Week 2 done! Hello family. I feel like I have been here forever and not at all. Here's the skinny on my life this week.
This week I was very sick. My host dad was so proud of himself for calling it-- I guess I should have worn socks that one time. I am still getting over my sickness but I am much better today than I was earlier in the week. About half of the people I know also got sick so at least I have company. I had to skip exercising all week until today. I chased my host mom up the 2 mile long hill that she make me go up. Man, it was rough. But I made it! And I haven't died... yet.
I was much more involved in classes this week. Ashley and I helped out in a 5th grade class and 5th grade kids are so awesome! They have endless energy and positivity. It takes a minute to gather all of their attention but they are so sweet. If I could start over I might teach middle school because they are just too cool. We did a bunch of activities and they loved it all. I was really impressed with their abilities to have full class discussions and work in groups with each other.
I also taught a few high school math classes. The kids' skills are solid and it was fun teaching them. I was SUPER impressed with how well they understood me and were able to explain in their own words... their own English words. They are a lot of fun-- they laugh at my jokes and work when I tell them to.
Oh! And Thursday was English Day!!! The high school students competed against each other in English games. Each grade is split into 2 classes and those classes compete for all the glory English Day can offer. There was trivia, naming English words, a game similar to taboo, the kids made skits based on books they read, and (my favorite) the song performance. The kids had to rewrite the words to songs based on a theme. It was one of the funniest things I have seen in a while.
There have been lots of family parties because of birthdays and Father's Day so I have had a really nice time getting to know the extended family a bit more. Although many of them do not know English we get along well with smiles and hugs and laughs.
Well that is all for now. It hasn't really hit me yet that our last day is on Friday. I'm looking forward to having another great week and learning more! Chaoooooooooo!
This week I was very sick. My host dad was so proud of himself for calling it-- I guess I should have worn socks that one time. I am still getting over my sickness but I am much better today than I was earlier in the week. About half of the people I know also got sick so at least I have company. I had to skip exercising all week until today. I chased my host mom up the 2 mile long hill that she make me go up. Man, it was rough. But I made it! And I haven't died... yet.
I was much more involved in classes this week. Ashley and I helped out in a 5th grade class and 5th grade kids are so awesome! They have endless energy and positivity. It takes a minute to gather all of their attention but they are so sweet. If I could start over I might teach middle school because they are just too cool. We did a bunch of activities and they loved it all. I was really impressed with their abilities to have full class discussions and work in groups with each other.
I also taught a few high school math classes. The kids' skills are solid and it was fun teaching them. I was SUPER impressed with how well they understood me and were able to explain in their own words... their own English words. They are a lot of fun-- they laugh at my jokes and work when I tell them to.
Oh! And Thursday was English Day!!! The high school students competed against each other in English games. Each grade is split into 2 classes and those classes compete for all the glory English Day can offer. There was trivia, naming English words, a game similar to taboo, the kids made skits based on books they read, and (my favorite) the song performance. The kids had to rewrite the words to songs based on a theme. It was one of the funniest things I have seen in a while.
There have been lots of family parties because of birthdays and Father's Day so I have had a really nice time getting to know the extended family a bit more. Although many of them do not know English we get along well with smiles and hugs and laughs.
Well that is all for now. It hasn't really hit me yet that our last day is on Friday. I'm looking forward to having another great week and learning more! Chaoooooooooo!
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