Ha! Well weatherwise, it has been anywhere from high 30s (mid forties is the REAL FEEL), to mid twenties, which is my favourite now. And I have mastered the art of sleeping in 35*C with no A/C, this is wonderful. This also means I will probably freeze into a solid ice brick when I step off the plane in Winnipeg.
Our 3rd bimester just ended on Friday. This past week and weekend have been busy with marks and reports, as well as a couple special programs that happened (Santa Cruz Day, and a healthy food/nutrition seminar where I attempted to talk about food groups and nutrition in Spanish), and now we're starting the last bimester.
Life here has been pretty hectic the last month or so, on top of normal school prep and reports cards I just keep on acquiring more piano students, and actually I got 8 guitar students a few weeks ago too, which is crazy because my guitar skills are not really skills. But enough to teach them the basics! I practice lots on my own so that I can try to keep up. I also have started conducting a choir (I may have mentioned that in a previous post) which meant that I spent many hours writing out some songs for them to sing, because we are singing in PARTS - not a common thing here at all. In fact, it's the first time for all the people in the choir. We are singing Stelle Nacht/Silent Night in plaut dietsch, Der Friedenfurst in high german, A Hallelujah Christmas in English and Amazing Grace in english, currently. I need to add a couple Spanish songs and maybe another Plaut Dietsch to that repertoire but it's been hard to find and time consuming to write. It has been quite enjoyable to have this choir, I really love it.
My roommate here, an English teacher, has been housesitting at a friend's place for the past few weeks and will a few weeks more, so I've been living alone. One good thing about this is that there is a TON of fruit and veggies in the house. This past Friday I bought a kilo of tomatoes, a kilo of onions, a bunch of peppers, a zucchini, a kilo of string beans, three watermelons (not the super large kind), a kilo of grapes, a large papaya, a pineapple, and a bunch of bananas. And it will barely last me till this next Friday:) I love it. And it's all ridiculously cheap, other than the grapes.
It's the last stretch so teachers are pretty tired, including myself. I'm exhausted almost every single day.
Today (a Sunday) I played in church - songs that I didn't know so I felt terrible about it; I read Anne of Green Gables - surprisingly refreshing; watched a movie, went for a relaxing one hour run, and now I'm catching up on last minute things.
Praise:
fruit and veggies that are oh so available and delicious
a group of friends to have Bible Study with and play BOARD GAMES with here (we just started!)
people chatting with me and praying for me from home
relationships built with the people here, especially the students. I really love that part
choir!
Prayer:
that I would really commit my path to God as I continue to make decisions
continued wisdom and patience in the classroom
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