This was a good week. I got to meet all of my students...ALL like 110 of them (in only three classes!). I did a little "get to know me" lesson for each class speaking only in Spanish using props like my bike helmet, an apron, etc. when talking about things I like to do. Then I quizzed them to show them that they can understand more than they think in Spanish. If they answered the question right I gave them a mechanical pencil.
We had our first Destino meeting of the year and we had 5 new (all Hispanic!) visitors. How exciting. After the meeting we all went to the State men's soccer game on campus. Tomorrow (Friday) we have our Mi Familia (Hispanic organization on campus) cookout. I'm excited to get to socialize with my Latino friends from State!...and get to know the new Destino members better.
On Saturday I am volunteering for Fiesta Del Pueblo. It's an annual cultural festival that has live music, food, and all sorts of advocacy and educational programs for Hispanics. I am volunteering through Mi Familia with the Justice Fair. I'm excited because there is always good food, dancing, and lots of Hispanics!
I got an A+ on my FLES (Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools) Lesson presentation and written plan in my methods class!...which I was super excited about. I really really enjoyed doing the lesson (see previous post for details) and was very pleased with the grade. ...who knows, maybe I'll teach elementary school one day...but then again, maybe not.
I am also finding my methods class to be VERY beneficial and to the point. I wish that all of the education classes that I have taken previously in college had been so beneficial and relevent.
I've been sticking to my 1/2 marathon training schedule really strictly this week. I have even passed-up some late night social events so that I can get up early and run. (Normally, this would NOT be typical for me, but it's crunch time now because the race is only 2 weeks away...yikes!) I am going to try and run 11 miles in the morning. ...good luck to me!
