Day to day snaps, photos & other

[Tito_Villa]

Big congrats Siep and thats a cool looking building where you work!

I would love to be a primary school teacher but have never had the patience to complete the courses.

[frik51]

Since last Thursday I can finally call myself a qualified teacher of English.
I've been teaching for years, primary school mostly, but I made a switch to secundary education some four years ago, as I wanted to teach English. Because I didn't have my degree yet, this meant I had to go back to school myself.

I teach at this school, in Rotterdam:



I wrote my thesis on Stephen King (duh...) and when I received my degree, one of the staff referred to King as Steffen King. Happens all the time in this country. Of course I had to correct him, and that's when this photo was taken.



Anyways - thought I'd share.

sk

[frik51]

Gorgeous, Tom.
I love your countryside.
So much different from ours.

sk

[Tito_Villa]

If anyone has any pics to share please do so!!!

Last weekend was for the first time in a good while a very hot one in England, especially on the sunday. So my girlfriend and i decided to go a little walk around the countryside that surrounds our cottage and here are a few pictures.

The view out of the front door ... and over the little wall is the stream (with fish) that feeds the pond

The view of the pond from the garden

I'm not used to much walking and with the heat it very nearly killed me, but the views were worth it ...

Also i thought people would like to see a pic from my walk to where i get picked up for work

Thats the view from an old WW2 defensive position, Bailey's Tump was a part of the outer defences for Sheffield, the biggest steel producing city in England during the war. The bunkers can still be seen!