It seems as if I just got stated with my present students. This Thursday, however, we will have the midterm exam. Then, on February 9th, we'll complete the final. I've said it before, I'm sure, but I'm very impressed with the students in our program. They can make a vast improvement in their writing skills in a mere 84 hours. Maybe all this progress shouldn't be so hard to believe. After all, I am their teacher!
SAME FLIGHTS, DIFFERENT WEBSITE
The free week which follows means Jay and I will have just enough time to scoot to New Hampshire. My father's stroke was three weeks ago and I am anxious to see how he's doing in person. Today, he is being moved to Manchester into a rehabilitation program. I've already bought air tickets on www.expedia.com. Interestingly, the prices, after taking the exchange rates into consideration, were about CA $90 more on the Canadian site for the same flights. I'd never run into this before, but I was able to quickly complete my transaction on the U.S. site. The only online picture I have of Manchester NH, is an old, self-developed B&W image that accompanied a college report on New England textile mills in the 1880's. It shows company row housing.
AIRPORT ALPHABET SOUP
In order to give me time to correct the final exams and turn in the official marks, we will leave Vancouver (YVR) in the evening on Saturday, February 10th. The cheapest flights mean we get to see the airports in Seattle (SEA) and Washington, DC (IAD) before touching down at the regional airport in Manchester (MHT). A mere six nights later, we'll be heading back here but with just one stopover in Chicago (ORD).