Students from all over the world who are enrolled in a course at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia - just talking!
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Saturday, January 25, 2003
Hi Papaito! (And anyone else who is still logging on!)
I have had a really wonderful holiday in Tasmania - I think it is still very wild and beautiful (especially on the West coast) and you can still find beaches where no-one else ever comes. We did a lot of walking and saw mountains, waterfalls, rainforests and lots and lots of water!
Come in anytime after Tuesday, Papaito - and we'll sort out some books for you.
from Jane.
1/25/2003 04:17:00 PM
Friday, January 10, 2003
Hi everyone! I am just off to Tasmania for a holiday - so I won't be posting on the blogsite for a while. I wish I could send you all a postcard - but I'll tell you about it when I get back. I am really looking forward to it.
Papaito, can you try to find some of the short books like we had in Book Club? They have them in some libraries, and if you want to buy your own, they have a really good selection at The Bookery in Drummond Street, Carlton (just at the back of the Nova cinema on the opposite side of the road). If you make sure that you do the activities in the back of the book, you will learn a lot about vocabulary, grammar and the way in which sentences, paragraphs and whole stories are put together. There are lots of text books which can help you with your writing, too. As you know, I always say that if you read lots and lots in English (and think about what you are reading) it helps your writing more than anything else can. And you can enjoy the story, too!
We go back to work at RMIT after the long weekend, and if you come and see me, I'll be very happy to help you to find what you want, and I can lend you some books. Until then, read as much as you can! The people at The Bookery are really friendly and very helpful - and they are always pleased when students want to help themselves. Congratulations, Papaito - you are doing so well. Perhaps someone else can jump on the blogsite while I'm away and help you to find something. Any suggestions from anyone else?
from Jane
1/10/2003 01:39:00 AM
Friday, January 03, 2003
I think that Blogger may be on holiday over the Christmas break! I noticed that all our messages have not yet been published on the actual site, although you can read them from the editing page. I'll give it a day or so, and then I will try to contact Blogger! (That may be interesting!)
from Jane
1/03/2003 08:09:00 PM
Happy New Year everyone! I hope that for each of you, the New Year brings peace and happiness. I can see that Lubov, Boris and Papaito got to the website before I did - well done! I too received lots of cards from all over the world: I think that this is what makes Christmas so very special for me. It means that all the people whom I got to know so well in other countries are still my friends - even if they now live so far away. I have been thinking of those of you who do not have special members of your family here - and I hope that the holiday can still be a good one, even though there may be sadness, too.
I spoke on the telephone to my son in Canada on Christmas Eve, on Christmas Day and on New Year's Day, too. It was not the same as having him here, but it still made me feel happy!
We had a very special time at Christmas because my grandaughter - who will be three next week - was so excited and so very funny. She spent Christmas Eve wearing a crown and some silky pyjamas which she was given, and Christmas Day riding her new tricycle (and wearing the crown and some "sparkly clothes" and "sparkly" make-up!)
from Jane
1/03/2003 07:57:00 PM
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