I am proud to tell you that my nails….are still long and strong! One of my first blog entries was about my journey to quick the habit of biting my nails. It has been so exciting to be here and have pretty nails. I have not found one bad thing about them until….today while teaching.
Yes, oh yes, the dreaded chalkboard and nails! Let me tell you that sound and the feel of that on my hands made me want to immediately bite my nails off! I trimmed my nails.
Other than nails on the chalkboard, teaching has been wonderful. I get most of my lesson plans from Jeremy or other teachers that know what they are doing. However this week I decided to add a little bit of Tama to the classroom. Our lesson was about time and money. In trying to think of something we could do, I immediately thought of the show minute to win it. Oh, and that light bulb began to shine brightly! I used the game show to have to students not only do silly tasks in one minute, but also review the previous lessons. It was a hit! I was so excited to have planned some of the lesson on my own and see it rock! I was praising the Father for that idea my whole way home. Maybe next week I will somehow incorporate Dancing with the stars…. ;)
I have been contemplating what to write on my blog lately. I am going through a time in the culture shock/stress phase that is hard to put into words. However, just the other day as I sat on the floor starring out the window the words came. Heart Broken. That kind of heart- ache that consumes your body, leaves you somewhat depressed and the pain is so real it feels physical. I feel like I just had a bad break-up. I was told Nov/Dec are going to be hard months, but I got through November and then …heart break. I am not sure why. But I have my guesses. The adventure of moving here and starting life here is over. I am officially here. I am living life in China. With that being said; now I am realizing that life in China isn’t easy all the time, I miss home and life there, and that living life here is going to be more of a sacrifice than I originally thought. Its not temporary. This is a hard realization. I think for the past 5 months I have been in survival mode. Knowing if I just pushe...
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