Internet is Still Out!

Here's My Classroom

 And my bathroom pass

 And this is for you Momma!

Hello All!

Hooray, I've managed to write something!!! Yesterday went pretty well. Kids were very curious, overwhelming and fun. My homeroom--7th graders--will be a handful. They are chatty and tend to get a little crazy, but in comparison to what I had during my student teaching, they are great. In comparison to the other grades, 6th and 8th, they are lacking. Hah! Eighth graders are AWE-some! They laugh at my jokes, they want to share themselves, they're smart and very witty. Sixth graders are good. Ask A LOT A LOT of questions. So many! They raise their hand to ask a question, put it down for a second, then shoot it up again for another. I like them though, just have to figure out how to manage that little...trait. They're so cute though. They think I know Spanish cause they asked "Por que," not thinking I knew what they said, but I answered. Hahah! Overall I felt good about the past few days. I found myself shifting from grade levels pretty seamlessly, which I was worried about. I mean, I communicate with each group differently. I think I'm going to really like my creative writing class. There are only eight of them and two were absent. We'll get to know each other very well. They are excited about poetry! I told them it'll be a good introduction to college life (as they are Juniors and Seniors). They seem like the type of group that's going to work really hard...I hope I'm able to push them creatively...I want to be good at teaching, especially at Creative Writing teaching.

After school yesterday, Rebecca and I got back to the apartment and our Internet was out. I tried all of my techy skills to no avail...literally everything you could think of, but both our phone and Internet was out. We'd found a bill under our stairs the day before and had given it to the proper guy at school because we weren't to pay that one. So, I thought it had something to do with that...told him today and he said that this often happens here in Panama. So, we are stuck for we don't know how long. Luckily our friends have been awesome and said we could come over for the weekend. They also said we could come over for laundry! Since our spin cycle is kaput and our dryer is currently lacking. Yeah! For Wonderful People!

Yesterday after school and after I realized we were out of Internet, I took a small nap then went for a small walk with Rebecca. We took some pictures around where we were, so enjoy those.

Here is our cat, Tic Toc

Tomorrow we are going to a very native shopping area...so, that should be interesting. Then we are going to a Costco-type store for specifically: toilet paper, possibly chicken and whatever else we think we may need in bulk and then we have plans with some friends from school for dinner. Busy day! I then have to find time to get my lesson plans online for the week and then later my five individual course year maps and syllabi turned-in. [Heavy Sigh]

Yay! Next week we're going to the beach! Look forward to those pictures, I am! Also, I'm going to try and join some concerto choir program...I'll be singing. English, Spanish and Kuna. More updates to come on that.

K, I'm done. Sorry this one was so long, but hopefully you enjoyed the pics!