Hello World!

Hello world,

Ah yes, I wanted to look back at our previous week, as it was our longest. We started back on the road, with our first stop in Kelvington.

Kelvington is a beautiful town with a lot going for it. Beside the usual industry and farming the landscape and surrounding lakes make it an ideal place to raise a family. If they could find a way to clean up the lake that is situated in the townsite, they would have a year-round resource for fun and relaxation. We were very privileged to stay at a bed&breakfast in the community. The school was welcoming and eager for us to take over - we were obviously a treat for the kids - and staff that said they look forward to our visit every year.

Here is the place we stayed at.

For the rest of the week was spent within about 40min of Regina. Our first stop was Balgonie.

Being so close to Regina, similar to White City beside it, Balgonie is busting at the seams. The School is beautiful and the students/staff are outstanding to teach and work with.

The population in this area has grown so much and so fast that our classes were huge.

I was in the main hallway and Carol was in the Cafeteria.

The same thing happened where I grew up. We had to have portables brought in until a more permanent structure was built.

I can see why people want to move into this community.
The state of the art equipment, the obvious money spent on

resources, and the modern townsite make this an attractive place to live.

We spent two days in Balgonie.

The last place we went for our long week was Lumsden. Like Balgonie, Lumsden is just outside Regina and it is also a very popular place to live.

Aesthetically beautiful with its community nestled in a picturesque valley, it has all the modern conveniences without losing its small town charm. It is, in my mind, one of the most beautiful places on our tour. Lumsden has two schools in their town. A highschool and an elementary. We taught for the little one this time around.

Population is growing at an alarming rate for this community, and we, again, had large classes.

We had a long week this week, not so much in terms of just travel, but cumulative days teaching. I had dental surgery in the midst of this week as well so, needless to say, we have all enjoyed the much needed Thanksgiving weekend.

Next week Cudworth and Rosetown!