7 things you don’t need to know about me
For the second meme, I was tagged by Anne Mirtschin I think it began earlier in December on Twitter but I couldn’t find the originator of the meme.
I have to tell you seven things about myself that you don’t need to know and then pass this on to seven more blogger/ educators.
Wow , 7 things you don’t know about me … thinking …. thinking ….
1. For 15 years I used to call round dances. What is that you say? In square dancing, you often have dances in between brackets called round dances. They are similar to ballroom with waltz, two step, foxtrot, tango, cha cha, rumba and so on. Well I had to stand up on stage using a microphone to call out the moves for the dancers. I also ran my own round dance club and taught couples how to round dance.
2. I represented Australia Girl Guides at two different camps overseas in Hong Kong and Fiji. This was in the early 1970’s, once as a Guide and once as a leader.
3. For many years, I was an amateur radio operator especially for Girl Guide and Boy Scout events called Jamboree on the Air, now also called Jamboree on the Internet. I used to attend yearly gatherings over the Christmas/New Year period and stay up all hours talking to people around the world.
4. I have eaten raw whale blubber while on a trip to Alaska. I flew into Point Barrow with three other people from our bus tour. The Inuit people there were holding a festival that day and asked us to join in by eating some raw blubber. Never again.
5. I have had a very settled life - born and lived in the same area for over 50 years - had only two paying jobs in my life - taught in only three schools since 1977.
6. I enjoy travelling and have had three around the world trips so far as part of my long service leave. Only two continents I have not visited are Antarctica and South America.
7. While travelling, I have climbed through a pyramid in Egypt but not me in the link, rafted down a shallow river in Alaska and traced my family back to the 1600’s in Bedfordshire, England.
Remember to link back to this post when you write your post.
Now who do I tag? Our school chaplain Naomi, some of the teachers I collaborated with in the student blogging competition Stora Ines, Jan , Angela and Kimberley , a couple of local Tasmanians Ros and Angela
[...] Before I started blogging I had never heard of a meme. Best I can figure, it’s a sticky idea that folks personalize in someway then toss to one another around the internet. I first heard about 7 Random Things as a way of reminding students about privacy on the web through Brian Crosby; I wrote about it with my students on our class blog. Sue Wyatt, who has lead such a fascinating life, tagged me with this meme from her blog. [...]
This is a fascinating meme in that I am learning so much more about my online colleagues. It helps create a richer picture and understanding of how we have all got to where we have. I loved reading about all the things you didnt think that I would want to know and am quite envious of your extensive travel. My dream is to travel to each continent, except Antarctica. I have gone to three!!! However, that is why I love all this web2.0 work, as I can now do it virtually! Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Sue!
Thank you for tagging me! It’s really fascinating, as Murcha says, to read all these surprising news about our on line friends. It kind of “brings us more together” if I may say so. I’ll link back to your post when I will write mine.
Ines
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