Where Did Our Teachers Go? [Summer 2011]

Here are some pictures shared by teachers & staff on their summer travels.

On the floor of NYSE

Travis Klein visited the New York Stock Exchange.  Is that why the economy is the way it is?

Summer camp biking through Wayne County P.A.

The crew from our summer camp biking through Wayne County P.A., in the rain. (Ostroff)

Great Buddha
Kaminarimon Gate

My daughter & I spent 5 days in Japan, mostly Tokyo.  We stayed in the Asakusa area .  There was a major temple area (Senso-ji Temple) 2 blocks from our hotel– where many of the temple pictures were taken.  We also walked through the Imperial Gardens at the Imperial Palace, Ueno Park, Harajuko shopping area, and we also visited the Great Buddha of Kamakura – the capital of Japan several centuries ago. (Garnaat)

Sugarloaf in Rio de Janeiro
London

The first picture is the back of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro. This is a military beach in my neighborhood, Urca. Winter in Rio is just awesome! Also, my sister Marcia and I went to London  for a week to help my aunt whose husband had emergency heart surgery. (Parsons)

Watson Lake in Prescott, AZ
Quilt

Fishing at Watson Lake in Prescott, AZ & T-shirt quilt for my nephew, Benson High grad ’10, proud US Army soldier! (Stull)

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Where Did Our Teachers Go? [Summer 2010]

Back by popular demand. Here are some pictures shared by teachers on their summer travels.

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Reclining Buddha in Bagan, Myanmar
Brahmin Priest
Taj Mahal in Agra, India

The first picture is of a reclining Buddha in Baga, Myanmar.  The second is of a Brahmin priest performing the nightly ceremony to put the River Ganges to sleep at night in Varanasi, India.  The third photo is the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. (Spalding)

Keunjeong-Jeon
Grand Hyatt in Seoul, South Korea

Photo 1:  Keunjeong-jeon, the royal throne hall is Korea’s largest surviving wooden structure. Kings conducted state affairs, held official functions, and received foreign envoys here. Built in 1394, high ranking officials assembled in this court to pay respect to their kings.

Photo 2:  The Grand Hyatt in Seoul, South Korea.  Photo taken from bedroom in the Grand Hyatt.  Hilary Clinton stayed there this summer also.  It is GREAT when someone else pays your way to vacation and work.  Or it is work and vacation? (Reff)

Stonehenge
Wilbur the Wildcat

In July, I went to London for 5 days, then on a 12-day Baltic Capitals (Copenhagen, Denmark; Berlin/Warnemuende, Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; St. Petersberg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden) Cruise. (Stull)

Pederson Family catch Northern Pike & Walleye
Northern Boundary Waters Of Minnesota

These two pictures were taken in the Northern Boundary Waters of Minnesota.  My son Christopher caught a Northern Pike and I have a Walleye.  Then there is the sunset looking toward Canada.

Saul making Shokshuka

Josh and Saul Ostroff making “Shokshuka” for breakfast at  summer camp in the Pocono Mountains of P.A.  Shokshuka is an Arabic Dish popular in the Middle East.  It is similar to huevos rancheros, heavy on the tomatoes or salsa. (Ostroff)

Travis in Kauai, Hawaii
Travis in Boston

First photo is from Kauai, Hawaii and the second is in Boston. (Klein)

Johnny Visits New Cowboys Stadium

Our Mariachi teacher, Johnny Contreras, made the trip to Dallas, Texas to witness the opening of the brand new Cowboys Stadium. With a price tag of $1 BILLION, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spared to expense. It’s been hyped up in the media the last few months and according to Johnny it was well worth it. He wanted to share some pictures and video of his experience.

In the background is Cowboys Stadium
Johnny (right) in front of Cowboys Stadium
Johnny In Dallas 2
Front view
Johnny In Dallas 3
The famous 11,200 square feet HDTV cost $40 Million

Here’s a video of the opening kick-off:

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Where Did Our Teachers Go? [Summer 2009]

Several of our teachers wanted to share their travels this summer. Here are a few so far and we hope to be adding to this post as more pictures come in.

For more information on the pictures visit the Wikipedia links on the description of the pictures.

Library Of Celsus

I took a group of nine students to Europe for three weeks this summer. We toured London, Paris, Lucerne, Florence, Rome, Pompeii, Delphi, Athens, and took a Greek Island cruise. While on the cruise we toured Ancient Ephesus in Kusadasi, Turkey. This is a picture of the Ancient Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Turkey which was constructed in 125 A.D and was one of the largest libraries of the ancient world. The site is currently only about 20% excavated. Interestingly enough the town brothel was located directly across from the library. (Gunnels)

St. Basil Cathedral

St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow. (Spalding)

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, Paris. (Spalding)

Open Market

2 days a week we had the open air market called a “shuk”.  The produce was fresh and more people frequented the market than the grocery store.  It was also a nice way to meet your neighbors. (Ostroff)

Kiryat Malachi

This is either a picture of me looking for my contact lens or…. I am mixing cement and putting them in buckets for the kids at the elementary school in Kiryat Malachi (City of Angels) in Israel.  We put the cement over recycled tires filled with recycled plastic soda bottles to make benches for the playground.  That is my story and I’m sticking to it.  The kids and their families are immigrants from Ethiopia, Moracco, and the Soviet Union.  (Ostroff)

Taos Pueblo

This summer, I traveled through New Mexico and visited the approximately 1,000 year old Taos Pueblo.   It was my first visit and it won’t be my last! (Bonati)

Rio De Janeiro

These are two of the fours beaches in my neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. This summer I walked on the sand of the beach on the right many days, listening to my Ipod and enjoying the breeze from the ocean. (Parsons)

Coba

I went to the Mayan Riviera area, near Cancun, with my sister. This photo is from the top of the pyramid in Cobá, with a view of the lush plains typical of the Yucatán peninsula. (Cortes)

Grand Mosque

This is a picture of the Grand Mosque in Djenne, Mali. It was originally built in the Middle Ages, and is the largest mud structure in the world. (Randy Spalding)

Lava Flow

I went to West Central Utah with my sister and her family to go fossil hunting & rock hounding in July. We found trilobites, a fossilized water mark, amonites, braciopods, fossilized coral, agate, Apache tear, obsidian, and sunstone. We traveled across 10-24 million year old lava flows, the Bonneville salt flats, and Crystal Mountain. We saw 6 extinct volcanoes, prong-horn antelope, lizards, jack rabbits and a Pony Express route marker. We came back with over 400 samples of fossils & rocks. (Bonnie Stull)