Saturday, July 23, 2011

Getting settled in :-)

I've been here since Wednesday afternoon.  Security, flights, baggage and customs all went very smoothly, so that's been a huge answer to prayer.  I've spent the last few days getting acclimated to the elevation (we're higher than Denver), getting to know a few people and finding my way around.  Pictures will be coming later, but I still don't have internet access on my computer (so I'm using my roommate's computer to write this).  Hopefully internet access will happen soon.  I've also spent some time getting my classroom in order.  I've met a few of my students already, a few of the house parents, and some of the other teachers.  

First impressions - well, it's mostly really quiet up here.  At night, the only noise is that of insects...and roosters, and other random animals.  It's peaceful, at least right now.  I'm sure things will get a little more lively once school starts up in another week and a bit.  The people here seem very friendly.  Many of them speak English as well as Spanish.  There are a few house parents who only speak Spanish, so my ability to converse with them is limited at this point.  I have understood a lot of the Spanish I've heard, which is encouraging.  I haven't had too much of a chance to practice it myself...I've had a few short conversations in Spanish.  It will be interesting to see how the school year starts and progresses.  I've had some fun spending time in my classroom...I've been there enough where it is starting to feel more "mine" and less of a random room.  I've rearranged it a bit, which has helped the feeling. 

I really like the house I'm in, both the set up and the people.  There are a lot of windows, so we get a lot of natural light coming in.  There's a screened in porch in the back (my favorite place so far), with access from our side and the guys side (it's a duplex - two attached houses - one with 4 female teachers, the other with 4 male teachers).  We're still waiting on a few teachers to come in - one is arriving Monday and the other is still in process of fund raising.  The one who is fundraising will be the 4th one living in my house.  The one arriving Monday is in the house on top of the hill.  I know most of their names at this point, which is good...I probably know more of the teachers than kids or house parents...which is understandable I guess.

Anyway, I should probably get going and give my roommate back her computer.  Once my computer gets internet access I'll post some pictures.  Have a great week!

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