“My cup overflows”-October 25, 2010

I have been bountifully blessed with so many things. Last night, all the Elementary teachers came and we ate wonderful food and had wonderful fellowship. The teachers were all so much fun and just a joy to be with.

This morning, I thought I’d be experiencing a lot of jet-lag, but I really haven’t been any more tired than I usually am. Praise the Lord!! =) I got to the school, which is very small. The principal showed me around and then I got to be in the classroom, which is completely different from my classroom in Muncie.

The teacher here is not super-structured or organized, but she is very personable and friendly with the students, which works well in such a small classroom. The class sings silly songs before certain subjects. The class is very interactive and gets quite loud, but most of the students are very motivated to get their work done.  

It’s hard to keep track of all the changes going on in the classroom, because 6^th grade will leave and 5^th grade will come in and then they’ll switch or they’ll both be in the classroom… I’ll get it down soon, but right now it’s confusing. The students’ names are also a lot harder to learn. When I started in Muncie, I got most of the 26 names down on the first day. I’m still struggling with most of the names in the class, because they are sooo different. (i.e. Abdelatif,  Taha and others that I don’t even know how to spell).

In yesterday’s post, I forgot to mention that there is a rooster next door that crows quite loudly. With that, the mosque down the street, and all the cars driving by, it’s not too quiet around here, but it is a beautiful city. =)