Every week I am so amazed that it has been again one week that has
gone by. With this said I have only been here for six weeks, which means I have
about 10 more weeks left. (OH MY!) The last week was very stressful and full of
schoolwork because I had another observation that fell on a day where students
began a whole new topic. This meant that I needed to prepare to present the
basics of vectors. The topic was not particularly interesting so trying to be
okay with a potential busy and boring lesson was impossible. I continually have
revelations towards teaching and what I desire for my future classes that I
will be responsible for. The hard part about student teaching is getting to the
point where you feel like it is your class and that you have the right to do
whatever you want to do. Right now, I just feel like I am continually trying to
please my cooperating teacher and the people around me. Enough of this though
because I know that it takes time to feel comfortable in the classroom
completely.
The biggest thing that happened the last week was something called
One Billion Rising. This is something that was created last year that brings
attention to violence against women. People all around the world on Valentines
Day danced in flash mobs. The students and staff at my school participated in
the event therefore I danced with all of them. It was a great way to get
students passionate for a cause that really mattered in the world. Here are a
few photos from it.
For the night of Valentines Day I ended up having a girl’s night. We
got dinner to go at this place that makes fabulous roll-up sandwiches that were
the amazing spicy taste that most Indian food has. Then we went to our friend
Leah’s place and watched a movie and talked a lot! It was nice to be with my
friends here but I sure did miss my friends at home.
On Saturday the weather was very gross most of the day because the
clouds came in on the mountain and created heavy fog and mist. This was the
perfect time to sit at home and read my book. I ended up finishing the book
that was only a quarter through when I started it. Of course, Nicholas Sparks
books have always been quick reads for me. Saturday night, Karissa and I were
invited to go to a going away dinner for a friend who was going back to the US.
We ended up having a very European meal and it made me miss France and Europe.
There was great company and I mainly enjoyed being able to listen to what all
the people had to say. Again, traveling and living abroad brings the most
different people into my life.
To finish off the weekend, my Sunday was great! I went to church and
Bible Study. Afterwards, Karissa and I went grocery shopping to the market and
bought everything that is needed for the week. Actually for the first time, I
tried a real passion fruit! It was very good but the texture of it was slimy
and in general weird. It took a bit of courage to try it but after I did, I
knew that I loved the fruit.
Dance Dance Dance
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