Kristin Montgomery
Kristin's Program
Kristin is excited to be a Program Leader in Toulouse for the first time! She previously was a PL in Rennes, France and Copenhagen, Denmark. She has taught ESL, French, Spanish, and Social Studies in Spain, Switzerland, Singapore, and Colombia but calls Wisconsin home. Kristin blogs about teaching, language and travel at www.GrowingGlobalCitizens.com.
Posts
Sunday Fun and Fireworks
Aerospace engineering participants continued to enjoy the weekend on Sunday, where they had free time in the morning to sleep in, grab brunch or go and do their laundry. In... keep reading
Bonjour Toulouse!
All our Global Navigators arrived safely on Sunday! A bright, sunny afternoon in the park was a great way to fight off the fatigue of an overnight flight. Students meet... keep reading
Une Visite à Vannes
As part of their overnight excursion, Navigators spent a half day in the city of Vannes. Even the weather was perfect!
Friday afternoons at Parc du Thabor
Friday afternoons are a relaxing time in Rennes. After project presentations, Global Navigators grab lunch at their favorite spot and meet at the park. It's a chance to chill out... keep reading
Au Musée Des Beaux-Arts
This week's theme is creativity, so in class students are talking about film, art, and music with their teachers. Today's activity to the art musuem in Rennes was a perfect... keep reading
Hôtel Pasteur: An eclectic social project
This week's theme deals with neighborhoods, community, and social change. Today's visit to Hotel Pasteur was perfectly aligned to fit this theme. Students quickly discovered that Hotel Pasteur is not... keep reading
A Travel Day Reminder of Why We Are Here
Our journey to Rennes started with our travel day on Saturday. All in all, it was a relatively calm day and we were proud of how our navigators literally navigated... keep reading
Nordhavnen: Sustainable Neighborhood
On Sunday navigators discovered the Nordhavnen neighborhood of Copenhagen. This is a newer neighborhood, and strategically designed. In 2009 there was an architecture competition to create a plan for the... keep reading
Copenhill: Skiing in Copenhagen???
Denmark is known for being very flat, which is part of the reason that biking is so popular here. Considering the geography and the rainy weather, skiing is not an... keep reading
Day to day in Denmark
Our Global Navigators have been in Copenhagen almost a week now, and are getting used to their daily routine. Part of the group is at Basecamp City and part of... keep reading