Jonny and Lisa Lobel

We are finishing up our second month of school in about  a week (a week and two days to be exact… not that we are counting or anything). Those months went by really fast. There were quite a few things to fill them up, besides the normal teaching hours. Jonny was busy finishing up a website that allows teachers to post grades online, we both spent time getting to know new friends and building relationships with existing ones, and we chaperoned the 4th year class trip (that’s the class that Jonny is the homeroom teacher for). They chose to go to Paris this year. For months Jonny planned and priced and talked with people from hostels and restaurants to get the best prices and figure out the best trip for these students. It all paid off! The trip was a success.

Everything was (for the most part) on time and simple. We did have an incident with a student getting the meeting time wrong when we left Frydlant, but we were able to get him on time. And one student had trouble getting off of the metro in Paris quick enough, but thankfully got back to the right stop quickly and without problems. Everyone seemed to have a really great time and thanks to the fact that, in Paris, citizens of the EU under 26 receive free entry to most museums and sights in Paris, we were able to see so much! The 3 days there gave the class  a chance to have fun, experience something new and bond.  The family atmosphere that characterizes BMA was very real for our class on this trip!  We got to chat with them, have fun with them and get to know them better.  I think they really enjoyed being together as well.

We are excited to have the rest of the year to spend with these students before they go off to college. They are a great group and have the potential to make the year very exciting! For more pictures, check out the album on Jonny’s facebook page, or click here:  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2071472&id=17507425&l=669a504bad