My New Job

The Gate at the American School-Pretoria



The Office/Reception Area

My classroom-MS2

Hard to believe but I have been in my new job now for 6 weeks and I am loving it!  I thought I would post some photos of my campus. It is a beautiful spot and I feel so lucky to be here.  My kids are terrific-a mix of American and other nationalities including British, French, Kuwaiti, Hungarian and Indian. They are so well-traveled that I am learning more from them than they are from me.  I think what is most amazing about these kids is how well-adjusted they are considering some of them have lived in as many as 4 or 5 different countries in their short lives.  Most of them speak at least two languages if not three. 

The garden view from my classroom

We are leaving Tuesday (the middle school students and teachers) for a 3-night camping trip in the bush up in the Northwest Province. The kids are so excited. The teachers, not so much.  I will post an update when I get back, after I have had a long hot shower.

Our guards check under each car before coming through
the gates due to the large numbers of diplomatic children here.

Hope all is well with you.  Jody

This is our cafeteria. It is called the lapa, which is an old African
term for an open, thatched-roof building.