At school the kids are finally used to our new schedule which is such a great thing! Now they know what comes next, and what to do if they are finished! This eliminates many what do I do now, Miss and what time is it? It was a successful and overwhelming week planning and curriculum wise. I keep finding stacks and stacks of papers from previous teachers that I am not quite sure what to do with, and I am pretty sure some of it is older then my students :). It is such a blessing coming into a classroom with some supplies and stuff to work with, but then there are things that I am not sure what the heck I am supposed to do with. Teaching is overwhelming at times, but in the hard times it is so cool to see how the Lord has given me gifts in handling situations and also the ability to make up songs in order to help the kids remember concepts ( they are not in tune, and surely not award worthy, but they seem to be working). Then there are times like last week, where the kids have to chase the sheep off the school campus and I just give in and laugh. I have been told this happens quite frequently, however I don't think it will ever get old. I have already learned so much about myself as a teacher it is a little crazy! The kids can definitely push me but it is reaffirmed that this is where I am supposed to be everyday.
This weekend was the first time I think I really had Bolivian food. I have had mellowed down versions at school but this was a new experience. On Friday a few friends and I went out to a fancier Bolivian restaurant and it was so good! I don't know if I would choose to eat it everyday, but I would try it again for sure! I have also learned that half the fun of going out is never knowing what I am really going to get because most places just have menus in Spanish!
I also had a chance to go into the city to the more touristy part of La Paz on Saturday. I have not seen that many white people in one place in a while, it was a little bizarre! There were a lot of fun little stores to go into and a really yummy restaurant that took us a while to find, but it was worth it! To end the week we went to a fancy hotel in our "backyard" that has an awesome breakfast buffet on Sundays! (I just realized I have eaten out a lot this week). They had the best French Toast I think I have ever had and it was so hard to stop eating!
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| My friend Meg and I in the touristy part of the city! |
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| Some other great girls I work with :) |
Overall this week has been full of challenges, but a lot of fun with friends!
I hope your week is blessed!
Sara
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