This week...

....was busy, but good! I started the week off a little tired after my awesome Destino Retreat (see pictures). The conference topic was "Identidad en Cristo" (Identity in Christ). We had an awesome speaker from Texas, and students from other Destino groups in attendance from Texas, Miami, Arizona, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Chicago, and California. The retreat started Friday afternoon around 2pm and I was busy non-stop until Sunday around 9pm. It was an great time with little sleep, challenging Bible teaching, and lots of new friendships. On Saturday afternoon during our free time we all played soccer. The picture makes me look like I'm really good, but really it's just a really good picture. The other picture is a group picture...can you find me? (grandma, I'm on the front Right).















The rest of this week consisted in my first Philosophy exam. I studied really hard and I felt really prepared while taking the exam, which was nice! Also, this week I taught my ESL students at Leesville Road Middle School for the first time. We did the Hokie-Pokie to work on body parts in the ESL I (beginner) class, and then I introduced Point of View (1st, 2nd, and 3rd person) to my ESL II class. It is way different than teaching Spanish, but I love the small class sizes and the honesty of the students (the later might just be a Middle School thing).

For example:

I draw a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the board.
Student A says "Miss Sol-A-BEN, why you draw a snowman?"
I say "That is not a snowman."
Student B says "duh!!!...it an OLD snowman."

I am so excited that I have "nothing" to do this weekend. I shall stay home, relax, and be very productive!