Thursday, September 01, 2005
The bus system
Today we are heading out on a field trip.
Literally.
The school is loading up and heading out into the tundra to pick berries.
The transportation for this journey is, of course, boats.
Each kid had to bring, along with the permission slip, a life jacket to school today.
I learned something interesting about the berry picking tradition.
One of my feamle students told me they would not be joining us.
I asked why.
She told me she was on her period and would not be allowed to pick berries.
She had no embaressment in telling me this.
It was just a simple fact.
It struck me as odd.
I am from a culture where women can do just about anything.
No one would dare say that we couldn't do something just because it's "that time of the month"
Especially if it's "that time of the month."
Literally.
The school is loading up and heading out into the tundra to pick berries.
The transportation for this journey is, of course, boats.
Each kid had to bring, along with the permission slip, a life jacket to school today.
I learned something interesting about the berry picking tradition.
One of my feamle students told me they would not be joining us.
I asked why.
She told me she was on her period and would not be allowed to pick berries.
She had no embaressment in telling me this.
It was just a simple fact.
It struck me as odd.
I am from a culture where women can do just about anything.
No one would dare say that we couldn't do something just because it's "that time of the month"
Especially if it's "that time of the month."
posted by Jody @ 8:12 PM 
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Hey.
What was the comment that was removed? Now I'm curious.
The government is watching you Jody.
~Brent
What was the comment that was removed? Now I'm curious.
The government is watching you Jody.
~Brent
# posted by 
: 2/9/05 6:10 PM
: 2/9/05 6:10 PM
i removed the comment.
it was a spam thingy.
when i did it i did not relize that it would post such a strange message.
next time, i leave the spam!
it was a spam thingy.
when i did it i did not relize that it would post such a strange message.
next time, i leave the spam!
i removed the comment.
it was a spam thingy.
when i did it i did not relize that it would post such a strange message.
next time, i leave the spam!
it was a spam thingy.
when i did it i did not relize that it would post such a strange message.
next time, i leave the spam!
Ammmmmy! she is here, i have read her words, but she won't allow anon comments :(
glad i happened to check and see if you were posting on lj what you were doing here, and you're not, so you're a bad person, jody
Amy! TANKTANK!
glad i happened to check and see if you were posting on lj what you were doing here, and you're not, so you're a bad person, jody
Amy! TANKTANK!
# posted by : 6/9/05 5:20 AM
: 6/9/05 5:20 AM
i am posting on lj.... it's just that the efforet level is a lot higher to post pictures too.
i sorry kristen. i will do better i swear.
i sorry kristen. i will do better i swear.
Kristen!!!!!!!! I turned on my anonymous comments, just for you baby! BTW, I am bookmarking you :-)
Oh, and hi Jody :-)! If you could...
make sure Kristen knows I posted here to her :-P
~Amy
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Oh, and hi Jody :-)! If you could...
make sure Kristen knows I posted here to her :-P
~Amy
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