A Little Bit Closer To Nature
Since arriving in Inukjuak Markus and I have been enjoying the great out of doors. Somedays are closer to nature than others. For example, at school I smelt a smell that was quite "unusual." I later discovered that it was the smell of a polar bear being skinned. Yup. Right in the school. The kids each got a chance to help when they went to culture class.
The odour in the school today reminded me that I haven't shared Markus' animal incidents - let me regail you with some tails....
Story #1: Picture this, Markus and I woke up, made a cup of coffee, ate some breaky and I headed out the front door to go to school. Low and behold there was a "treasure" on our front step. Nothing says a good morning like a dead goose on our front step. Later, Markus discovered that one of his students had been a little ticked at him and decided to leave us a Goose. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat. Funny enough the same student dropped by our house last night and asked if he could come in for a visit.
Story #2: Students here love to catch things. Flies, are a common distraction here. There have been a couple teachers that come in to the staff room pulling out their hair because a student had caught 15 flies and walked into class and let them go. Chaos results. You would think that a mouse had been released in the class. Of course, this almost happened to Markus too. He was relaxing in his classroom when a student (not in his class) ran into his room and tried to make him scream like a little girl. You will be proud of Markus because he maintained his dignity and refrained from jumping on the desk. Markus managed to get the student outside to release the poor creature before it was accidentally released in the school.
The odour in the school today reminded me that I haven't shared Markus' animal incidents - let me regail you with some tails....
Story #1: Picture this, Markus and I woke up, made a cup of coffee, ate some breaky and I headed out the front door to go to school. Low and behold there was a "treasure" on our front step. Nothing says a good morning like a dead goose on our front step. Later, Markus discovered that one of his students had been a little ticked at him and decided to leave us a Goose. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat. Funny enough the same student dropped by our house last night and asked if he could come in for a visit.
Story #2: Students here love to catch things. Flies, are a common distraction here. There have been a couple teachers that come in to the staff room pulling out their hair because a student had caught 15 flies and walked into class and let them go. Chaos results. You would think that a mouse had been released in the class. Of course, this almost happened to Markus too. He was relaxing in his classroom when a student (not in his class) ran into his room and tried to make him scream like a little girl. You will be proud of Markus because he maintained his dignity and refrained from jumping on the desk. Markus managed to get the student outside to release the poor creature before it was accidentally released in the school.
posted by Markus & Colleen at 8:16 PM
4 Comments:
I just can't stop thinking what it would be like for Markus to be a teacher...hmmm...im still wondering haha. Anyways i havent read this for a while so yeah, im glad you guys like the care package, isnt that salsa goood? And so yeah, sounds fun that you guy went on your "outing". I just can't wait for it to snow here! Anyways, can't wait for you to come down markus! Colleen, hope to talk or see you soon!
P.S - Markus start preparing for you suprise face..apparently last time i saw you i was like 4 inches smaller...i dunno. Have fun!
Wow, kids up there are rebellious. Or perhaps I'm just forgetting what sort of demons we were as little kids.
Still, if they're doing these sort of pranks on you, I can only imagine what they're doing to each other.
Colleen -does the polar smell anything like your "favourite job" of plucking and gutting chickens?
Actually, the polar bear wins. On the stink-o-meter scale it is gotta be nearly off the charts! I suspect the copious amounts of blubber had something to do with it...
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