Eric and Jamie's International Teaching Blog: Thriller, Beat It, and other good stuff...

Monday, September 8, 2008

Thriller, Beat It, and other good stuff...

After eating at our favorite Chinese restaurant across the street, Jamie and I spent the evening watching Michael Jackson videos off of YouTube. Thiller, Beat It, Bad, Billie Jean, Black or White. If you haven't see the Lego Thriller version, it is a must see! I can't seem to get it to upload onto my post here, but you can click the link above. Someone has way too much time on their hands. Of course, you may say the same about us for watching them.

We have Open House tonight at the middle school. Supposedly, several parents show up. Unlike other jobs I've had, we are not there for 4 hours; this one only lasts 2 hours. My room is pretty much ready. I'll try and take my camera in for some pictures today and get them posted for you.

The weather is getting a bit cooler here and has dropped a few degrees on average. This is good because it means we'll be able to actually get out during the day more without thinking we've gone on a trip to Mercury. I would've said the Sun, but come on, who could go to the Sun, you'd be killed!

I think the article on Jamie and I come out in the paper today back home in Athens, Tennessee. Thanks to Richard Edwards for writing it. We look forward to seeing how it turned out.

Have a great evening America watching MNF! My fantasy league team was awful this week, so maybe yours will be better.

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About Eric and Jamie

Eric

I am now teaching 7th grade Math/Science at ISG in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. For the last two years, I have been teaching middle school at Quality Schools International in Shekou, China for 2 years. Prior to these international school placements, I taught middle and high school social studies in the state of Georgia for 7 years. I'm originally from the small town of Calhoun, Tennessee (Go Vols!) and went to high school at McMinn County High School. After high school, I completed my Bachelor of Arts Degree in history at Middle Tennessee State University minoring in Geography and Secondary Education. I was a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity all four years. Upon completion of student teaching, I took a job in Cartersville, Georgia teaching Georgia history to 8th graders. In 2004, I completed my Master of Science degree in Educational Administration from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. I coached baseball and basketball in Cartersville for 5 years before moving to a high school in Adairsville, Georgia teaching just about every social studies and coaching the Mock Trial team. My hobbies included traveling, reading (Gresham, Baldacci, North Patterson, Connelly, and Dan Brown), golf, tennis, and politics. Recently, I've been trying to get back in shape by running and have been proud with my progress. I am hoping to finish my dissertation for my PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Capella University sometime before my hair falls out.

Jamie

My husband and I moved to Saudi Arabia in August of 2010 to take teaching positions at ISG in Dhahran where I am teaching high school social studies. Prior to this, I have been working at QSI in Shekou for 2 years teaching in a middle school. Before this, I worked in Calhoun, Georgia for 4 years teaching every high school social studies subject. After graduating from Rome High School in Georgia, I went to the University of Georgia and earned a Social Science Education degree in 2004. I have since graduated with my master's degree in Teaching and Learning from Nova Southeastern University and working on my PhD dissertation in Curriculum and Instruction from Capella University. I love reading and traveling as well as spending time with the most wonderful husband in the world.

We actually met in 2004 on a blind date set up by one of Eric's former students' mother. We started dating and were engaged on New Year's Eve of 2006 and subsequently were married on June 2, 2007 in Rome, Georgia. We are avid travelers and cultural readers and decided we wanted see the world and began searching for teaching jobs abroad. We figured since we were still young and without any children, now would be the best time. We have had amazing travels through China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macau, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, and Bali, Indonesia.

We will be teaching in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia starting in August 2010 to teach middle and high school for International Schools Group for a 2 year contract. We are excited about this new experience and hope that it opens up new travel opportunities for us.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Thriller, Beat It, and other good stuff...

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