Starting a blog when doing a graduate program is a challenge. Apparently too much of one for me, as you can tell from my history of posts. But a lot has changed over the last two years, including me becoming a certified teacher! In fact, I am certified both in Ontario, Canada, as well as Victoria, Australia. Which is why I am currently living abroad in the beautiful city of Melbourne.
Along with this move came two amazing friends, a three-week pitstop in Thailand, being closer to a different part of my family, and the ability to get some experience supply teaching immediately. Unfortunately, I also left behind a loving boyfriend, a fun-filled Toronto summer, my immediate family, and a substitute teacher gig with a GTA school board. I feel so privledged and blessed I have these opportunities on both ends of the earth, and am determined to take full advantage of summer (or winter, in Australia) abroad.
I have a few ideas, drafts, and other thoughts about Melbourne, being a CRT (casual relief teacher, the term they use in Oz), and other adventures that come along with moving across the planet. These posts will occur regularly, and though many will have a teaching spin on them, many will also be what I am learning from the world around me, and from travelling. Because as everyone knows, you can learn so much in the classroom, but there is even more to learn from the world around us.
So stick with me as I chronicle my learning through teaching, travelling, and living on a new continent!
Learning with Miss D 