So. Here’s an update. I’ve been super super super busy with everything going on between work and christmas and so on.. you are probably all doing the same.

This.. is Falher. Okay, there’s more to it than that. I can see this from our house though (it’s how our street ends).

This is our house:

This was taken one of the few and lucky times I’ve seen the sun since I’ve been out here.. I’m at work before it’s actually up and not done until it’s setting. Can you believe we fit 11 people in here? Somehow, we’re making it work, though.

This is our kitchen/dining/living room. Cozy.

And.. the girls’ bedroom:

My bed is the one in the middle of the picture, bottom bunk. I have since turned it into a sort of a cave.. it’s half covered in a sheet, most of the time. There are now only 6 in this room, since Hanh left on Monday.

I work at the elementary school here, Ecole Routhier. It’s pretty decent.. my favourite place is the library:

.. largely because I love books, and enjoy the company of the librarian, but also because the upstairs has some lovely couches and beanbags and is a great quiet place to take my breaks. We don’t get a lot of that at the house, nor in the classrooms (I am most often with the grade ones, who I have yet to experience a quiet moment with). Which is not to say I’m not enjoying the experience.. it’s good to know that I am making a difference in the classroom. I mostly work 1:1 with the kids that the teacher doesn’t want to deal with, and it can be hard but it’s rewarding.

Also, did I mention the couches?

Just kidding.. Today was pajama day and this is Kayla blending in with the couch.. we wore our matching red bumflap pajamas. It was awesome.