Happy Canada Day to all my friends and family back in a land so 'glorious and free'. I hope you are enjoying heaps of good beer and barbecues and some fireworks too. These are the ways in which I got to celebrate my patriotism here in Melbourne today:
- I wore a splash of red with my de rigeur Melbourne black ensemble.
- It was the last day of work at school before the semester break. I'm now on holidays!
- The sunrise was amazing. (Thank you, volcanic ash cloud?)
- I listened to my "All Canadian, All the time" playlist on my morning walk to meet my carpool buddies.
- I have a student who has a Canadian parent, and she was sporting a temporary Maple Leaf tattoo to celebrate the day. She was excited to share it with me.
- My students were exceptional in behaviour and in demonstrating their skill sets today... in all classes.
- We finished teaching at 1pm, and had an afternoon tea in the staff room --- complete, in usual Aussie style, with a choice of beer, wine, cider or non-alcoholic beverages. (Side bar: sadly, drinking a Hahn Super Dry is not the same as having a Sleeman's Honey Brown on Canada Day.)
- The sun shone.
- I hummed the National Anthem.
- I had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup for dinner.
- The sunset was gorgeous.
- I had an after-school nap, and then met a friend for a post theatre drink at a cool wine bar around the corner. I wore my Vancouver Canucks t-shirt.
Good times.
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