Mr. Christie and Ms. Lianne Energize the Schutz Atmosphere By Heba El Sahn
Walking around the Schutz campus at lunch, one is likely to find Mr. Christie engaging with a group of students by the basketball court and Ms. Lianne doing the same thing over at Walter’s Hall. Known for their fun-loving and easy-going nature, Mr. Joseph Christy and Ms. Lianne Lapalme are popular among Schutz students. Mr. Christy teaches 7th/8th grade Science as well as High School Environmental Science. Ms. Lianne teaches the sixth grade class. A number of their students have exclaimed how much they look forward to their classes just because they are certain that a surprise awaits them inside.
Mr. Christy and Ms. Lianne are both originally from Canada. They met, however, while they were teaching in a school in South Korea five years ago. Ms. Lianne had gone to South Korea to teach as an undergraduate, and a while later Mr. Christy came as the new science teacher. The couple got married a few years after that in March 2008 in Guatemala. They celebrated a beautiful wedding with some family and friends, who flew over just to attend the event. A local Jazz band took care of the music, their fellow music teacher provided the flowers, and a mother of one of their students was the photographer. A few months later, they came over to Egypt.
So, very quickly the couple first met in South Korea, then got married in Guatemala, and after that came to teach in Alexandria. Well, obviously they had their share of traveling and living abroad! They truly enjoy international teaching and would like to continue doing it. Ms. Lianne has traveled to 34 different countries and it is her personal dream to hit 100! She would like to explore Europe a little bit, and Mr. Christy added that if they were to go to Europe then they would have to go to Ireland first. This is important to him since his mother is Irish.
For the time being though, Mr. Christy and Ms. Lianne are both very pleased with Schutz and do not have any solid plan on where they will go to next. Right now, they just want to experience the Egyptian culture and enjoy their time with friends. However, based upon what is known about them, it can be assumed that whatever lays in store for the couple, they will take on with a positive attitude.
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