Another week has gone by...

And I almost forgot to Blog! It isn't that life has gotten boring, I have just been enjoying my time and have been getting lazy, blog-wise.

My first week at school is over and it was amazing. I really love NCA. The school community is very welcoming. I feel as if I have been here for a month. The 5th grade class is a lot of fun. I have enjoyed getting to know the students. Before I even walked into the classroom on the first day of school one of the more energetic students exclaimed "Who is that?" in a not-so-friendly voice. I thought to myself "Oh boy, here we go!" It made me laugh.

NCA is so much different than any school I have been to before. All of the classrooms are open and there are no halls. Palm trees and lush plants line the sidewalks. The music, yelling, and animal noises in the neighbourhood can be heard from our classroom. The other day a bird flew in the window, apparently it happens often. The students all wear uniforms, except on Fridays when they can pay 5 Cords to the student council and wear regular clothes. There are students from Korea, America, Canada and Nicaragua (to name a few) in many of the classes. Teachers have to be at school for staff devotions at 7:00am everyday so by recess, which is 10:00ish I am more than ready for a snack. The Cafetine here on campus serves delicious Nicaraguan food for lunch.Technology is not always dependable. I experienced my first power outage in Nicaragua while I was in the teacher work room this week. I was informed that there would be many more incidences like it. I am excited to see what other experiences I will have here over the next few months.

This week Friday I taught my first lesson in 5th grade. I taught a Bible lesson on the Gospel of Matthew. It went okay considering there were a few mishaps. Things didn't really go according to the plans and I didn't cover everything I wanted to. It is hard to manage time because some activities take longer than you think they will. I can safely say that it was a great learning experience for me. If I can learn as much as I did on that lesson, on every lesson I teach, then I will no doubt be ready to roll by graduation. This coming week I will be teaching the Bible lessons and the following week I will add on Math. I am starting to realize that time management is a very essential skill in the teaching world!