Orienteering

We signed Mark up for orienteering, which I hadn't heard of before I came here, but it's big in Norway. As I understand it, the kids run around the woods--running is the key--and try to find posts using a map and a compass. When I dropped Mark off at the meeting spot at 6:30, it was already dark, but he happily donned his elastic headlight and bemoaned the fact that he wasn't wearing appropriate running gear. Even though I rued my unabashedly suburban first thought, "Why would anyone want to run around the woods in the dark?", I still had misgivings. But, when in Norway... Oh, Mark had a great time, and Walter wants to join too.

Bill's giving a lecture on American politics to my students on Friday. I'm helping him with the oh-so-fine points of powerpoint slide design. My McKendree students would be astonished at how far my powerpoints have come.

I'm contemplating agrarianism and The Wizard of Oz--man, I love my job.

I'll try to get some pics of the orienteering and handball sessions. My camera is getting dusty:)

Tomorrow we're going to try to buy used skiis at a school fundraising function.

Cheers,

Martha