Of course I haven’t
blogged in a week… and now that I AM blogging, there’s only one week left until
I leave for Ecuador! So much stuff has been happening- finalizing lesson plans,
finalizing my inquiry project, creating activities for the kids in San Gerardo,
creating my packing list, making my souvenir list… etc. etc. I have two more
days in Kentucky and then I head back home!!
A lot has happened in
the past week that I should have blogged about but never got around to writing.
I spent two days at Northaven Elementary School where Kelli works. It was the
end of the school year so I spent most of my time talking with teachers and
helping them pack up their classrooms, a side of teaching I most definitely
will experience in the future!
Now to the important
stuff. Alex and I have finished our lesson plans! We have five great lesson
plans that we will be using in America Latina and Quitumbe schools. Instead of
teaching in three schools, we will only be focusing on two schools, spending more
time in Quitumbe. We received our Quitumbe schedule and found out that we’ll be
teaching six sections of 5th grade, six sections of 6th
grade, and two conversation sessions with 11th and 12th
grade. I’m so excited for all this field work!!
I’ve also started to
get to know my classmates a little more. Alex and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings
for lunch this week, and I found out that we have a lot in common! We make a
really great team and I can’t wait to get to know her even more in Ecuador.
ANOTHER exciting thing
happened this week! I contacted my host mom, Lola, and we’ve been sending
emails back and forth… in SPANISH! She seems like a really fun and relaxed lady
with a really big family. We’ve both expressed how excited we are to meet each other
and to learn more about one another. Funny story: The host mom my sister lived
with in Spain two years ago was also named Lola… weird coincidence!
Besides all this fun
stuff, I also met with Lauren again! If you don’t remember, Lauren was my host
two weeks ago. We met up yesterday and went to the other Comfy Cow on Frankfurt
Avenue. It was a great night for ice cream and we were able to catch up on our
week. I feel like I’ve really connected with Lauren and hope to stay in touch
with her even after my trip to Ecuador!
To end my weekend, I
met up with some of my friends from college in southern Indiana. We had a great
time playing Frisbee, playing Apples to Apples, and eating home-made tacos!
This time next week, I
will be in my bed in Ecuador, resting up for my first day of adventures in a
foreign country! It’s all starting to come together and is becoming so much
more real in my mind. I can’t wait!
I leave you with an
update on The Voice: All of Team Adam’s girls made it to the top 8, along with
all of Team Blake. It’s so close now that I can’t even predict who’s going to
move on! I guess I’ll have to keep watching- though the finale happens while I’m
in Ecuador… Here’s to hoping my host family likes watching reality TV!
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