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 Hey.. Well, we have sun until about 5:00 these days--spring is coming!! I also am on Star Link now--the Elon Musk answer to the internet in rural areas.  A colleague two houses away has it, and it is being transmitted via another residence.  The power is more then I have with the local provider--so, I am cancelling that, and paying less to my colleague for this amazing service.   It was a hassle getting cable this year.  I finally gave up, and am using the internet for my tv--with Star Link, no more circles, and much better picture quality.  My zoom lessons are also so much better--life is good!! My former principal is currently in a place called Ivujivik, pronounced, E vue you vik, which is the most northerly settlement in Quebec. She has invited me to teach there next year, so, I have agreed.  The weather that we are getting here, up to minus 60 and lower, is training me for next year.  Apparently, Ivujivik, is the coldest place in Canada, and perhaps, the world.  Polar bears roam t

 Hello my dear friends Another interesting week in the north land!!  First, my year old computer started making a noise like a race-car!!  I took it to colleague, he cleaned the fan, and gave it back to me saying it was fixed.  Well, guess what, it is not, so I use it very sparingly and it hope it does not just " blow up".  Then, I got a call from the fraud squad saying that my card had been used for an escort service, and purchases at a gift store----I wonder who sits in front of the computer to monitor transactions--but they do, and they do a pretty darn good job of it!!  So, cancelled credit card!!  Finally, my cell phone, a motorolla, will not accept the School district internet for some reason--just stopped working, so that is a nuisance .  Yeah--so I had to try and get zoom on school computer.  What a hassle that was, it took 3 days for the IT guy to get back to me.  Well, that sort of works, but it blocked my Chinese students!!  Needless to say, I can hardly wait to ge