Man Down

Hello family, friends, and groupies:

Today, was a very eventful day at the elementary school. Of course during full-time the elementary conveniently had a fire drill. This drill put Travis and I to the test right way in the morning. The interesting thing about this drill is I had no idea where to take the kids.... Oops forgot to cover that area with my cooperating teacher. Luckily my students knew what to do and lead the way to the exit. Another thing that made this fire drill very interesting is that many of the students were wearing shorts and t-shirts outside. Meanwhile, Travis and I were bundled up in our winter jackets, gloves, and hats.

After school, the crew met up with former GAC student Tony Bissen, and middle school gym teacher Steve Gillespie (Tony's roommate). We ate at a local diner called Northern Lights. The food there was amazing and a nice change of pace from the college cafeteria. While eating, we were able to listen to some of their stories and talk about something else besides teaching. This was a great time to connect with the supervisors on a more personal level.

Once dinner was completed, a group of us decided to try out our curling skills at the local ice arena. Let me tell you it's not as easy as the Canadians made it look during the Olympics. Our curling team consisted of Eric, The Shoe, Rachel, and myself. All of us had a blast learning the game from Scott (can't remember his last name), Barrow's local curling ambassador. Before leaving our, Barrow father decided to give curling a try. Let's just say he also discovered that curling is not as easy as it looks (The bigger they are the harder they fall). The picture attached to the blog will allow you to see and predict what happened during Steve's curling experience.

Thanks again for all of your support!!

Peace, Love, and Whaling,

Captain Justin