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Stressful Week Over

I have been neglecting my blog because I’ve been up to my eyeballs in classes, group projects and homework. I am enjoying the program but I am finding it very academically demanding and time consuming.

I have the following courses and workshops each week:
  • Learning Languages Nga Ahuatanga Maori
  • Nga Ahuatanga Maori Workshop
  • English Literacy and Mathematics Education 1
  • Literacy workshop
  • Mathematics workshop
  • Professional and Educational Studies
  • Professional and Educational Studies Workshop
  • Science
  • Digital Literacy
  • Technology
  • Science Workshop
  • Technology workshop
  • One day classroom observation at a Primary School (All day Thursdays).
I am thrilled to say I handed in my first assignment so, I just have to keep being focused and productive and I’ll be okay. People have been asking me to go on trips with them for Easter and on the weekends but I do not have time to do that.

I am allowing myself to go listen to a speaker with my Kiwi friend and then have lunch with her parents tomorrow. But only because I think I need a small mental break and then in the afternoon and evening I can work away on school work.

Bought the stray cat I am feeding some delicious looking cat food “assorted pack of fish, beef in gravy and chicken in gravy.” If that little orange cat is happy I’m happy!

I wanted to share my photos from Akaroa with you. Akaroa is a town on the Banks Peninsula, southeast of Christchruch. It took about 2.5 hours to get there. Here are some photos of the boat tour I went on there.

Keep shining bright!

Nora

* I didn't have time to post this blog when I originally wrote it. As of now, I have handed in three more assignments. This week and next week are also going to be academically demanding, please send positive thoughts my way!


View from the Highway

View from the Beach 

Hector's Dolphins 
Future Teachers

Who can Identify this guy for me?
Can you Believe this Water?

Nap Time 

Albatross

Toto, I have a feeling we're are not in Coldwater anymore.

Lead Seal

Seal on Vacation 

Baby Seal 

Seal wondering who these funny looking Canadians are?

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