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samizinha · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Vacalandia

Anybody have special plans? My department is having a little fiesta, more so to celebrate the end of exams than maestro day, but I�ll take what I can get!
Cheers, Sami

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

We have the day off and double pay. I just got home from stuffing myself at a D�a del Maestro breakfast buffet at the Hyatt. To show how my luck runs, there were 4 door prizes: 2 DVD players and 2 TVs. I had number 76. Numbers 75 and 77 won prizes. Sad

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Nothing special here. No time off, no parties, no nothin'. Crying or Very sad

FreddyM · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Mexico

I had the day off. Have done nothing special with it, and the day's almost over!
On friday the school provided a catered lunch for all the teachers. It was very nice. They had door prizes too. About a dozen sony digital cameras were given away. Unfortunately I didn't win one. They also honored the teachers of the year for each department. I actually won that for my division (english, secondary school). I got a nice pen for my efforts. Smile

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Congrats Freddy!

You get the shiny apple award.

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

The owner took 70 of us to a Brazilian restaurant that serves about 15 cuts of roasted meat on skewers. They give you a little of each and you can keep up for a while, but then you have to start being selective. The veal and sirloin were my favorites. There was an open bar. There were ten 2,000 peso door prizes and a Compaq laptop with a case. Unlike X-mas, when I won a TV, I struck out today. However, my buddy won 2,000 pesos.

jseens · Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 21

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

The restaurant invaded my dreams. I also woke up really hungry. I�m ready to go again, but the 350 pesos/person hurts a little. The problem is that it is very close to my house, about 400 meters.

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

I had the day off. One of the teachers made lunch for us at her house, though most people brought a little something to add to it. Pretty mellow. Then today some of my students brought cake to class.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I worked. No rest for the wicked.

I got a small gift from a private student...a box of Ferrero Roche chocolates. My wife liked them.

ilovebdt1 · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject:

Hi

I opened my newspaper here in Korea yesterday and saw pictures of what seemed to be a nasty protest on Teachers Day in Mexico City.

Something about teachers wanting better pay and working conditions?

Ilovebdt1