Jamestown, aka Jamestowne

   Hello!  Another very, very busy day (are you surprised?) and tomorrow we have to meet for breakfast 15 minutes earlier than usual because we're walking to Bruton Heights School to eat a catered meal there.  Once again, I am exhausted.  So forgive my brevity.  I haven't started my homework assignment yet either.  Some teachers were joking that they're going to pull an all-nighter to get it finished.  :)
   The high school teachers arrived last night (they're a day behind us) and ate breakfast with us and took the bus with us to Jamestown, which is a 20-minute bus ride.  Funny that we elementary teachers (and one editor) all feel like we've known each other forever, so we were all talking and joking around on the bus, but the high school teachers aren't quite there yet, so they were very quiet.  Understandably, there are many more boys in the high school group; we only have three in ours.
   Yes, I ran again before breakfast--there's a woman from CA named Chris who's a dedicated runner as well, so it's fun to talk to her.  Then it was off to Jamestown for a variety of lessons and activities, although nothing was as intense as yesterday's activities. It was really cool to see the archaeological dig in progress.  While we were there, the woman in this photo found what she thinks is a knife handle made of bone.  

   Next we took a short bus ride to the Jamestown Settlement. We ate lunch in the cafeteria there and were encouraged to shop in the gift shop.  One thing I got for myself was a funky little ceramic frog made in Guatemala.  That had nothing to do with colonial times but it was just so darned cute, I couldn't resist! Then we heard an incredible interpreter describe her journey over from England.  There were other attractions there too--our guide was a guy who looked just like Fred MacMurray.  He noticed I was from Glenview and told me that he grew up in Chicago by the HIP Mall (they were just building it then!) and graduated from Lane Tech.  He stayed in Glenview whenever he did Air Force stuff.
   Then we took the regular bus back to CW and had a quick application session and then were let loose in the gift shop again. We went back to our rooms for a half-hour break, which is when I saw these guys parading down the street.  Very impressive!  Probably high school kids, and completely expressionless...and very talented!

Look how the gate works!

      I took these shots inside and outside my little house because the "technology" is so interesting in each photo.

my 4-poster canopy bed with
a little cupboard in the wall-
what's inside?????
(answer at end of this blog)

  









      We met back at Shield's Tavern for dinner, and that was really fun!  We were off in our own little section--two long tables in one room and two small and one long table in another room.  We had the most fun, I think!  Oh, there's so much to say but I am so tired.
   The photo below is the "cool" table.  Why am I slouching?  Those black marks on the walls are ghosts...not really!  They're smoke stains from candles.

Clockwise from back left: Alli (MA), Sarah (SC), Minnie (HI),
me, Moni (MI), Chris (CA), Renee (FL)

   Lastly, we went to see "Cry Witch," which is an interactive reenactment of an actual witch trial.  It was great except for the benches we had to sit on.  The group that was here in the spring saw that too.  We found our witch guilty.  While I was waiting in line for that show, Doug Shipman came up and chatted with me.  Oh, and while we were waiting for dinner, Alicia Hainsworth spotted me and introduced herself.  She said to say hi to the spring group! 
  I have no idea what our agenda is tomorrow.  This is such a well-run, organized program--it amazes me!  And everyone here is so friendly and knowledgeable.  And I've come up with a little saying:  At the CW Teacher Institute, one day = one week.  That's what it feels like!
  Good night!

                   *Answer to question in caption:  a television!