School

I have just started the third week of school, and it's already been a whirlwind of crazy. The good news is I have my own room this year, complete with a computer and printer. It's pretty exciting to have my own area to decorate and organize my things. The students are back and definitely ready to learn. Today, however,  was  really a Monday and a few of my students did not seem to be able to stay awake. I have enjoyed getting back to teaching, however there are so many little issues to iron out to make sure the rest of the school year runs smoothly. So far I have had several scheduling conflicts including having a class and no room and having two classes at the same time in the same room. That was kind of a hassle. Needless to say I am really looking forward to moving to our big new school! Hopefully that will be in the very near future!

I've also had to contend with several interesting environmental issues. The first few weeks have been pretty hot at school, and my room is on the third floor with no air conditioner, so the windows are always open. For some reason, whenever I have something really important to say to my students one or more of the following occurs:

• a dog fight 
•  a rooster crowing incessantly
• a garbage truck idles on our street
• an old man yelling out for scrap metal walks by
• a horse and cart drives by

I'm not a very loud person, and talking over all these different distractions isn't my favorite thing to do. Hopefully the new school will also be quieter. 

This weekend I am going as a chaperon with the high school students for their annual retreat in the mountains. Last year everyone got food poisoning and was very sick. We are all praying that does not happen again.