My name is Tod Baker. I like teaching (especially in international schools), photography, reading, writing, baseball, dogs, and playing for the trophy at my uncle Gary's annual croquet tournament. Here I post about these interests and some family news as well.
I am the IT Coordinator at International School of Tianjin. You can also find my thoughts about teaching and learning with technology at Watch Your Bobber, IT K5 and occasionally at U Tech Tips.
Sasha and I played outside in the snow this afternoon. She loved to poke her nose into the snow! This might be the heaviest snowfall we've had in more than a decade. It's been snowing for about 10 hours and it's still falling. Will they be able to clear the streets in time for school to start tomorrow? Snow day on the first day back from vacation? What are the odds?
At the end of the day I walk out of the school building to the front street that is forever under construction and buckle up in the shotgun seat of the first available taxi. Then I turn on my favorite podcast or music and try to enjoy the 10-minute ride home. The traffic, both pedestrian and vehicle, seems to be completely without laws and concepts like right of way. At least that's how it appears to my American eyes when some overloaded cargo trucks roll through red lights and bicyclists and cars fight for the smallest of available spaces. This video takes you for one minute with me on my ride home. Thanks for coming along.
