tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51820217205421176322024-02-20T12:42:56.820-08:00Teacher GraphicsInspire, Educate and Communicate through Art, Design and TechnologyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-7348151363732441852013-09-03T22:08:00.002-07:002013-09-03T22:10:18.316-07:00Consolidation: Moving from 4 websites to one<h3>
What's the situation now</h3>
Being a freelancer, I've got lots of different work aspects. I do graphic design, illustration, and writing. I work on virtual events where I get to use a lot of the above skills as well as my technological and social media skills that I've been learning both formally and informally (aka practicing) since 2008.<br />
So right now I have 4 different websites:<br />
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This one http://teachergraphics.blogspot.com which specializes in the illustration and design that I do for teachers. I've got my online store set up here as well.<br />
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The Tech Goddess http://www.thetechgoddess.com : I love this site. I love the name and I fought pretty hard to acquire it. This is purely for my Virtual Event and Web Design Clients.<br />
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Newbie Yoga http://www.newbieyoga.com : This was my first content site. I have moved on to specialize in yoga for children, but there are so many people who learn about me and what I do through this site that I don't want to take it down, and finally the newest site:<br />
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AYogaStoryforKids http://www.ayogastoryforkids.com : This is for my book series for children. I am planning to write a series of yoga books for children. However, I already have a book that doesn't fall into this category and I'm currently writing another one that doesn't fall into this category either.<br />
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Why I decided to operate under one umbrella site instead of many</h3>
When I first decided to have so many sites, there was one underlying factor: my name.<br />
My name isn't the easiest to spell or remember. Lakshmi Gosyne is very unusual. It has its perks. I know that my name and username would never be "taken" on social media sites, but again, it's very unusual and I have been advised many times NOT to use my name as my website.<br />
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The world wide web is changing. It's becoming more and more social and most people don't want to connect with companies. They want to connect with <b>people</b>. This makes sense to me. I don't follow companies. I want to connect with people. Which is why I'm "retiring" this site.<br />
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Where do you find me now?</h3>
I am not taking this site down; not for the next year anyway so you will still be able to access the store and my other pages. I'll slowly be moving to www.lakshmigosyne.com where I'll be sharing everything that I do with you. My illustrations, technology, writing and traveling. Currently this URL redirects to ayogastoryforkids.com, but again I will slowly be rebranding.<br />
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I hope you join me on this journey.<br />
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Lots of Love and Gratitude,<br />
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<br />Actually it should be the Disney Princess syndrome. I’ve seen it in Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty as well.<br />
I’m not talking about the clinical “Snow White Syndrome” with a wicked step-mother and envy issues. I’m talking about when we first meet Snow White. She is busy cleaning and she is singing “I am Wishing” and draws a group of doves to her. Shrek spoofed this with their version of Snow White.<br />
Now I don’t have chipmunks help me out with the cleaning, but I seem to draw the weary and downtrodden to me. It drives my husband insane!<br />
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My family have never own pets except goldfish in Canada. Mom was allergic, and in Toronto, most animals are firmly attached to leashes. But, once I moved to Keri Keri, this soon changed. I don’t think there’s been a place that Jonathan and I have lived where we didn’t have some kind of dog or cat hanging out around the house. Jonathan is a great dog handler, his mother is a dog breeder and he loves them. We both agreed though that with the amount of traveling that we do, we should not own pets. It would be unfair to them.<br />
One of our friends here in Thailand had a cat, which quickly has multiplied to 20 cats. He’s running a cat empire (and you thought it was a “cat lady” didn’t you?).<br />
Dogs in Thailand are another issue. I think that you truly understand the saying “It’s a Dog’s Life” here in Thailand. Even the most loved dogs with owners and regular feedings get hurt by interacting with the “strays” around the island. Dogs have a distinct pecking order and often run in packs here. Many of them have “mange” a skin disorder caused by parasites. (You may have heard the term mangy dog before).<br />
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Many of them don’t have enough food to eat.<br />
And some of them are injured from being run over by cars or in fights with other dogs.<br />
I think many tourists feel that they can pet the animals, but you need to be very careful. You never know when a dog will think you are aggressive and bite you. Running on the beach may be an issue as sometimes there are packs of dogs around.<br />
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I’ve never been bitten, but I tend to leave the dogs alone. Even though I feel really sorry for them. It’s one of the things that are a sore point for me, living in Asia.<br />
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So I am learning to drive a scooter. It’s not very technical. You just have to turn on the ignition turn the handle to drive and there are two brakes for braking like a bicycle. That’s the easy part. Yes I can start the scooter and drive it around a parking lot.<br />
The trouble is driving it on the roads in Samui is it can be very dangerous. There are more accidents and deaths from driving a scooter in Thailand (and Greece) than anywhere else in the world. Why? Well there’s the issue of tourists driving scooters around with no helmets, narrow roads and no set traffic rules. We’ve had friends who have fallen off their scooters and gotten the infamous “Samui Tattoo” which is basically a where the fall has scraped off skin from a large part of your body (arm or leg usually).<br />
There’s also my personality that comes into play. My husband is terrified that I will just dream off at the wheel, just like I do at home, and hit something.<br />
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Why I want to learn to drive a scooter</h3>
So why if it’s so dangerous do I want to drive a scooter?<br />
<b>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We own one</b><br />
This is probably the main reason I want to learn to ride a scooter. We’ve already got it sitting outside the house. I just need to learn to drive it well.<br />
<b>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It’s the most cost effective way to get around the island</b><br />
Gasoline costs us 130 BHT ($4.50 USD) to fill up our scooter and we usually need to fill it twice a month.<br />
Getting the “practice” in is what is the most annoying as it never really is a “convenient” time for me to take the scooter around for a spin in the parking lot. Usually when we take the scooter out, it’s to run errands and pick up stuff. I can’t take the time to drive the scooter around while Jonathan waits around with groceries in his hands.<br />
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Why not just buy a car?</h3>
Since I’ve been driving cars since I was 16 this seems to be the most sensible option. However there are a couple of downsides to having a car.<br />
<b>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Parking is near impossible</b><br />
We borrowed our friend’s Vios once and unless you’re at a mall, there are no set parking spots. It’s really difficult to park your car anywhere.<br />
<b>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It is really expensive to own a car</b><br />
Unlike the scooter, owning a car would cost us 3-4 times more than buying the same car in New Zealand. Used vehicles start at $10000.<br />
<b>3. The roads are incredibly narrow</b><br />
... and the cars for sale here are usually large pick up trucks.<br />
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So I will eventually get this scooter out on the road… one of these days. *sigh*<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-16476886236832217382013-08-15T01:40:00.001-07:002013-08-21T08:33:57.193-07:00Living in ThailandIf you've read my "About Me" page. You probably know by now that I currently live in Thailand. How did I get here? Long story.
How did that happen?
I'll give you a quick synopsis.
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1. I've already moved countries, twice.</h4>
See, I was born in a small, Caribbean country called Trinidad and Tobago. I was nine when we moved. Then when I married, I moved to New Zealand, so moving again didn't seem as daunting as it would for others. This doesn't mean I don't miss my family, I do. It's just that I've gotten used to communicating online with my loved ones.
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2. I love to travel</h4>
I've been bitten by the travel bug since I was 24. I did a European tour back then and fell in love with travelling. Full disclosure: travelling isn't always as glamorous as it sounds, but being patient and staying in the moment is a good practice and getting to the "other" side is totally worth it! I love learning about new cultures, ideas and values. I appreciate that things are different in a different place and respect it. I also love the fact that the more I travel, the more I learn how similar people are.
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3. I work from home</h4>
What really stops people from moving to their favorite vacation spot is work. How on earth are you going to support yourself? Well, lucky for me, I work "from home". Which means that I can work from anywhere in the world. This does have it's drawbacks. I'm not really an "extrovert" or into "sales" so I don't get as much work as with a job. This means that my income is pretty low, which may be a factor in moving to Thailand, where the cost of living is significantly lower.
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4. We are not part of the rat race</h4>
We do not keep up with the Joneses, we don't have a huge house with two cars and we don't wear the latest designer brands. One of the reasons I married Jonathan was because he and I valued our lifestyle over what was "normal". We also don't have children. This is huge. Although it may not be by choice, not having children does make moving countries easier.
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Where I live</h4>
Where we live in Thailand was important too. We would not have moved here if we didn't feel there were enough "English speakers" and ex-pats that we got along with. We knew people from New Zealand here and quickly gained some great friends from Australia, Japan, the UK, France etc. Koh Samui, Thailand gives us a nice balance. We can go to the movies and go shopping in a mall if we want, or visit the local Thai market.<br />
That being said, we've been really lucky to live in an area where we've been able to hang out with Thais. They aren't local as many of them have moved to Samui for work, but, we learn a lot about Thai culture and language from them.<br />
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Sunset at Fisherman's Village, just a short drive away.</div>
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Koh Tao, where I went for my birthday is a 4 hour ferry ride away
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Things that are different here from North America</h3>
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Don't expect people to communicate the same as you do</h4>
So you think this might be just about speaking in Thai, but, it's not. One of my friends from New York and I often have this conversation as terms, phrases and ideas are significantly different between North America, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia/New Zealand. Luckily, having lived in New Zealand, I'm aware of this. If you mention SNL, or Jimmy Fallon no one may know what you're talking about!
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Be aware of the predominant culture</h4>
Thai people are very conservative and very Buddhist. They generally dress modestly and have strong lines between men and women e.g. a strange man speaking to a strange woman. Although they make exceptions for us <em>farang</em> (foreigner) Thai couples generally don't go around holding hands or being very affectionate.
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Reading signs, labels and directions is hopeless</h4>
Unless you spend a lot of time and effort learning the Thai alphabet, reading food labels, some road signs and even some websites can be frustrating.<br />
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Lakshmi Gosyne is an author, illustrator, web designer and teacher. She worked as a preschool and primary school teacher for 16 years before writing two yoga story books: Jungle Walk: A Yoga Story for Kids and Waiting for Dad: A Yoga Story for Kids. You can find out more at www.ayogastoryforkids.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-44951230742360187882013-08-12T05:21:00.000-07:002013-08-12T05:26:41.319-07:00Teachers Pay Teachers Back to School Sale!Hi just wanted to let you know that things are going to be on SALE at Teachers pay Teachers for the next 4 days. So if you've wanted to buy something from my store, you can save some money during the next 4 days! Just click the image below to be taken to the sale.
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Just thought I'd do some Maths core curriculum items to go with the Penguins and Polka Dots packs.
This works with Grade 2 Core Maths for Numbers and operations.
The pictures are in 300 dpi .png format they are 8.25 by 11 inches and they are easy to print and use for your classroom or to include in your core curriculum lesson plan.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">This set includes 25 color graphic sets in 8.25' by 11' sizes for:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">Calendar months (both North America and Australia/NZ)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">School is Cool sign for the door</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">Give me 5 for the mat</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">9 Penguins in different poses</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-59302187069287275582013-07-15T03:31:00.002-07:002013-07-15T03:31:37.244-07:00Almost ready! School is Cool Penguins and Polka Dot pack...Wow I've been working like a busy bee trying to get these penguins ready for Teachers Pay Teachers! It's been so busy that I've not been setting up my online store like I'm supposed to! I love these little characters.<br />
When this is complete you'll have a complete School is Cool Penguin Theme! Including a few starter games and poems. Here's another sneek peek...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-32174997705397240352013-07-11T07:00:00.001-07:002013-07-11T07:00:38.681-07:00"School is Cool" Penguins and Polka DotsIf you're looking for another bird other than owls for your classroom this September. May I suggest Penguins?<br />
I've been putting together some "School is Cool" room decorations. Here's a couple of images from my calendar section...<br />
I've created 7 cute little characters and I've added them to various parts of the calendars.<br />
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However, social conflicts including bullying is and has always been a “stressor” in childhood. Using stress management, including breath work from yoga can help a child control their emotions, reactions and concentration. Instead of lashing out in a rage, a child may be able to calm their emotions enough to prevent verbal or even physical “violence”.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-60540130730202393982013-07-03T00:28:00.002-07:002013-07-03T00:32:54.118-07:00Free Penguin Decorations all ready to go at Teachers Pay TeachersHi Everyone!<br />
Here are my free penguin tags for the classroom. I loved creating the cute little penguin characters! I've created 7 in all, and I can't wait to use them for my calendar chart! Check it out...<br />
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After visiting family in New Zealand all of June, I'm back and ready to create some amazing teacher products. I'm creating my freebie right now which are classroom labels and decorations.
My nephew's favorite movies are Ice Age and Happy Feet so I've decided to do some freebies with dinosaurs and penguins. Here is my name tag/name tents for the penguins.
I'll let you know when I'm finished with this free resource for your classroom. I'm also looking to add a "store" for this blog so you can download items as well as buy graphic packs etc. right here, so stay tuned!</div>
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Here's my new graphics pack of the images I've been posting about so far. You can <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multicultural-Families-Graphics-Pack-702162" target="_blank">buy the pack or download the preview</a>. I've worked hard on this and I'm proud of the images.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-69165065925392214842013-05-12T03:56:00.000-07:002013-05-13T03:56:31.128-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-7272187224881455822013-05-08T03:36:00.001-07:002013-05-08T03:36:45.688-07:00Now on to the Kids!Here's my final post on my multicultural families:<br />
I've finished the adults as you can see here:<br />
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And now I'm on to the kids... These figures will be available as families and on their own and in color as well as black outline. </div>
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I'll be busy working on a Mother's Day freebie for you soon so stay tuned....</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-9859846279966987592013-05-06T07:06:00.005-07:002013-05-06T07:06:59.313-07:00More Multicultural CouplesOkay so now that I had the basic body shape complete, I've done other couples. I still have the "black" or African descent couple and a First Nations couple to do. (I am terrible with PC names you can ask people in my MS Ed. classes as I had no idea Native Americans were now called First Nations and got a lot of flack for it... :))<br />
Then I'll be drawing the children and finally put them together as families. Let me know what you think!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-88264673841629180252013-05-04T09:18:00.001-07:002013-05-04T09:18:42.492-07:00The Graphics I'm working on...I've been working on some more multicultural graphics.<br />
Here is my first draft of "Latino parents" (and yes I'm aware that the dad has no hands yet :)) There are so many variations within an ethnic group. I wanted the parents of all the cultural groups to look like young, urban professionals:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-82946604022244643672013-04-26T02:51:00.001-07:002013-04-26T02:53:19.694-07:00Multicultural MomsMother's Day is just around the corner and I've been working on drawing multicultural families.<br />
This is a fine line for me as I am fully aware that each ethnicity or cultural group has a huge range of diversity! Latino/Hispanic alone has so many variations... and yet, you want your children to feel welcome and recognized in the classroom and not just put up art that does not acknowledge diversity. What a dilemma! And so I've started to develop a multicultural graphic pack in the hopes that the art addresses these needs without putting people into boxes. Here's what I've got so far:<br />
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In truth both of those faces could be a young, professional latina mom. I know. Let me know what you think. Should we be adding multicultural faces to the art in our classrooms? What's the best way to do this?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862814722170431852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182021720542117632.post-41683009530013896722013-04-11T02:49:00.003-07:002013-04-11T03:01:20.861-07:00Doing something different...Hi everyone, thank you so much for visiting this blog!<br />
Just a bit about me:<br />
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I've been called a lot of things: a web designer, illustrator, self-published author and teacher. I was born in Trinidad and Tobago, lived in Canada for 24 years moved to New Zealand for 5 years and the adventure continues!<br />
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I've been passionate about yoga and martial arts and I've got qualifications in both (although my taekwondo days are far behind me).<br />
I've worked as a preschool and primary school teacher for many years. I owned Little Acorn Childcare Centre for years. Currently I use my Graphic Design and drawing skills as well as my work experience for John Wiley and Sons, Canada Ltd. to help many clients with their websites and my graphics which is currently on <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teacher-Graphics" target="_blank">TeachersPayTeachers</a>. I currently live in Koh Samui, Thailand with the hubby.<br />
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