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Monday, 09 March 2009 04:00

 It's been a while since I posted any pictures so I thought I'd put a bunch up.  Most of these are from school and my life living on the school compound. 

 

Here's me outside my classroom wearing my school uniform that I wear almost every Monday for school assemblies.

 

This one is dedicated to anyone who lived with me at New Rez - This is my most proud cooking day - I made a sunrise sandwich!  Inside those two tasty peices of toast which i made by frying the bread in butter we have 2 fried eggs, cheese, tomatoes and a little mayo.  Not the healthiest breakfast but it tasted amazing!  

this is what the grass outside my house looks like after it is cut...

and this is what it looks like while it is being cut - there are about 20 boys with machetes but you can only see a few in the picture. the grass is cut about once a week because it grows extremely quickly.  In one week it will be 4-5 feet tall.

 

Two of my PCV buddies came over one night and we made supokeli (pasta). Dan was really hungry so he served it in the big mixing bowls.  mmmm!

 

this is just 1/3rd of the students at an assembly we had.  only boys in the picture ebcause boys and girls don't sit together.  they all have flowers in their hair because it's required on Mondays at assembly.

 

 The view from the computer lab - this is what I see every day when I go to school.  It's pretty cool because I can see the ocean from school but not from my house, which is one of the buildings on the other side of the field that you can barely see. 

 Some students at the canteen durig Interval - i think most of them just eat freezypops for lunch.

 My counterpart the other computer teacher teaching a year 13 class inside the computer lab.

 One of the classrooms on the campus.

 some year 12 kids inside a more traditional classroom

 

Another classroom that you probably wouldn't find in north america.  This one is a back up room only used if the otehr room is locked and we can't find the key or something. 

 

There was a welcome picnic for new teacher on the beach.  It was fun to have get to know the teachers a little bit outside of the school compound.  There are about 40 teachers and so far I like them all.  A lot of young people (under 30) on staff.  I'm not even the youngest person here which I thought I would be. 

 
Comments (5)
5 Monday, 10 May 2010 05:38
ghdpick
wow!so cool your life seems.i also dream of so..
4 Friday, 02 October 2009 03:22
jane reinking
I was just watching the 10pm news on Channel 5. Their report on Samoa was featured information and photos from "St Paul native Blakey Larsen". I said "I know her!"

My thoughts and prayers are with you all there.
3 Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:45
Patty
It was so fun to meet you! I hope you're enjoying your time off. Please blog when you get a chance. And don't forget to make Matthew share the gummy bears!
hi
2 Monday, 25 May 2009 20:10
Marija
Hi Blakey, it was so nice to meet you. We had a great trip. Please keep blogging, I'll be looking for you next post. You are the sunshine of the group.
Marija (Toa's mom)
1 Tuesday, 24 March 2009 21:45
Laura Hanks
Blakey!
Love the pics! Miss you! Hope your placement worked out as I was the one responsible for it. If it doesn't than it was all Dylan's idea. Keep it real in the Southern Hemisphere and a pour a little vailima out for me.
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