Monday- a fresh start

Before I talk about my Monday, I am going to talk about last night.

As I mentioned on the Blog, I was going to have an interview with ICS last night. Well, I was up and ready at 8:30, holding the phone. 8:30 became 8:45,9:00, 9:30, 10:00, and I was starting to realize that something wasn't right. I re-checked the time they told me and the time zone difference and I had it all right. I decided I would wait until 10:30 just in case they were late or the time was wrong...no call. So,right away, I emailed the school asking them questions and explaining my side of the story. Well, that was about 20 hours ago, and I still haven't heard from anyone. It is kinda frustrating. I am trying to remain positive. Maybe there was an emergency or a miscommunication between the headmaster and his secretary. I don't know, but I hope to find out soon and get the interview over with!

Back to Monday! Today was a great day. It was my first day teaching both Bible and Math. Math was pretty simple--just a review for the test, but it was good none-the-less. I had some costumes and props for today's Bible lesson which was fun. Some of the kids were really into it. One boy saw the stuff and said "Are we doing a play? Can I be in it please!!!" He was excited. It was fun to see. At one point during the lesson I was writing something on the board, and as I was doing it I realized how much fun I was having. I was really enjoying what I was doing. That realization made me really happy. It does help that the students are more comfortable with me now, they respond to me more and ask me questions. I hope that my passion and enjoyment continues to grow throughout my experience.

Aimee Bootsma and Miss Carey Franklin have started doing Fun Runs after school. These are training runs for a race in March. I have decided to help out/participate in the 3k run. Today we went for a run after school in the neighborhood. IT was nice to see some new areas and to run with the students. It is hot running at 3pm in the sun, but it felt great. It is a weekly thing, so I will have to see if I can beat my time next week!