Hope is on the horizon...

Okay we still don't have the high schoolers grouped into their respective levels of English abilities yet--but today we should be getting test results back so that hopefully tomorrow or at worst Friday we will have them into the right classes and can have them get books and I can actually start teaching.

Other than that its been an interesting week so far. On Monday I was sick I think it may have been a recurrence of my old migraine problem. Being I had a terrible headache Sunday night and ended up being physically ill around 4 am on Monday morning--so I stayed home. Unfortunately that means I missed the Principal quitting. I've heard a couple different things but I'm hoping it will be for the best. I really was not unbelievably impressed with her leadership abilities. But she was a very nice person to be around and i know she will be missed.

There are a few other interesting issues I'm trying to figure out exactly how to deal with but everything will come in time I'm sure. The pace of things is just really different here and I need to adjust to that--otherwise, I'll have a mental breakdown.

Oh, and one other thing I adjusted the comments so you do not have to be a user or sign up to leave them. I've been told it works fairly easily so feel free to say hi or leave any advice you may have.

Week in review

Okay so there was still no schedule--though we had two teachers out for illnesses during the week--which meant i had to fill in for a few teachers here in there as well as attempting to teach young children English--who still don't have books. But things are slowly starting to take a more solid shape and we have an actual schedule for next week though my kids still don't have books. I also have the task of creating a lesson plan for the week to get done this week. Which how to teach children material so as not to conflict with the books that they have yet to get and with a curriculum that is heavily reliant on having audio and visual stimulants to help the children acquire the knowledge of the language is not going to be an easy task.

Other than that things are pretty good. Though I am unbelievably tired. I've been up since 6:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. And have spent most of the last few hours helping my friend Melissa with a Physics project where she and a team are to build a bridge using only spaghetti, string, flour, and water. Its been interesting.

Hoping for a Better Tomorrow.

Because Last week was crap. Everything was un-organized there was no solid class schedule and I was so worn out by Friday I wanted to crawl into a rum bottle and never come out. Unfortunately that just lead to a bad night's sleep and a crappy Saturday Morning--but I think Roberto has the schedule all figured out now--he's been working on it all weekend. Plus Tomorrow & Tuesday--the kids will be tested and grouped into English classes--so I should be able to actually start teaching soon. YAY! Pray everything works out like it should.

Other Random Pics

Top to bottom:

1. A group of (I believe) 2nd graders in class at Coligeo Bilingue Lancaster

2. View from the Valderrama's apartment window

3. View from the mountaintop restaurant

4. My room it's not much but I feel really at home here.

5. My new friend Alessandro. He's 4 and probably cooler than you

Here's the photos I took at the Church in Bugalagrande

Okay update time.

First of all. The after school make up class was decided to be a bust. My co-worker Ada helped me with the students on Thursday morning and it was decided that there was simply too much to attempt to catch the students up on. They were probably 2 years behind what they needed to know to pass the test to advance to the next level. It was deemed a waste of time money and effort for all--So I was let off the hook for Thursday and Friday afternoon and was able to go home and take a nap instead. Yay!

Secondly, I'm moving. Not very far just to a different building in the same complex. I'm moving in with my friends the Valderrama's It spend 95% of my time there anyway. But today there was a big project of transforming their laundry room/junk room into the newly cleaned and painted Laundry/ Mitch's room. It already looks about 150% better.

(If you hadn't talked to me about it the lady the originally had be living with ended up being sorta strange. She lied to the school about being able to speak English--she knows maybe 11 words. She said I was not allowed to cook--she freaked out about me having a bag on the floor and insisted that it had to be in the closet because she had to sweep everyday. She would also remake my bed--close the windows to my room while I was away--causing the room to be unbearably hot when I returned and would unplug my laptop if I left it plugged up to charge.)

Other than that, school starts Wednesday or Miercoles, and I'm a little freaked out but I have high hopes. Though I'm not completely sure if the school is quite ready for the students--the facility or the faculty truth be told. But I have a feeling everything will work itself out. It has so far at least.

Solid advice

Colossians 3:22-25 (English Standard Version)

²²Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. ²⁵For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

This was really comforting and sobering to read--Thanks Mom.