Time flies and all that...

I kind of can't believe that another week is coming to a close. I really can't believe that I've been here almost a whole month. But 'tis true. I don't really have an awful lot to say this week, but I promised to try and keep this updated for all of you lovely people back home.

Despite the cold I have been fighting the whole time, this week has been great. First thing Monday morning I had a chat with the 6th grade class about how their behavior last week was unacceptable. I told them we would start fresh. We've started working with a daily point system and it seems to help. There are still rough moments, but we're getting along MUCH better than before.

This has definitely been a great opportunity to practice being flexible. For example, one of the math problems the 6th grade class was working with yesterday asked them to write the remainder as a fraction...they didn't understand what a fraction was and were all sure they had never learned fractions. Today's planned math class got pushed back for a quick lesson on fractions. I think they had merely forgotten learning them before because they caught on really fast. But I'm glad we don't have a standardized test to teach to because it gives me the time to go back and reteach things or spend extra time on lesson is we really need to. I've decided I would much rather take longer to make it through things than attempt to race through a textbook and leave half of the class behind.

I'm still not a huge fan of the early mornings, but I'm getting used to it. And the smiles and hearing "Good morning Miss Jacque" from each of the kiddos as they arrive is certainly one of my favorite parts of every day. And getting out of school at 2 is really nice, especially when I'm usually back in bed by 9! Mostly my free time at home is spent working on school things or reading or watching movies. The other day though, we went to the pool after school. That was a nice, relaxing treat! On a touristy note, last weekend we visited Copán to do some shopping at the school supply store and enjoy a nice lunch out together. We also went to a soccer game on Sunday-my first ever soccer game.

There's talk of visiting a school in a rural area tomorrow. And perhaps a visit to some of the Mayan sites on Sunday. We shall see. No matter what, I'm thankful for the weekend and time to recuperate from being sick. Going to school sick when you're the one teaching is way more taxing than when you're the student.

Until next time, world! Thank you for journeying with me!