Was that 9/04/08 really my last post

Wow I'm sorry guys it's been such a busy time and so much has been happening that I didn't get around to posting. I've been teaching as usual, I've been doing construction, I finished my first round of coaching soccer, I've been practicing my Spanish, and I've been busy with the many other projects that arise when doing ministry. I will try to keep the Blog post short. I'm almost done with construction at the school so I'll save that one for later.

So I'm in my fourth week of teaching English. It's been great. I think the kids really enjoy having someone in their class that isn't exactly the person giving them a passing grade. Even though I'm the one that creates their tests and corrects all their tests and homework. Yes it's official, I will be a farmer when I get back because I'm not going back to school to become a teacher. Sorry dad I know that was a pocket dream of having Dan, Brittany, and me becomong teachers. Looks like Brittany will be the one that follows that bloodline. So here is the funny story about teaching last week. We took a dictated exam in the 2nd. year class. The first 2 questions were #1. What does Scott look like? #2. What is Scott like? Needless to say I've developed quite a complex about my body and my personality. Imagine all these 8th. graders dissecting you when you've only know them for 3 weeks. I'm not sure if I'm tall or short or medium. I'm not sure if I'm skinny, fat but not too fat, or average. I'm not even sure what my hair color is. Do I have black, brown, or blonde hair? I've had my eyes for the last 22 years but now I'm not so sure. I've told the government my eyes are hazel but now I wonder because this 8th grade girl says I have blue eyes.

Now let me tell you about question #2. So kids think I'm nice. Some kids think I'm strict but not super strict, some think I'm shy, and one of the more advanced kids in the class said I was approachable. I'm a little confused. As the assistant teacher am I supposed to be an authority figure or a friend, nice but still assertive, warm and welcoming or unfriendly and unsympathetic. I've developed a complex and it's only the 4th week.

Did I tell you that the head teacher, Barb Wood, who is also my house mom is very excited to have gotten a stack of the purity principle books in Spanish? She wanted to again thank Randy for the books. She teaches an ethics class and she tried to buy the book for the graduating class last year when she went up to Acapulco. No luck last year but this year she now has a giant stack. She is now going to use it as one of the main books for her curiculm in that class. She got the books 9 days ago and she hasn't stopped talking about how excited she is and how God provided Randy's neighbor as her source to getting that book. Needless to say, she's near hysteria. I'll post the rest of my stories later.


Scott