Ada Perreault
Q-Tips' Back Seat Award
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Storming Downtown Halifax
 Q-Tips' Tales
~ Nicole Bergeron ~ Josée Déraps ~
~ Nathalie Drouin ~ Claire Dubuc ~
~ Louise Girard ~ Lucie Grégoire ~
~ Lucie Lapierre ~ Francine Paquet ~
~ Christine Paré ~ Ada Perreault ~
~ Annie Racine ~ Guylaine Robitaille ~
~ Sonia Ruel ~ Dany St. Hilaire ~
~ Monique Venne ~
Their Instructors' Tales
~ Maria Desjardins ~ Leta L.-Malone ~
~ Maurice Michaud ~ Mary Lou O'Hara ~
About Ada
Residence
Montréal-Nord
Teaching Work
English as a second language (Secondary levels)
Hobby
To create.
Favorites and So On
Diploma: B.S. in Body Fitness
Favorite Book: The Dictionary
Favorite Film: (After one month at the Mount with 14 other women): Home Alone
Favorite Saying: "It's so cute."
Hero: E.T. (English Teacher)
Greatest Fear: Not having fun in life.
Goal in Life: Score
My Achievements: "One month without":
- sex
- going to the washroom
- working
- reading the newspaper
- laughing
Choose the right answer.
Best Memory of Nova Scotia
Going down the steep streets in Nova Scotia and, of course, the kilts!
Q-Tip Distinction
The "Back Seat" Award
...for everyone knows that's where she belongs since she got fired as co-pilot.
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Why Didn't Denis Show Up?
 was recalled from a waiting list at the very last minute. I was very excited to be part of the Québec Teachers immersion program. When I received the call telling me the good news, I couldn't believe my ears. I was told I would shortly receive a fax with some information that would be relevant to my stay in Halifax, along with the list of the participants.
Denis! Denis was the one who made it possible for me. But why? Why was he not going? I started to imagine some scenarios. . . Here are some of the excuses that I thought he might have evoked...
- He has a very jealous girlfriend, and when she saw the long list of female teachers, she wasn't too thrilled about it. She suddenly realized that he wasn't going for the "hareng" but rather for the "harem." So she must have told him: "Hey, buddy, you're not going! It's my way or the highway." So, he cancelled.
- He was too keen on English/French translation, and he was terrified at the thought that "female teacher" would translate into "maîtresse" and he really couldn't afford one right now. So, he cancelled.
- He finally realized that he had to "GO" to HA-LI-FAX. He had understood that the immersion program would be ALL-ON-FAX. So, he cancelled.
- He had just met a pretty blond who taught him how to "French," so he didn't give a damn about "English" anymore. So, he cancelled.
- He probably must have known that he wouldn't get any eggs nor bacon in the morning, —only whole week bagels. I mean, all week bagels. Oh! Simply whole wheat bagels. Well, bagels anyway! So, he cancelled.
- All his life he had gone to workshops on how to "Get rid of stress." When he found out he would have had to learn on "How to stress" in Leta's class, and that he would have had to make up "Tense" sentences in Maria's class, he decided not to go against his principles. Maria is the type of person that makes you believe that the "Present" can be "Perfect"! Denis knows better. So, he cancelled.
- He probably wasn't interested in doing the suggested three topics of "Newswatch." He would rather "Watch the news," comfortably, in front of his T.V. set. So, he cancelled.
- He thought that the cafeteria food was meant just for "newly weds." Menu : "Lettuce alone with no dressing" (that is, "Let us alone. . .") and he would probably have starved tod death. So, he cancelled.
- He thought that ESL Immersion Program meant that he would have to swim. E S L = Exciting Swimming Lessons: but since Martinique Beach is so, so, so cold, . . . He cancelled.
- Finally, when he found out that the Q-Tips would miss out on a lovely-gentle-kind-intelligent-awesome- marvellous-witty-clever-smart-extraordinary and funtastic woman called Ada, He had to cancel!
Well, thank you very much, Denis! Halifax, here I come!
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She Driving Me . . . McNutts!
 n Tuesday, July 15th, Maurice escorted all of us to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia to visit the Dawn Mc Nutt exhibit, an artist of great renown. Monique reads all the signs at a museum or a gallery—from the most insignificant to the most elaborate and complex. She reads them all . . . except the "EXIT" sign. I think she hasn't figured that one OUT yet!
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It's . . . About Time
 id you notice that Maurice takes 10 minutes to say that it will take only 2 minutes to tell us what he has to say?
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