I write this at my favourite cafe in Palm
Cove, because I am lucky enough to live here and I am on holidays. One of the simple pleasures of being a North
Queenslander is experiencing the holiday-feel even when I am not on holidays -
because everyone around me is on holidays and it is impossible not to get swept
up into this feeling...
As a high school teacher I am fortunate to
get school holidays and one of the good things about the summer holiday is it
is a long time. Time to empty my head of
the clutter and busy-ness of the school term and the roller coaster pace of student’s
lives and time to allow fresh and new ideas to enter - hence here is my new
blog.
My passion is geography, which means I am
interested in people, places, culture and solutions to social and environmental
issues. Which means I read and try to
read widely. But here's the thing ... I
am a really slow reader. It takes me
ages to read a book. I think it is
because I think about the ideas the book generates in my mind and chew over these;
rather than seeing a book as something to complete and tick off a list, I
really enjoy reading for pleasure.
I also have the memory of a goldfish, so
want to try and hold my thoughts and enjoyable moments in any way I can, so am
embarking on a blog to capture these ideas and to share thoughts to create
discussion.
My wish is that students also join in on
this blog and share their literary discoveries, as you are my inspiration to
find new and interesting books to add to the bookshelf. My greatest pleasure is when a student 'finds
their book' and begins the lifelong journey of reading for pleasure. I hope you can join me in sharing your
inspiring reads and perhaps the not-so-inspiring ones too, so we know what to
avoid:)
Welcome to the blog...
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