Yea for Vacays!

So instead of having a normal turkey/stuffing Thanksgiving, I went to the Carribean coast!!! I had an AMAZING time! Plus this trip was completely gratis (free). My lovely roommate, Jenny ran a race a couple months back and placed 2nd! The prize was an all-inclusive stay at a resort, flight included! I def benefited by being friends with such an athlete!!!

We spent our time, reading (for fun, imaging that), kayaking, taking walks along the beach, taking lots of goofy pictures, and swimming. (but not in the ocean, within minutes of being in the ocean I was stung by a jelly fish. It hurt so bad, and yes I relieved the sting the natural way)

I really needed this vacation, it had been a rough week and a half before this trip. Between the normal everyday struggles at school, to a lack of security here in Honduras, I needed to get away. Now, I have come back refreshed and ready to see my kids!!!

Parent teacher conferences!

Eeeek! My very first parent teacher conferences....ever! I was a bit nervous. In our faculty meeting the day before we were reassured with horror stories and a list of do's and don'ts to say to parents. This amounted to "Don't curse at the parents or tell them their child is as dumb as a rock." So I was left with a feeling of anything can happen, prepare for the worst. PTL, my parents are wonderful. They were very supportive and willing to work with their kids in areas of weakness. I was so thankful. I am amazed that I could love my kids as much as I do. While I want to pull out my hair somedays, I always look forward to seeing them in the morning. I am truly blown away by this fact. (It has to be a God thing) Precious teaching moment #1: Teaching students that are learning English as a 2nd language has proven to be very difficult. But, I am constanly presented with moments that literaly make me LOL. Student writing: Shitting is wrong, I will never shit again.

He was trying to write cheat!!!