Hello, Fourth Graders! (or should I say "goodbye?")

This is not what my suitcase looks like. 
And I will not be wearing that travelling suit (even though I think it is beautiful!).

Well, the time is coming!  On Friday morning, I will go to the airport and get on a plane for my very first flight!  I am kind of nervous, but very excited.  I am going to miss you all while I am gone!  But this blog will allow me to check in with you, show you pictures of what I have seen, and tell you about the amazing things I have learned.

First, let me show you where I am going.

                                                  
That blue arrow points to Eastbourne, England, which is where I will be staying.  While I am there, I will be teaching English children and travelling to lots of places across the continent.  We know from our Social Studies lessons that the United States has a lot of different landforms.  England is all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, so there are many different kinds of landforms there, too.  Even though they speak English, they have different words for things than we do.  I will tell you all about those phrases and words. 

Secondly, I want to tell you about Gordon.  Gordon is a goat--a Social Studies goat.  He is a good friend of mine and will be taking the trip with me.  I will be taking pictures of him in a lot of interesting places because he loves to travel.  He cannot wait to meet you all when we return, but he could not come today because he has some packing to do.



(This is not Gordon.)

 I will check in with you later, but the next time you hear from me, I will be across "the pond" (what some people call the Atlantic Ocean).

Bon voyage!