This last week was super crazy because I had to write trimester exams for each of my classes which include an excel spreadsheet that shows how many points I am giving to each section of material I taught. It is very complicated and detailed and the hardest thing about it was that I had only taught one week of material when I was asked to write the exams. Needless to say I spent every night this week scrambling to get those done along with the quizzes gave in 4 of my classes on Friday. I felt like a free woman this weekend because I only had 15 lesson plans to write and 72 quizzes to grade.
On Friday evening I got to go out with some friends. We went to dinner and then to a club for a concert. Of the 8 of us there we represented 7 different states. Half of us were teachers and the other half weren’t but it was interesting to see how such a random group of people could find lots in common just because we are all in the same kind of situation in life. Even if it is very unlikely we would have been friends if we met in the states we automatically have lots in common because we’re all here. I’m not sure that really makes sense but oh well. Like I said, I’m new at this whole blogging thing.
Saturday I slept in until 7:30 then got up and did laundry, ate breakfast, did dishes, and read my Bible. My roommate and her sister took off to go on a tour of a coffee plantation but I stayed here to get some work done. (at least that’s what I thought) I got a call from my one American coworker down in the primary building. She said that she and her roommates were coming over to play tennis here and then go swimming. I decided against the tennis and went for a run instead then watch them play for a little bit. It got hot pretty fast and so soon we were changing into our swim suits and heading to the pool. We swam and lounged around the pool for a couple hours then enjoyed some ice tea. I finally started on my work at around 2. We headed off to church last night like normal but last night was great because I got to see two friends from Whitworth who just arrived on Thursday to begin their student teaching next week. Their host family goes to that church so it looks like I’ll at least be getting to see them every week. I’m hoping to make plans to hang out with them sometime this week and show them some of my favorite places around here.
Well, I hear the thunder rolling in now. It looks like our beautiful 85 degree day is about to get thoroughly wet.
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