So Long Fall Semester

I realize that I have been terribly derelict in my duties as a blogger. However, I think that I still update more often than my sister.

So much has happened. It is now the middle of December and as of about 3.30 this afternoon I was officially done with my fall semester 2009. I still have a meeting on Wednesday morning but I'm not splitting hairs here. The end of this semester has been somewhat bittersweet. After weighing all of my pros and cons I decided to extend my contract. I'll be signing a 5 year contract but have the opportunity to opt out at any time so long as I give 6 months notice. So, that allows me to stay on for an extra year to see the class of '011 graduate. I'm one of their advisors and I really have a great time with them. Staying on will also allow me to take over all of the AP chem classes which will give me the experience that I'll need in order to sell myself better to other school. Still need to work on that IB certification though...

One of the bitter parts was that I had to bid farewell to one of my advisees. He had been at Woodstock for quite some time but he and his parents felt that he needed to go to school back home. He was a relatively stoic student but that last day of school at the final assembly after I had given a speech for him he seemed to actually show some amount of emotion. Surely, he'll be missed.

Anywho, I am essentially a free man from now until the first of February. I'm still not exactly sure what I'm doing this break but I am picking up Kathryn in Delhi to bring her up here for Christmas. After that I think we'll be heading to Jaipur and then back to Delhi and then Agra for the Taj. Dad comes some time in January and I'm thinking maybe we'll go to a wildlife reserve and hopefully see some tigers.

Well, tonight I'm off to Christmas Carols at the Principal's house so I had best get ready for that. I'll try and post some pictures soon. So long as it's before Becky updates her blog I'm golden.