My Backpocket

Many of us define ourselves by our passions and things that make us unique. Some of the things I love most about teaching is learning more about my students, and what makes them all such interesting personalities.

If you're curious about what makes Ms. Ammon tick- check out some of these links below:


Hiking! What I love about living in Hamilton is having the Bruce Trail right in my backyard. I commute down the trail to work and school, with so much green-space and wildlife crossing my path it's easy to forget I'm in the middle of a city! Weekends I love going on day hikes around different sections of the trail- one day I hope to hike the whole trail end to end.

Goodbyes on Nguna Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific

As you might have guessed by the name of this blog, I'm an avid traveler. When I'm exploring a new place it's important to me to really get to know the people and the culture of the place I'm visiting, and so a great way to do this is through Couchsurfing. It's a terrific resource to meet like-minded people who want to learn more about the world around them and see a new town or city through the eyes of a local!

Feeding time at Mooloo Farm, New Zealand

Ever wonder where your food comes from? A great way to get your hands dirty and learn all about farming with small-scale organic farmers is through 'WWOOFing', which stands for 'Willing Workers on Organic Farms'. Here you can volunteer to work on any kind of farm you can imagine- from dairy farming, to macadamia nut farming, even an apiary collecting honey- all over the world!

Please feel free to share some neat things that you like to do too!