ICEC was AMAZING! One of the key note speakers was a man named John Dickson from Australia. He was an phenomenal speaker who was passionate about history, music (he used to be in a rock band), and God. He's also an author, so you should check him out on Amazon. Another keynote speaker from the University of Leeds, shared about C.S. Lewis's views on teaching and read us part of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. There were other sessions ranging from topics on teaching Third Culture Kids, using Pinterest in the classroom, and starting a Bilingual school to packing in a carry-on for thirty days (very useful for those of us whom travel a lot).
One of my favorite parts was meeting teachers from other schools. And one of my favorite parts of that was the Excursion Day we had on Monday afternoon. We had the chance to visit Basel, Switzerland, Lucerne, Switzerland, or Alsace, France. Since I'd been to France, I decided to go to Lucerne, Switzerland (along with about 100 other people). It was cold and snowy--but a very beautiful city!
The Chapel Bridge |
Mark Twain called this Stone Lion "The Saddest Rock in the World" |
Quaint Building and Streets |
The City Wall With two of my fellow CISP teachers |
I knew basically nothing about Nice--other than it was part of the French Riviera, once had a castle that has since disappeared, and is located along the Mediterranean Sea. The hostel where we stayed was cheap BUT clean and located in the Old City. We were minutes from transit and the sea, so it was a great location. Sadly, it rained on Thursday (however, that was an improvement on the snow we had been getting in Germany), but Friday was beautiful and sunny. Adventure Buddy and I had ventured on a photo taking tour on Thursday, but on Friday we ended up going back to some of the same places to see what they looked like in the sun. We also took the time to take off our shoes and take some photos of ourselved wading in the sea.
The Sea |
Sunny Day :) |
Me and the Sea |
Looking at the Sea |
Rocky Beach--Not Exactly the "I'm Going to Lay-Out Here Kind" |
Tentatively Entering the Water |
Monaco |
View from the Palace |
The Prince's Palace |
The Changing of the Guards |
The Cathedral |
Princess Grace's Grave |
Ready to start teaching again! Yay! |
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