Sorry it has taken me so long to update this. Things are going well here. I am enjoying teaching at the school, everyone is so nice and it is a fun environment. I am enjoying my class of third graders as well. They are hard at times but I think we are getting into a rhythm, which sure helps a lot. Here are some things that have happened over the past two weeks.
- Last week one of my students called out during the middle of the lesson( which I am usually not a fan of) and asked why I was so long. I quickly responded that it was because I ate all my vegetables when I was a kid. I do not think the students really understood what I said, but my co-teacher chuckled in the back. It is little things like that, that make me enjoy what I do.
- Last week Sarah and I took public transportation by ourselves to meet up with our roommate in town. We were both very proud of ourselves.
- Sarah and I are starting to get to know some of our roommate Julies friends. Some of them come over on Thursday nights for Bolivia night which has been fun. This is a time where we can play games and eat dinner together. Julie is friends with a couple that has two boys and last week, they were the only people that came. It did not take long for the child to come out in Sarah and I , as we spent the night playing games with these two boys. We played Twister and Uno and got beat more times than not.
- This week my students and I had a fun time talking about their favorite sports and their favorite athletes as we read our story about a girl who likes to play Basketball. A lot of my students are big soccer fans and tennis fans, so we were able to talk about the US Open and the World Cup. Next week we will be learning about the Olympics. I am excited to do a little re-enactment with my students and let them get a feel for what the Olympics are like. I am planning on having our own Olympic Torch Relay and some races. Starting this week I will be observing the first grade class in the afternoons. Starting September 22nd I will be helping out in the first grade class for a month in the afternoons because their teacher will be going to the States. I think this will be a good experience and will help me learn a lot.
-My roommates and I have enjoyed watching the US Open on TV this week. It is usually our dinner entertainment. We watched the Woman's Final last night and were bummed when the Men's Final was postponed tonight.
- We are learning what our favorite types of Bolivian food are, we are continuing to learn our way around the city and are already thinking about where we want to travel to during our breaks. The weather is getting warmer, which we are all a fan of. The mornings are becoming a little clearer and this means that we can see the mountains on our way to school. It sure is a nice sight to see at 7 in the morning!
Hope you are all doing well!
Adios!! - Rachel
Here is a link to an album of my pictures from Bolivia so far:
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