became a little sentimental towards the end when I realized this was our last opportunity [...]
Posts Tagged ‘school’
Our Last Pakistan Day
Posted in Family Life, Pakistan, school, tagged culture, dance, fair, mela, music, Pakistan, school on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Bright Spark in these Uncertain, Dangerous Times
Posted in Family Life, Islamabad, tagged baby, Islamabad, school on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure anymore what is normal in this town. We hoped, but knew it was not possible to return to normal after the unexpected two-week holiday. It can’t be normal if we can’t go to our favorite restaurants anymore, or if there are more roadblocks, checkpoints, and detours around the city. It can’t be [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Posted in Islamabad, school, tagged school, Valentine's on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The high school quad was in a colorful and festive mood today, and this is somewhat rare. For the first time since we taught here several clubs decided to sponsor an activity on the same day: Spirit Week, pep rally, Valentine-gram, smoothie, outdoor Italian lunch, dedicate a pie, dedicate a song, and water bucket game. [...]
Baby’s first visit to school
Posted in Family Life, school, tagged baby, Brian, James, school on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Brian volunteered to join other teachers in playing against the high school boys soccer team. It was a good enough reason to bring James to school. The sun was shining but it was still very cold, especially in the shade. Once again James slept most of the time, something that he consistently does whenever [...]
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