As this week has been pretty hectic the realisation that it is only TWO weeks until the end of the school year has almost, but not quite hit me.
Just like the realisation that in exactly 10 days I will have been in England for 6 MONTHS.
But most importantly.... That in 24 days I get to be reunited with the person that makes me smile the most & just quietly it's getting hard to sleep at night, a 5 week European adventure with the best company, is this for realz?! Ah huh!!!
Tuesday and Wednesday burned me out. I was the sound techie for the year 6 performance of Coppelia. Just sayin..... It was intense. All the lights, all the PowerPoint slides, all the dancing, the singing, and of course that crucial moment where you have to play the music or the creaky door sound effect in EXACTLY the right spot..... What did I come to England to do again..... Because I'm sure I've added more to my list of endearing qualities in the last six months that throughout my 21 years of existence. I am Tonoya the gappie (gap student) aka the Aussie, the 'best drawer in the whole world' (not my words), the coffee maker, the coffee pourer, a tea brewing extraordinaire, the cookie lady, the sponge cake cutter, the getting parents smashed of wine encourager, the server of the cheese straws, the prawn toast holder, the dish washing pig, the mum of the house (again, not my words), the playground duty officer, the teddy bear holder, the lunchbox guardian, the HOVER NANNY (I even have a jacket), the hand holderer, display creator, the walker of children from here to there to everywhere the Ben and Jerry's addict & most rewardingly
A teacher.
My time spent with the girls makes this journey easier as each day they give me a reason to smile.
Here are some favourites from this week.
A kindergarten student grabbed my hand before play time exclaiming that her foot hurt and she thought she had the tickle bugs..... Aka pins and needles.
A year one asked me if it was hard being an adult, or maybe just even half easy and half hard. I told her it was hard sometimes because you had to make lots of decisions on your own.
Constant hugs from girls each morning and afternoon.
A kindergarten student standing on the school street corner and screaming out goodbye Miss Cragg as the Hover bus cruised past.
Year 6 girls getting sad that I will be leaving them and them me when they go up to year 7 in the senior school.
Having really lovely conversations with parents who are genuinely interested in what I'm doing.
Getting kisses on the cheeks and hugs of gratitude from David, the year 6 teacher for helping with the play.
This weekend I plan to relax and have some me time on Saturday (maybe work on the tan) before going to a BBQ with my Geordie girl Abbie and the other junior school staff on Sunday. I'm going to attempt a mars bar and malteser slice with either a pav or a peppermint slice to top it alllll off. Next week is set to be another hectic seven days with the sports day (sports carnival), music festival and the senior school formal which Halle and I are both looking forward too, free food, a blackjack table, a magician and a live band- its a win win win win win situation.
Although I doubt I will be able to fit any more English travelling in before I leave, I am content to just soak up the delights of Portsmouth and spend time with the very special people that have made my time here, a time to remember forever.
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