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Bloomington to Byron Bay
My adventures student teaching in New South Wales, Australia.
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Year 12 Uni Excursion
The past two days I have accompanied Year 12 on an excursion to visit multiple universities in southern Queensland. It was not only a...

Maria Pairitz
Dec 7, 20183 min read
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The Nursery
Just a short update! I went snorkeling at Julian Rocks for Sport Day again and it was even more fantastic than the first time! The waters...

Maria Pairitz
Dec 5, 20181 min read
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Crystal Castle
I've been itching to do the light house walk again, so this morning I made the trek at 6:00 am...from my house. I definitely...

Maria Pairitz
Dec 1, 20182 min read
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Students Strike for Climate Change
Today was the scheduled date for the student protest for climate change. Because of this, there were close to no students at school....

Maria Pairitz
Nov 30, 20182 min read
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*Prawns* on the Barbie
Yesterday morning, Leanne and I ditched school to go to the farmers market in town for brekky (breakfast). I found it amazing that so...

Maria Pairitz
Nov 25, 20182 min read
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An Aussie Thanksgiving
Today was a little difficult for me. I really cherish my family and being apart from them is hard, especially during the holidays. I...

Maria Pairitz
Nov 23, 20182 min read
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Auntie Delta and Uncle Pete
Today was a fantastic experience for me. Year 7 had an Aboriginal Excursion that I was fortunate enough to participate in. Auntie Delta...

Maria Pairitz
Nov 21, 20184 min read
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Mullumbimby. Gesundheit!
We had the most magnificent thunderstorms all throughout the night. I went down to the beach in the morning and the sand was completely...

Maria Pairitz
Nov 18, 20183 min read
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Chooks, chooks, and more chooks!
The past two days leading class on my own have gone quite smoothly! My year 8's are behaving wonderfully (probably because half of them...

Maria Pairitz
Nov 17, 20182 min read
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