Spring is definitely in the air. I have been wearing flip-flops to class. I still am wearing pants, but it's finally comfortable enough for t-shirts and flip-flops.
The "I am graduating" countdown has begun. I have 3 papers, two projects, and two exams between me and graduation. CRAZY! As I was walking around campus yesterday I saw a group of high school students and their parents taking a tour of NC State....just like I did my junior year of high school when I was trying to pick a college to attend. It seems like just yesterday I was going on those tours...and now, now I'm about to GRADUATE?!?!? I just can't believe it.
Well, as my need for promptness and productivity always gets the best of me, I will be attempting to write two of those final papers this weekend. The way I look at it is if I write them now (at least a solid rough draft) I will be essentially done with those classes. Wouldn't that be a great feeling! Also, I will be going home next weekend for Easter and then the following weekend for a half-marathon that I'm running in Charlotte. I like to do my "big" assignments on weekends, but I try not to do homework in Asheville, so I need to be super productive this weekend so that I can have the next two "off".
I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I'm playing on an intramural softball team (Thursdays) and flag football team (Wednesday) this semester. Intramural means we play one game weekly and never practice. It's great fun! It reminds me of high school and organized sports. In football I just kind of run around and try to catch the ball in the end zone....where the boys will OFTEN pass me the ball because the team gets twice as many points if a girl scores. And softball I either play out field behind 3rd base or I just play 2nd base. I'm pretty good at batting too. I don't hit the ball that far, but I always hit the ball. Also, I can bat left or right handed...and I like to always be mixing things up for the other team!
Mexico.....some days I am so excited to go and be there, and them some days the thought of raising so much money is overwhelming. It's good to remember that all money belongs to God and He'll get me there on His time in His way. It's also exciting to share with people "Why Mexico?", why I feel called to go there and how this location really matches my heart.
I have decided that student teaching (of which I am student teaching ESL currently) is really hard to do part-time. It's hard to be in student teacher mode and college student mode. I just feel really disconnected from the students when I only see them two days a week. Also, my classes have grown A LOT. My ESL II classes went from 4 and 5 students to 7 and 9 students and my ESL I class went from 8 to 14 students! It's still fun, but I just feel a little disconnected. I will be observed April 8th, my one and only observation, which is a little nerve racking because I only get "one chance", so to speak.
Today I have one class, then my long run, then discipleship, then I'm off to writing papers.
Have a great weekend!
