One down! Two to go!

Can you believe we've been on this journey for a full week? We've learned so much about flexibility, the necessity to let your expectations go, the necessity to allow others to help you get through the struggles and the joy of living in community. Who knew one could learn so much in just one short week?

Felicia is going to tell us about her day:

This morning was just like any other morning except I had the pre-teaching jitters. This was going to be my first time ever teaching in a different country to students who speak both English and Spanish. However, I knew that confidence is key so I walked to school and into the classroom with confidence. When I saw all 21 of my students' smiling faces my jitters went away. I successfully taught a lesson about irregular verbs. I left the classroom today feeling great and more confident about my teaching than ever before and that is all thanks to these amazing kids. The students in my class have impacted my life more than I ever thought they would. I am now realizing how hard it will be to tell my class goodbye next Friday. I am sure there will be many tears. But on a more positive note, I have successfully learned all 21 of my students' names. SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!! I know that I will never forget them either, especially because I wrote them all down in my journal :) Overall, this day and experience has been amazing and life changing. I can't believe my life has been impacted so much in just one week in this amazingly different culture. I cannot wait to see what the next two weeks have in store for me and the rest of the group.

With Love,

Felicia

P.S. I love you mom! Enjoy your coffee this morning :)

Here are the devotions from Jackie:

There have been highs and lows so far on this trip. Sometimes your hands are in the air, waving like you just don't care, and other times you have a death grip on the bar. Regardless, this community of teachers that we are currently living in will be there to catch one another and raise them up - In the tradition of the master teacher himself.

Stellarly,

Jackie

In one week, our lives have been molded, shaped and transformed in a very tangible way. One week down, two weeks to go! 

And, to answer the question you are all dying to know, we all are freezing as the temperature dropped to a frigid 70 degrees this evening. Life is hard. (;