Eric and Jamie's International Teaching Blog: Spirit Week

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Spirit Week

I'm not really sure why, but this week has been Spirit Week at school. Among my followers, you haven't made a mistake, we had another Spirit Week. Our Student Council was charged with getting some ideas for dress up days together and came up with something similar to last time:

Monday - Crazy Hair/Hat Day
Tuesday - Tacky Day
Wednesday - Teacher-Student Mix Up Day
Thursday - Twin Day
Friday - Spirit Day

Jamie and I have dressed up for all days. Crazy hair day was fun for me because my hair is probably the longest it has been since I was 12. Tacky day was fun because I didn't have to worry about what I wore. Dress like a student day was the most fun because I was able to wear basketball shorts and my old school 3/4 length Braves t-shirt and a "hoodie." Jamie and I both wore a light blue button up shirt, black belt, black shoes, and light khakis for Twin Day.

Sizes in China are a bit odd here. We went by this week to purchase some polo shirts from the school to show our Spirit. Jamie had to get a medium when she is really a small. Earlier in the year, she was appalled she had to buy a large dress. I tried on a xxL but it didn't fit, and remember I've lost about 15 pounds. Jamie got her shirt, but unless I wanted to look like a little boy who'd outgrown his clothes, I decided to pass. Cool lookin polos though.

We only took pictures of Twin Day. I'll get it up soon and post it back on this post.

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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.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Spirit Week

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