Green Medan

Hi Guys,

I hope you are enjoying An Inconvenient Truth. I know that it is taking a while to get through it but there is a lot to talk about. I also hope you all get involved with the Green Medan blog. I'll talk to you about it all later today but for now, I thought I'd add a link to the site here.

So, click here to get involved with Green Medan.

Take care Guys.

A Puzzling Picture

Hello Guys,

Today I have a picture for you to look at. I want you to try to work out what is going on in this picture.

How did this happen?

Why did this happen?

We'll get into this more in class next week.

Take care, Guys.

Sunburn is horrible

Hello Guys, Well, I have had an interesting time since my birthday. I went to Bali on Thursday (when you were all doing that very difficult listening test) and checked into a very nice hotel in Legian. The place had a large restaurant and a bar where they had a live band every night. The room was comfortable, with a nice large bed, tv and dvd, and a great bathroom. After a fantastic night's sleep, I got up, refreshed, and had a lovely breakfast and a few cups of strong Bali coffee. I then grabbed my book and my hat and headed out to the beach. Now, I have never been much of a beach person because my skin burns very quickly, so I knew I would need some shade pretty soon if I were to enjoy my time on the beach. I found a man who rented sun beds under large parasols and hired one for three hours. I had never hired one of these before as they had always seemed like an unnecessary expense. This time, I was blown away, after ten minutes, lying in such comfort, watching the sea and the surfers I felt so stupid for not having used them before. I started reading my book (The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco - good but not as good as The Name of the Rose). After a couple of hours of reading in the shade, I started to feel as if my skin were tightening in that way all too familiar to those who get sun burnt. I couldn't believe it, I was in the shade. It turns out that the sun must have been reflecting off the sand and burning me slowly.

I have never been so badly burnt. It is now the following Wednesday and I still can't walk without considerable pain. I have a lesson in 45 minutes and I'm not sure whether I can teach it or not. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hopefully, the pain will go away soon.

The next time I post something, hopefully all will be well with the world and my legs.

Take care, guys.

Thanks Guys

Well, yesterday was my birthday and I had completely forgotten. There I was in class, telling off those two students when, there at the door, was an enormous cake with little candles showing my age. Didn't I feel like a mean teacher?!?

Thank you all for the cake and the tie. It was a wonderful surprise.

Take care guys