Misc. / Varia

In less then 4 weeks we will receive our first guest(s)

In less then 5 months we will be back in Belgium for a month (June08)

Did you know that:
-at Naomi's school 2nd graders learn 30 new words every week. (in other schools in Maricopa 2nd graders learn 12 words / week)

-in the USA, cars cun make a right turn when the traffic light is red

-they hired 5 new teachers to start in January

-they hired 2 extra full-time security personnel, which makes a total of 5 (1police officer who is on campus the whole school day and 4 security personnel)

-the weather is about 20 C during the day

-our next holiday is January 21st (Martin Luther King day)

-schools don't have an Easter holiday, however we do have spring break: March 17-21

-I received my first table tennis rating: 1853, record 7W -3L, 14th of PTTC, 47th in Arizona, year-end goal is 1925, 8th PTTC, 25th Arizona