Pell-mell pictures...
A week away from the pack but most importantly a week away from the second beloved set of hands which writes the blog with me - we've never been separated for eight years ! That was quite a challenge.
I was awfully stressed about this trip but it actually went smoothly like in a (exhausting) dream !
First of all, the kids - although they were a bunch of 52 kids of 13 / 14 years old - were really great. They showed me that they were responsible and trustworthy teenagers - I was proud of them and I told them.
Secondly, the British families did a nice job and I was lucky enough to be hosted by a lovely couple with four dogs, three lurchers were among them !
It's difficult to explain but it immeditely made me feel at ease : the dogs worked like prozac soothing my tired nervous-system and they helped me to stay optimistic about the whole trip. And like in a virtuous circle, the pupils felt it. (As pupils tend to behave badly when they feel insecure, I had to do my best to feel as confident as possible to calm 52 kids down !)
So, I thank my family - they were amazing cooks - and their nice and quiet dogs which they rescued (see SouthernLurcherRescue.)
Well, I think the world needs more people like that !
I was awfully stressed about this trip but it actually went smoothly like in a (exhausting) dream !
First of all, the kids - although they were a bunch of 52 kids of 13 / 14 years old - were really great. They showed me that they were responsible and trustworthy teenagers - I was proud of them and I told them.
Secondly, the British families did a nice job and I was lucky enough to be hosted by a lovely couple with four dogs, three lurchers were among them !
It's difficult to explain but it immeditely made me feel at ease : the dogs worked like prozac soothing my tired nervous-system and they helped me to stay optimistic about the whole trip. And like in a virtuous circle, the pupils felt it. (As pupils tend to behave badly when they feel insecure, I had to do my best to feel as confident as possible to calm 52 kids down !)
So, I thank my family - they were amazing cooks - and their nice and quiet dogs which they rescued (see SouthernLurcherRescue.)
Well, I think the world needs more people like that !
