My first week

I have decided to start this blog to share with friends and family back home to keep everyone up to date with my goings on. I hope to post lots of pictures to share my Arctic experience.

Well, I have almost survived my first week. I arrived in Repulse Bay last Tuesday and I have been lucky with the weather so far! I guess it has been "warmer" than normal for this time of year. I know that winter isn't over yet and I am looking forward to see what will come.

The school has been very welcoming and my class is great! Grade 4 was always my favourite. The kids are still pretty eager to please. :) I don't understand (probably never will) their sleeping habits. Some of my students only show up in the morning or the afternoon (or not at all), or they fall asleep in class. Some of them stay up until 4 in the morning, then sleep all day. I'm told it will only get worse as the days become longer. By mid-April there will be 24 hours of sun and the kids have a hard time sleeping. I need to invest in some curtains before then!
A lot of the kids are very sensitive and I haven't made it through the day yet without someone crying! lol Some of them have some very sharp words.

The apartment is really nice! It is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit, not even 2 years old. It is pretty modern and in great shape. I will be getting a roommate on February 26th. Normally, I wouldn't be thrilled about it, but up here it will be nice to have someone to hang out with (and share the exuberant rent)!

On another note, Alex Bilodeau just won Canada's first gold!! Way to go! He seems like such a genuine person, so glad he won! He deserves it. :)

My first impressions of Nunavut have been great. I hope the next few months continue to go well. The only thing that would make this adventure even better would be if Chris were here too!! Maybe he will miss me so much that he will move up here for a while!! Maybe.

Soon I will post some stuff about Repulse Bay.