Week One is already over!

I can't believe it's already Friday. This week has simply flown by. Tonight I'm staying in to rest my heel, which I injured on Tuesday while running and has been killing me ever since, but Laura and Chelsea are coming in to Khandallah in a little bit just for a beer and "chips" or something at the local pub before they go out.

I am SO excited about the classroom I am in. I'm having such a blast with the kids. My CT already pointed out to me that the second you become buddy buddy with your kids, that's the same moment you lose credibility. I'm glad she told me that up front because I find that that's my biggest struggle. I think part of it is because, especially here, I don't know a lot of people, so I hand around the kids, haha.

I DID in fact go to the teacher's lounge for lunch on Wednesday and had a good time and met some nice people. Yesterday I went to a "team meeting" before school and learned more in those 50 minutes about accountability and how we can keep each other on track with our learning goals and all that than I have in a long time. Well, I guess I've learned about it but never seen it in action as well as it is here. So that's awesome!

This morning before school, I was searching for a gym that I could work out in on the days that it's gross out. I filled out one of those "inquiry" things on their website, giving them my home phone, telling them to call me between 5 and 9, and stating in the comments section where I work, that I'm a student, and that I only will be staying for a few months. Before I knew it, I had a message from the office that this stupid place had called me at work. Who does that?! When I got home, Maggie told me that they had actually called me at home right away as well, and she told them to email me or call back after 4. Still no email... no other call. What crazy people!

I love laughing at all of the differences between here and there. The kids laughed at me forever the other day when I called "morning tea" RECESS. Let's take a vote... "morning tea" to them is going outside, having a little snack (which never consists of tea). Yeah... RECESS, people! I followed some of my kids to one of their enrichments called "Fun, funky fitness" or something of the sort. The leaders of it do A LOT of the sports activities at the school. One of the teachers (cough cute cough) was doing an example of the flamingo balance stance or whatever you call it, and he was telling the kids to focus on something and then said "Like I'm going to focus on Ms. Cram". Then I said, "Yeah, kids, you can ALL focus on me if you want."....... You could have heard grasshoppers chirping. "Sorry, kids, that was a little bit of American humor. Tough crowd." Yeah, the teachers were the only ones that laughed. haha.

I'm finding it incredibly difficult to get around here. The train is the obvious mode of transportation, but I have been attempting (with no avail) to find a flippin' nice water bottle. WHERE IS ONE??? My kids told me about a place I could go to find one, but I couldn't find the shop they told me about.

I LOVE how the kids dress here. Most of them just wear workout clothes to school. Canterbury of New Zealand is a really popular brand.

Ha, just remembered some other words that make me laugh. "Rubber" means eraser. "Footstop" means period. They always say "I reckon" instead of "I think". It's so adorable. Love it!

Well, I'm waking up at 5:40 so I can be there to say hi to my PDS cohort (HOLLA!!!!) I can't believe they're almost done with the semester! It seems unreal. My sister is about to graduate, too! AHH! Alright, anyway, goodnight!!!