Melissa here-
Situated just five minutes away from bustling Orchard Road, the Singapore Botanic Gardens is a lush sanctuary in the heart of the city.
Situated just five minutes away from bustling Orchard Road, the Singapore Botanic Gardens is a lush sanctuary in the heart of the city.
On Mother's Day, Chris and Melissa joined Melissa's intern Nicole (Doctor of Physio student from Austin) and her host brother, at the Gardens. The Gardens were beautiful! The Orchid Garden was our favorite!!
Although we missed spending Mother's Day with our mothers, we had a beautiful day filled with sharing stories from home and thinking fondly about about how lucky we are to come from such good families. We all wished that our families, and especially our mothers were there to share the vistas and "stop and smell the orchids" at the garden. Love to all the Moms!!
A garden for Gingers!!! (of course I HAD to take my hair down for this one ;) ) |
cheese! |
Chris and Garreth |
Tiger Orchid |
Chris here-
The end of the semester is always a busy time around the university; with students stressed out
cramming for exams. Yet many don’t realize that much of the exam work for profs on campus begins AFTER the students have finished. Not only that, but NTU is much more formal in its measures taken during exam weeks. My 170 students reported to a specified “exam hall” on campus where they took their exam in silence, while being directed by pre-recorded instructions for times, rules, etc. It reminded me of taking the SAT years ago, but more formal and routine for the students. Then came the joyous task of grading all of their essay exams and finalizing their overall calculations. Luckily, I was supported this semester by a great team of TAs who were able to help me tabulate scores and enter the data. All in all it was a great first semester and I can’t wait to teach my first Master’s-level course next semester!
WKWSCI Freshman Class |
Exam hall |
My Office and TAs! Stay tuned for the next installment..... |
Beautiful. Want to go there for sure!
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