Dear new teachers and principals to ISM,
You must be very excited with only a few days before leaving home. I know how hard leaving family and friends can be and there is even more of an unknown with "Myanmar", but I think therein lies its appeal and congratulations for embarking on such a life changing adventure.
You will be met at the airport by either your building principal or myself. M.R. is the high school principal, Z. the middle school principal and S. the elementary principal. M and Z are new but have been to Myanmar before and should be able to find the airport!! You should be able to recognise us as Z and S have hair and M and I don't.Once you get through immigration go straight through and collect your bags. Going through the arrival gates one of us will have a sign saying ISM and your name. If the plane is delayed please email K and me. From here you will be taken to your residence. Orientation starts at school on August 1. Please don't worry about school and preparing lessons yet, your first priority is getting your place comfortable. Only then should you start thinking about school.
There will be the inevitable frustrations of being in a developing country and I know your flexible approach and sense of humour will help you through. Please do not hesitate to ask questions of any of us.
Have a safe flight and I look forward to getting to know all of you as we strive to make a difference in the lives of our students.
With best wishes,
My new headmaster
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
ISM information
Hello!
I am happy to see that you have stopped by my blog! Perhaps you are curious to see what it is that I am doing in Myanmar or you are interested to see what it is that goes on over on the other side of the planet. Well have no fear, I am here to share with you a little bit about my experiences. Since I have not yet left the country, I have decided that it would be best to have a "trial blog post" to see if I can get it started up. I am going to attach some links, to give you a little bit more of a background as to where I am going in Myanmar and what it is that I am doing. I will be teaching 5th grade at the International School in Myanmar. You can find more info on the school at http://www.ismyanmar.com/index.php. I will be teaching to students who already know English, which makes it a little bit easier on my part, since I know NOTHING about the language. I am going to be living in a nice resort called Inya Lake, where I will be able to see traditional weddings, make friends with the tourists and perhaps even row in some boats! You can find information on where I am living at http://inyalakehotel.com/. As for when I am leaving, I will be taking off at the end of July, and starting up my first day with ISM on August 1. It is a little crazy to think that life is literally flying by and not only did graduation just slide on by, but that the first real job is right around the corner!
So, my dear friends and family, I hope that you keep in touch and find that the travels I am doing will only cause you to want to come and visit.... :)
Peace on your head,
Lyns
I am happy to see that you have stopped by my blog! Perhaps you are curious to see what it is that I am doing in Myanmar or you are interested to see what it is that goes on over on the other side of the planet. Well have no fear, I am here to share with you a little bit about my experiences. Since I have not yet left the country, I have decided that it would be best to have a "trial blog post" to see if I can get it started up. I am going to attach some links, to give you a little bit more of a background as to where I am going in Myanmar and what it is that I am doing. I will be teaching 5th grade at the International School in Myanmar. You can find more info on the school at http://www.ismyanmar.com/index.php. I will be teaching to students who already know English, which makes it a little bit easier on my part, since I know NOTHING about the language. I am going to be living in a nice resort called Inya Lake, where I will be able to see traditional weddings, make friends with the tourists and perhaps even row in some boats! You can find information on where I am living at http://inyalakehotel.com/. As for when I am leaving, I will be taking off at the end of July, and starting up my first day with ISM on August 1. It is a little crazy to think that life is literally flying by and not only did graduation just slide on by, but that the first real job is right around the corner!
So, my dear friends and family, I hope that you keep in touch and find that the travels I am doing will only cause you to want to come and visit.... :)
Peace on your head,
Lyns
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