No excitement for either of us today.  I teach my classes, eat lunch, meet with the guitar club, and catch the train home.  I would enjoy longer visits with the faculty during our lunch break, but guitar club meets at lunch both days I’m on campus.  I have to get my gossip from everyone in a hurry.

Judy’s classes are busy, and she finishes off every Friday with rehearsals for “Annie” after school.  It makes for a very long day.  There is one piece of depressing news relating to the musical.  Kelly, the drama teacher, is not going to be able to return to BISS after the Christmas break.  She’s from New Zealand (more specifically, Tasmania).  She left her home school with sabbatical leave for a year, and was told she would be able to renew it in 6-month increments.  She renewed it for one 6-month segment, but has now been told it will not be renewed.  Since the Australian/New Zealand schools begin their school year in January, she must be back at her home school in Tasmania after the break. 

She had been hoping for an appeal to be approved so she could finish the year in China.  However, the word was finalized today.  She’s gone after Christmas break.  She’s been great to work with, and will be missed.  Now, someone’s going to have to pick up the load in her absence and Judy senses that everyone is looking in her direction.