Welcome Back to Iowa

Let's Play Catch Up!

1. I left Sri Lanka (very sadly)
2. I went on a traitorous plane ride. 
3. I arrived in Iowa.
4. I hugged my cats (and my family).
5. I studies (cuz that's what the cool kids do - no that's a blatant lie).
6. I started school. (I am ALREADY tired.) 

Right: Rain the cat. Left: Thunder the cat (she acts more like a puppy though)

I don't like suitcases - they always means you are going somewhere. I am a very stationary person - not a fan of travel - if I could be anything I'd be a plant. They don't have to deal with air travel.

I got reeeaally bored at the air port - I drew my future house. Note that I made two kitchens.

My lovely sister came to pick me up.

They had been awaiting my arrival.

Goal for this year: ORGANIZATION!!! I am usually a mess...

Summer fades away...

It feels like centuries ago that I taught back in Sri Lanka but I need to keep reminding myself it hasn't even been a month yet. Sri Lanka is a complete (half a) world away and I miss the community I entangled myself into so much! I of coarse especially miss the students. Their smiling faces reminded me how fun being a kid was. (I know I'm no grown up - but I feel like I am not even half as fun as they are...)
SO. Here's what's up: time is tight. School is offering up more work than ever so my 24 hour day goes by quick and I always end up very tired at the end. 
I'm balancing EARSL, school, and of coarse studying for upcoming exams it is no easy job. However I know it'll all end up fine. I think. 

So here is what is in the works RIGHT NOW

I am working on rewriting -- i.e. remaking -- each week I taught. I was in such a time-crunch that the posts were more like regurgitations than reflections. I am hoping to give a clearer perspective about what I did -- I want to share the thoughts and the emotions as well as everything I saw and heard and everything else in between. I am so excited for this project -- I will most likely be posting each week or so and making with a journal-esque style. This will take priority just because I need to write before I forget everything :). 

Coming up ~ What's in this blog's future?

So after my writing adventure I will be doing the following things:

• Reflecting on what I did well as a teacher. 
• Listing out what I need to improve on and future goals (ex. a posttest for the 3rd graders).
• Starting the Lesson Library!!!

So that's all for now I am hoping the next post will be up by the end of this week but I might need an extension until the next week!

Thunder likes to help with school work.

So. Much. Math. Just...so much...

This unusually large squirrel was terrorizing my cats.