It’s even warmer today! When I say warmer, I mean like only few degrees, but still, the sun’s out and the wind isn’t as bad! Today was kind of a tiring day! I didn’t go in until about 9:40, because I didn’t have a first hour. Second, fourth and fifth hours I had fourth level. We combined talk of MLK and Peace Day, which is January 30. Rocío each gave them each a word to draw a picture of. Words like dove, friendship, quiet and United Nations. She had printed out the lyrics to “Heal the World” and so we sang the song like four times in each class…hence the tiring part. The kids did a pretty good job of following along, but some of them stared at me, so I felt like I was on stage the whole time.

Third hour, with Espe and 1B, we started a new unit—about the park. We learned words like swing, slide, ball, kite and tree house. We listened to a song about the vocab and made up gestures to do as we sang. We then gave the flashcards out to random students and when I said that particular word, the students had to hold it up and show the rest of the class.

I didn’t get my nap in, nor cut up my peppers yesterday, so that’d on the agenda for today. Instead I revised my letter of motivation to continue with the program next year. I’m glad that’s done; I had been meaning to do it, but had been putting off for like two weeks! I have to do that, fill out another application and then the school has to fill out a sheet, basically recommending me (or not!) for another year. The letter was the hardest part, now I just have to tweak my app a little bit—it’s still in the system from last year. Everything is due to the head office in Toledo by February 28. I’ll get my two things to Aurora next week…seeing as how tomorrow is my last day for the week and I want to ask either Arturo or Will about a couple of things.

Xoxo,

Court