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Phew! I can't believe the time is finally here. I am sitting at Pearson airport just waiting to board my flight. I expect them to start pre-boarding any minute now.

It has been a totally insane week of yearbook. I worked between 12 and 17 hours each day. Yesterday I got to school at 5:40 am (second day in a row) and at 5:40 pm we submitted the pages. At that point in time I had a friend sitting on my back deck waiting for me to come home to say goodbye and a party starting at 7 pm. Unfortunately, my apartment was still a mess, I had no groceries, and I hadn't even begun packing. But as usual all worked out. . .

I got home at 6 pm and Santosh, Rekha, Matty and I picked up everything resembling mess and moved it into my bedroom and closed the door. While discussing the fact that I had no food and still had to shower and guests were expected in 40 minutes, the idea of a pizza party came up. WHAT A PERFECT IDEA! I said goodbye to Santosh and Rekha and hopped in the shower.

Of course Aaron and Megan arrived while I was in the shower. I hadn't seen them since they were home from Cambodia last summer and their son Owen had grown so much (now almost two). Other guests arrived and I ordered the pizza. All in all it was a wonderful evening. I have such great friends. Also since I have dinner parties a few times a year, they are all starting to get to know each other. It was so good to see everyone as for the last two months it seems like I have been working non-stop and hadn't seen anybody.

I woke at 6 am this morning in my disaster-area of a bedroom and did some final yearbook edits. I will finally relax when I see the edits appear on-line. I have to say it is one beautiful yearbook! Sneak-preview at right. Not that I can take credit for the super cool table of contents, it was done by one of the students.

Matty and I walked to the coffee shop and then I had to have a nap. It has been a long time since I felt so physically exhausted. When I woke, we went to the drug store for some final necessities (like malaria pills, ear-plugs, and wet wipes). I finished packing with almost 40 minutes to spare. Not bad, if I do say so myself. The only thing missing was "Pedagogy of the Oppressed". I have NO idea where I've lost it. Sigh. I will google it and see what I can find out in preparation for our conference.

My flight is scheduled to leave in 30 minutes although it has already be delayed once and there is no mention of pre-boarding yet. Oooh, I see flight attendants, that is a good sign.

Ok, off to find some info about "Pedagogy of the Oppressed."

Stay tuned!