Aaron and Anne-Sophie

We haven’t blogged in a long time, and I don’t think anyone reads this anymore, but it’s nice to keep track of our lives just for us to reflect. Don’t think a Facebook status or Tweet is enough (though we don’t tweet). We have a few trips lined up and hopefully a few more events to share in a blog or at least some photos. Lately we’ve had to resort to more local trips like Delaware, Philadelphia, the Shenandoah, etc. and have been hosting travelers through couchsurfing.org. Basically we host strangers (mostly backpackers) at our place and help show them around DC. We’d much rather host people we know though, so come stay at our place in DC. There are a few photos in our picassa album (the link is to the right-photos after Jan. 2009).

The biggest change since the last blog is that I’ve been working at a Quaker High School in Maryland, and it is the perfect fit for me teaching-wise because they emphasize a holistic learning approach. I get to teach not only academics, but about sports, environment, music, ethics, spirituality inside the classroom, but also outside the class in experiential trips and volunteering. Quakers also emphasize equality, justice, and non-violence. I teach international high school students ESL and history. Along the way, this past year, I’ve also managed to acquire another Masters (in Education) and am half way through state licensure for ESL. Anne-Sophie has been working with the same consulting firm and has gotten to travel to do some travel in the past year or so to Ghana, Ukraine, and most recently Bosnia.

In the next year, we have plans to go to Chicago, Las Vegas, France, probably France again, and then probably somewhere in Asia. We still haven’t decided. I will be leading a student trip in March to the Middle East. Anyway, we’ll have more to report then.

Until then . . .