Flags

Around 16 years or so ago, a friend returned from a trip to Russia and brought me a flag. You are a Socials teacher she said, I thought you would like this. I did, it was very cool. The next year, she brought one from Cuba. Hmmm I thought, maybe I should see how many I get before I retire. Well over the years, students and friends, and a few odd strangers have sent me or brought me flags from all over the world. Each one has a story, which is the really interesting part for me, and I am well on my way to getting to the end of my goal. A student just brought me one from Kuwait, so I thought I might include the list here, maybe generate a flag or two along the way. Any size and any shape. I will even reimburse you if you want. Maybe one day I will take pictures of them all and post them up. Hmmm probably not any time soon.

The Continents

Africa

Chad
Egypt
Gabon
Kenya
Morocco
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda

Asia

Bangladesh
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Philippines
Russia
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
(Tuva)
USSR
Vietnam

Europe

European Union
Austria
Belgium
Bavaria
Czech Republic
Croatia
England
Finland
Flanders
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Holland - WWII Commemorative Flag
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Wales

Oceania

Australia

North America

Canada
United States
Mexico

Canadian Provinces

Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia

South America

Bahamas
Belize
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
Cuba
Ecuador
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay

Hike on Horror Mountain - by Hannah

Saturday was the worst day ever! Let me tell you what happened. I was talking to my friend, Sally, my name is Lucy. "Sally, do you want to hike on Horror Mountain?" I asked.

"Of course!" she replied. "I've been dying to go to Horror Mountain!"

"Come on let's go! I replied. When we started walking up Horror Mountain, I could see that it was not as I imagined it. Horror Mountain was dark and unfriendly. "I do not like this place," I said.

"I don't either," Sally replied.

"Sally, do you think that we'll disappear?" I asked.

"I don't know, Lucy," she replied. All of a sudden the bush beside me began to shake! A loud hawwwww came from the bush.

"WOLVES!" we shouted together as ten wolves jumped out of the bush, then started chasing us for two hours.

"How many hours have we been on Horror Mountain?" I asked as we ran.

"Five I think,' I replied. Finally the wolves got tired (so did we). We started walking again. we were almost at the top when a bear came out of nowhere!

"RUN!" we screamed.

"ROUR!" roared the bear (we've neen on Horror Mountain four 5 more hours) . The bear chased us for one hour. Finally, the bear got tired, so we ran off Horror Mountain. I realized that I had five hours until my parent got home. I pulled off my clothes and threw them in the washing machine. I pulled on my pajamas and jumped into bed with my Nintendo DS. Two hours later I heard my parents at the door. Knock Knock Ding Dong.

"We're home,' my parents said.

"Coming,' I replied.

"Lucy!" they shouted.

"MOM! DAD!" I shouted back.

"How was your day?" mom asked.

Oh boring, I did nothing, " I said with a sparkle in my eye.


Hannah's story from grade for written a few weeks ago. Lots of fun.

My First time On The Ice - By Emma Wiebe

Here is one of Emma's poems, created as part of her Language Arts program at the school here in Morocco.

I was
Getting prepared
For going
On the ice.

I was
Frightened
Excited
At the same time.

Pulled my skates
On
Wobbled over
Entrance
Ice rink.

As I walked,
Was like
Having an
Extremely
Loose tooth.

The zambonie
On the ice
Making it
Smooth.

The zambonie
Was louder
Than
Thunder


The zambonie
Left
A rubbery gasoline
Smell
When it got off
The ice.


The crisp cold air
Tackled me
As I slipped
Onto the ice.

As I landed,
I could feel
The cold
Creeping up my back.

I t was
As cold as
The arctic.

I saw my friend
Gliding
Across the ice
Back and forth.

I wanted
To skate
Just like them.

As they whipped
Pass me,
I felt the cold air
Blow in my face.

Halloween

A friend and neighbour organized a massive trick or treat night with 29 kids and a plethora of adults wandering around our neighbourhood in a giant pack. Moroccans do not trick or treat and Halloween is one of those North American things they do not participate in, so needless to say we got some interesting looks as we passed by, all dressed up and noisy. Here are a few pictures and another home video by Emma and Hannah. I think they were going for a CLoverfield style of filming.

Hannah's View of Rabat American School

So I could say something cheesy like, look out Steven Spielberg, here comes Hannah, but I will not. Our school received their order of Flip cameras so I decided to try one out and the kids took over and filmed everything they saw. The are great fun and I hope to get one some day. For now, I will mooch off the school, and use it to play around with. Here is Hannah's first movie, maybe she can include it on the DVD of her first movie, kind of like M. Night Shyamalam does on his, Although I think Hannah will make comedies.