[Saturday, August 28, 2004]
Hello everyone! I'm writing to you in very good spirits from Puebla! God, as always, has been gracious to me. I've been in Puebla for about a week and a half and have been blessed since I got here. Of course it was hard to leave family and friends once again for such a long period of time, but I know this is all part of God's plan for me. He wants me here and is blessing me here tremendously.
Most of you probably remember from before that Puebla is in an area that sometimes has earthquakes. In fact, we don't have fire drills or tornado drills, we have earthquake drills at school. Well, anyways, the night before I arrived in Puebla, there was an earthquake in Oaxaca, which if you read my updates last year, you'll remember that was a place I visited with some friends, about 4 1/2 hours southwest of here. So, anyways, the earthquake was felt in Puebla. My roommates woke up to their beds shaking. To be honest, I kind of hope I get to experience one this year, just to see what it's like. Also, I wouldn't mind if Popo (the volcano) blew a little ash, also. :)
Well, I spent my first 6 days settling in and preparing for school to begin. I am so happy about my classroom. It looks so much better since the team painted it and we rearranged the furniture. Someone at the school made me new curtains, too, so it just added to the freshness of the room. The students like it as well. Getting ready for school is a fun task, but a lot of work. A lot of detail goes into planning, which one would only fully understand if she were a teacher. It is enjoyable work though. So, a week after I got here, I started school. I have 11 students in my class. We have the biggest class in the whole school. I like that. Here's the makeup of my class. There are 5 Americans, 2 Mexican-Americans, 1 Canadian-Peruvian, 1 Mexican, and 2 Israeli-Mexicans. 2 of my students were born in Morrocco, 2 in Israel and many in Mexico or the US. Talk about diversity!!!! I am so blessed to be in such a diverse classroom! I have really enjoyed the kids' personalities so far. To think that God has chosen me to teach them is humbling. I have such an awesome responsibility as their teacher. Please pray for me that I can set an example in my classroom of how to obey God, fear Him, and love Him! I am looking forward to what God is going to teach me this year through them and how He is going to bless me through them. The first week of school went well! I'm looking forward to a great year!
It was also nice to get back to my church here. It was definitely different not having the Hudsons there, but it is a great opportunity for the leadership of the church to grow in their faith and unity! I enjoyed hearing the Spanish again, speaking in Spanish and most of all, singing in Spanish. Thankfully, I don't feel like I've forgotten much. I am sure I'll be able to continue increasing my vocabulary, grammar and listening comprehension very soon. I thank God for the opportunity to learn another language so I can communicate with even more people around the world- both inside and outside of the US- about the gospel of Jesus Christ! What an amazing gift God is giving me! Pray for boldness to step out in faith and share whenever I have an opportunity! Thank you! I appreciate all of your prayer and support! Have a great week!
Angelina
Most of you probably remember from before that Puebla is in an area that sometimes has earthquakes. In fact, we don't have fire drills or tornado drills, we have earthquake drills at school. Well, anyways, the night before I arrived in Puebla, there was an earthquake in Oaxaca, which if you read my updates last year, you'll remember that was a place I visited with some friends, about 4 1/2 hours southwest of here. So, anyways, the earthquake was felt in Puebla. My roommates woke up to their beds shaking. To be honest, I kind of hope I get to experience one this year, just to see what it's like. Also, I wouldn't mind if Popo (the volcano) blew a little ash, also. :)
Well, I spent my first 6 days settling in and preparing for school to begin. I am so happy about my classroom. It looks so much better since the team painted it and we rearranged the furniture. Someone at the school made me new curtains, too, so it just added to the freshness of the room. The students like it as well. Getting ready for school is a fun task, but a lot of work. A lot of detail goes into planning, which one would only fully understand if she were a teacher. It is enjoyable work though. So, a week after I got here, I started school. I have 11 students in my class. We have the biggest class in the whole school. I like that. Here's the makeup of my class. There are 5 Americans, 2 Mexican-Americans, 1 Canadian-Peruvian, 1 Mexican, and 2 Israeli-Mexicans. 2 of my students were born in Morrocco, 2 in Israel and many in Mexico or the US. Talk about diversity!!!! I am so blessed to be in such a diverse classroom! I have really enjoyed the kids' personalities so far. To think that God has chosen me to teach them is humbling. I have such an awesome responsibility as their teacher. Please pray for me that I can set an example in my classroom of how to obey God, fear Him, and love Him! I am looking forward to what God is going to teach me this year through them and how He is going to bless me through them. The first week of school went well! I'm looking forward to a great year!
It was also nice to get back to my church here. It was definitely different not having the Hudsons there, but it is a great opportunity for the leadership of the church to grow in their faith and unity! I enjoyed hearing the Spanish again, speaking in Spanish and most of all, singing in Spanish. Thankfully, I don't feel like I've forgotten much. I am sure I'll be able to continue increasing my vocabulary, grammar and listening comprehension very soon. I thank God for the opportunity to learn another language so I can communicate with even more people around the world- both inside and outside of the US- about the gospel of Jesus Christ! What an amazing gift God is giving me! Pray for boldness to step out in faith and share whenever I have an opportunity! Thank you! I appreciate all of your prayer and support! Have a great week!
Angelina
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