first cold day

I remember this day in 4th grade.. I went to school in shorts and a t-shirt, and come home freezing. It had turned cold in the 8 hours I was at school. When I got home, my mom had our fall/winter box of clothes in the living room waiting for us to rummage through. I was so appreciative of the warmer clothes since I had been cold all day.

Today was that day. I came home from class and curled up with a book. I left for dinner in my same clothes and it was suddenly so cold outside. I was freezing. I didn't go back for a sweatshirt because I'm trying to make my thighs not grow.. and climbing to the 4th floor 10 times a day is not helping that. Anyways.. so on my way back tonight, when I was so cold, I got a phone call. It was my waiban (foreign teacher director's student helper) and she said I could come pick up my package. I got a package from my mom. In the wonderful package was a sweatshirt. It was just like that day in 4th grade.. when I was cold and there were my winter clothes. Granted it wasn't my living room floor, it was half way around the world.. it was still in a box and it was packed with the same love and caring for my well being.

I am so completely blessed with such an amazing Mom. She has always taken great care of me and been there for me. She is completely selfless with everyone she meets. Thanks Mom!

I am never happy with cold weather, but after the scalding heat of this summer.. I welcome the cool down. Ask me again in January/February and I will tell you I'm ready for summer! haha. Teaching is going really well. We're doing Mid-Terms this week. This is a great opportunity for me to hear their progress and to just talk to my students. I've learned a lot from my students so far. Next week I will show Remember the Titans. This is a great American Culture movie. They also love to learn about American sports.. Football in particular.

The foreigner retreat is coming up. It's all coming together quite nicely. I have figured most of it out. I love organizing events like this. I really do Love this work. It's going to be a great weekend of fellowship with other foreigners. It will be really encouraging.

Thank you for all of your support and thoughts while I'm here. I really appreciate it.