Teacher, teacher

Three days of lesson planning down! While it's still slow-going, I am feeling better about the whole thing. Last night I was beginning to feel a bit down, like I'll never make it through the first week. So I made up my mind to go on a long walk in the morning.

It did me a world of good! So friends, I reccommend throwing all your cares into your feet and start moving your body. If you can get to water, do so. Just looking at vast open areas of water has a calming effect (affect? effect? Oh my word, I'm supposed to be an English teacher and I don't know which one to use!) on the mind. Today I my stamina for planning and concentrating was much better. Also, reading all the lovely comments you all have written makes me so happy. I feel so loved!

Tomorrow night there is a surprise event planned for John and I. Well, it's not much of a surprise if we know about it, but apparently it's a BBQ where there will be a lot of people that are excited to meet us. I hear that they are especially interested in speaking with me because word got out that I'm not a fan of Bush. When I first got here, Emma confided to me that she wanted to have an American teacher on staff because many of the students have this misconception that all Americans like the man. She warned me that I should be prepared to answer questions about the political situation in the States. I was a bit surprised (and pleased) when she told me this, because I wasn't sure how much politics I would be able to be able to talk about. Not that I have that as an agenda, but I was thinking about it when I was thinking about which books I would be able to present in the classroom. Now I wish I had bought that book titled Bushisms by somebody or other.

Until next time, folks!