[Saturday, September 27, 2003]
Hello again everyone! I hope your week went as well as mine. As usual the week was very busy! Here's what happened. Monday night at youth group we loaded 8 people in the front of a pick-up truck and put a loveseat in the back. As fast as we could, the eight of us would get out, position the couch at a certain spot, take a picture with all of us on it and get the couch back into the truck.Well, the reason we did such a crazy thing is that we were having a race with another team to see who could go to the most places on a list of places and be back within a certain amount of time. It was so fun!! So, that's how my week started. Mom, it reminded me of the Polaroid game we used
to play. :) I spent most of my free time this week preparing for my first Parent-Teacher COnferences. On Wednesday night though I went to Kids Club at my friend's church. Now, this is the same place I went last Wednesday, only this time it wasn't raining. To get there we take a bus. Sometimes we end up taking a combi, which is very small. The first time I saw one go by, I thought, "That can't be public transportation" because it's about the size of a mini-van. It has seat going around the edges of the inside, instead of in rows and a place for people to stand in the middle. We probably had about 15 people crammed in one of those, which is common. Personal space on buses here does not exist. Regular buses get just as crowded and a lot of time you end up standing. Oh well, I'm just thankful that it only costs about 35 cents to ride the bus. Anyways, I enjoyed Kids Club. The children there are precious. On Thursday, my roommate had a birthday. She was sick with a stomach bug on Tues, Wed and Thurs. Praise the Lord I didn't get it! So, last night I made us dinner and my neighbors made a cake and we had a celebration. It was a lot of fun. Well, about the PT conferences. I must say that I was a little nervous. However, everything went smoothly. The parents are very supportive and cooperative. They all thanked me for what I was doing and told me I was doing a good job. So, that was very encouraging. I am so glad the Lord called me to be a teacher. YOu know it's interesting because I want to get my Masters Degree in Bilingual and Multicultural edcuation. I am getting a lot of experience in that area. All the students are bilingual- one is trinlingual. I see firsthand the effects of being a bilingual student. So, it's neat that perhaps if God allows me to pursue that degree, I will have experiences to relate my learning to. Well, today I'm going to dinner with my friends at the Glad's house. They are teachers at the school. But, I have much much much to do before Monday, so I'll have to end this year for now. I miss seeing you all. I'd love to hear from you soon. Thanks for supporting me and praying for me. I can feel it all the time! Angelina
to play. :) I spent most of my free time this week preparing for my first Parent-Teacher COnferences. On Wednesday night though I went to Kids Club at my friend's church. Now, this is the same place I went last Wednesday, only this time it wasn't raining. To get there we take a bus. Sometimes we end up taking a combi, which is very small. The first time I saw one go by, I thought, "That can't be public transportation" because it's about the size of a mini-van. It has seat going around the edges of the inside, instead of in rows and a place for people to stand in the middle. We probably had about 15 people crammed in one of those, which is common. Personal space on buses here does not exist. Regular buses get just as crowded and a lot of time you end up standing. Oh well, I'm just thankful that it only costs about 35 cents to ride the bus. Anyways, I enjoyed Kids Club. The children there are precious. On Thursday, my roommate had a birthday. She was sick with a stomach bug on Tues, Wed and Thurs. Praise the Lord I didn't get it! So, last night I made us dinner and my neighbors made a cake and we had a celebration. It was a lot of fun. Well, about the PT conferences. I must say that I was a little nervous. However, everything went smoothly. The parents are very supportive and cooperative. They all thanked me for what I was doing and told me I was doing a good job. So, that was very encouraging. I am so glad the Lord called me to be a teacher. YOu know it's interesting because I want to get my Masters Degree in Bilingual and Multicultural edcuation. I am getting a lot of experience in that area. All the students are bilingual- one is trinlingual. I see firsthand the effects of being a bilingual student. So, it's neat that perhaps if God allows me to pursue that degree, I will have experiences to relate my learning to. Well, today I'm going to dinner with my friends at the Glad's house. They are teachers at the school. But, I have much much much to do before Monday, so I'll have to end this year for now. I miss seeing you all. I'd love to hear from you soon. Thanks for supporting me and praying for me. I can feel it all the time! Angelina
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