...and then there were two!

Today is my first week up here without my roommate.  Rosalie got the exciting opportunity to go out on the land for the week with the high school kids.  The group left this morning and won't be back until friday.  I'm sure they'll have a blast though: hunting, fishing and camping!  This means that its just me and Sakku for the week.  This isn't a problem though, since we get along great!  She'll be a great guard dog for me if I get nervous at night and I guess I'll be a playmate for her after school.  :)
Today was a fairly calm start to the week.  I expected more of a chaotic day, especially after our long weekend.  But for the most part, the kids seemed happy to see us and had some fun stories to share from their weekends.  I also got the exciting opportunity to visit another classroom in the school this afternoon.  Cindy, a teacher from BC who is teaching in the north for the first time, invited me into her grade 7/8 class for the last two periods of the day.  I was actually a little bit anxious about this visit, because the room has a reputation for being quite challenging.  However, I was surprised with how much I enjoyed my time with them.  There were only about 6 students present, but they were all friendly towards me and worked hard on their assignments.  I really like getting into the other classrooms, because it allows me to introduce myself to more people and get to know more names and faces!  :)
One last thing, before I forget (again), I have to mention my newest obsession that has developed up here.  Reading though my previous blog entries, I can't believe I haven't mentioned it yet.  I am on a MISSION to see the northern lights before I leave!  Everyone keeps telling me that they're fairly easy to see this time of year, but they must just be hiding from me!  I've been poking my head out the back door most evenings, and was scoping out the sky on the walk home from dinner saturday night, but all I've been able to spot so far are stars and the moon.  Beautiful, yes... but not what I'm searching for.  I only have 11 nights left to score a sighting, and I'm gonna be staking out the skies every night until I do!!  haha