The Ultimate Adventure

February - April 2016
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  • Day 36

    April fools!

    April 3, 2016 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Before I talk about the past week I just gotta say I'm gonna need some serious prayers this week as I start taking on all the responsibility of the classroom. The first week is always the worst!
    Okay so last week was pretty good. I felt super refreshed and ready to get back in the swing of things after break which was nice. Wednesday I introduced to the 5th graders how I was going to start doing classroom management and we started it Thursday, it went SO well!! I walked out of that class amazed at how much teaching I got done and how quiet they were. But of course we all know what Friday was....
    April fools! Either they all decided it would be a fun prank to be good one day and not the next, or they were just a little cray from the day. It was really funny, Thursday night Rachel and I switched all the desks from 6th and 5th grade so they were in the same position but a different classroom. Friday when the kids went to walk into the room and stopped in their tracks confused it was priceless! But the 5th graders didn't think it was funny, they kept asking why we did it and saying it wasn't funny. But it lasted all day, after lunch I had kids trying to walk back into 5th grade and then would remember and have to go next door to 6th.
    It was fun but then they started pulling pranks on each other. And of course it's more of a thing in the states so they're not used to it and don't really know what kind of pranks to play. One kid ended up crying because someone else hid her backpack. By the end of the day I was exhausted and so done with April fools!
    My weekend life was pretty boring. I finished some lipscomb assignments and planned this week. I accidentally stayed up til 1am Friday night (I guess technically Saturday morning) reading. After break I've been obsessed with Google Play books. Some of them are really cheap too so I bought a book for $3 Friday night and finished it Saturday. I didn't get much sleep though, or as much as I would have liked. So here I am at 8:45 pm ready for bed, and an alarm set for 4:50 am. Do I know how to live or what?
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  • Day 43

    Si se puede

    April 10, 2016 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Y'all keep them prayers coming.
    This week was exhausting. I'm half asleep as I type but I know if I don't write something now it won't happen. So here goes:
    Started the full course load last week. It was a lot and I'm tired but it was fun. I'm enjoying finding creative ways to teach them. My class is a challenge but I'm learning a lot! Like Thursday was rough, I felt kinda sick all day and super tired and my first lesson was not my favorite and then the class was kind of out of control but at the end of the day they learned something and that's what matters.
    Saturday was I went to the school play, it was hilarious! I know the script was funny but it was also funny because I know some of the students who were in it and they were phenomonal! Also pretty proud I took the public bus there AND back by myself. I haven't taken it back by myself yet so big step!
    Another big step today I took trans milenio home by myself. That's a bigger bus system that has scared me for a while but I did it! I also went to Parque Símon Bolivar with 2 girls from church after lunch and it was beautiful. It was also nice to get to know them and sit and enjoy the beautiful day with them. But we did SO much walking! My legs are jello right about now. Pictures attached!
    Also 3 more weeks, but two more weekends, where has the time gone? Still realizing how sad im going to be when I leave these people, but also this weekend missing my mom and dad (and whole family) a lot and can't wait to see them soon!
    Hasta luego
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