a week in the life of..

now that i've got a semi-regular schedule, i feel like i can put it up.

MONDAY/TUESDAY
i work at a kindergarten through elementary school. 500 students. my host father is the principal, my host brother Nine is my student (4th grade) and so is my host cousin Book (5th grade). I co-teach grades 4, 5 and 6. my host cousin Bill is in the 3rd grade so will teach him starting next year. my host aunt is a science teacher. during my site visit in march, i spent a lot of time at this school and came in a few times during summer break during my first month at site. it definitely feels like home and i'm comfortable with the students and the teachers even though i still haven't been able to memorize all their names yet.

WEDNESDAY
my community day. your community day is what you make it. i've only had two so far and i've been using it to get to know people and to slowly understand my community.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY
i work at a kindergarten through grade 9 school. a little over 400 students. here, secondary school is called matteyom. our middle school grades 8-9 is their matteyom grades 1-3, from now on abbreviated as m.1-3. I co-teach m.2/1 (matteyom grade 2, class 1) four times over two days, m.3/1, and m.3/2. it's taking me a bit longer to find my rhythm at this school. i get very stressed and exhausted and on friday, i definitely rejoice the weekend. on the positive side, most of the kids are eager to learn. and the teachers like to chill and hang out.

this is the very short and sweet version. i'm feeling challenged by the work i see before me and i hope that i can make a difference.