Sleepy in Seville

So been in classes for about a week now, and it feels like it's been a month. I guess that's good because it means that i have learned a lot. I realized that all of my spanish classes have been crap, and i've learned much better ways of teaching a language and i feel like going and telling all my spanish teachers what they should be doing more of. We have been in class every day on the average from 9:30am to 5:30 or 6pm, but then we have lesson planning to do which means we stay at the school until 8 or 9 at night and then go home and work for another couple of hours. then arrive at the school early the next morning for last minute touch ups before we teach at around 8:45am. so basically we have no lives except for teaching. point is... i would tell you about what sevilla is like but i don´t have a clue. there are lots of orange trees. That´s about all i know.

too tired...

i'm so tired, i can't even think... i'll just write tomorrow

CLIC... The first few days

well i don´t have much time to write, but i would like to update everyone on how everything is going. I had a rough couple of days, but once i got settled in to my apartment I started feeling much better about everything! I absolutely love my roommates!! I really lucked out!! One of them is a girl from Denver who is trying to learn Spanish as well, and the other is girl from the south of England... I´m not sure why you say it that way ¨the south of England¨ instead of southern England, but that´s what she says, and it´s much cooler that way isn´t it. It´s so cool because both of the girls are absolute sweethearts, but really cool and fun as well. And they are both as motivated on the course as I am, so that´s nice. We all seem to have similar personalities as well. For example, we all picked our favorite three people in the class last night while we ate our home-cooked pasta dinner, and then compared... we all agreed with each others answers and we even had some of the same choices even though we are all in seperate groups, and are around different people. My group ROCKS by the way! I really lucked out!!! I like everyone in my group, whereas both of my roomies have someone in their group that they just don´t quite ¨get on with¨ (get along with). I have a guy from England somewhere, haha, a guy from Belgum, (don´t know how to sp that) and a woman from california. Both of the guys are just at my age and very sweet, and the lady is a little older, but very nice to chat with. I´ve started saying expressions that i would never have imagined using back in the US because of being around so many Brits. All of our teachers are from englands, along with several of my classmates. We change the groups we teach throughout the course, but my group of teaching peers remains the same throughout. We got lucky and got to start with the upper intermediate students so they have a little more advanced english skills. Sometimes they ask difficult questions that you don´t expect and don´t quite know how to answer. But all in all, it is a good group and fun to teach. The very first student I spoke with was a girl from PERU of all places. I was like, pardon me???? you´re from where?????? she said, PERU; LIMA, PERU. go figure. In fact there are only two foreigners (and by foreign i mean from outside of spain) one man from Romania, and the girl from peru. All of the others are from sevilla. Well, I have to get back to class, but the nice thing is that because it is Spain, everyone is really chill and they us use the internet for email and things. So I will get to post fairly often. Miss you all tons!! and I will update again soon!! love ya, byeeeeeeeeeee!!


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two days and counting...

Oh my gosh, I only have like two days before I leave for Spain, and I'm FREAKING out!!! I'm not even close to packed yet... actually not even close to started to pack yet!! ha! I'm almost done with the pre-task workbook they sent me, but I still feel so unprepared!! There's still so much I need to do before I leave. And I'm definately not ready to say good-bye to Mika yet!! :( Oh well, before I know it I'll be on my way, and if I forget something well then, I guess I just forget it. I'm just so anxious about the trip that I can't sleep!! Let's get this show on the road already!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! XD (<--Spanish smiley face)

Getting ready for the big trip!

Well guys, it's true... I moved back home, and now i'm off again! I leave on March 20th, 2008 and arrive in Sevilla, Spain the next day, taking the first steps of the rest of my life. I've decided to get my certification to teach english as a foreign language. After certification, I may look for a job in Sevilla, however I will most likely look for work in South or Central America. I would love to teach under-priveledged kids and adults a skill that may help them get more opportunities out of life. Even for those who aren't necessarily "under-privelaged," I would love to help anyone achieve the education level they desire. For many people, learning English is as important a step in life as learning Spanish has become to me. In fact it may be even more important as some people are required to learn English to get ahead in their job, move to an English speaking country, acheive their citizenship in an English speaking country, or even go to college in an English speaking country. Education is very important in life, but as we all know, is not always very easy! Hopefully I can play a part in this to help better someone's life circumstances, and most importantly give something back for this wonderful life I was given. I have been truly blessed in my life, and I feel that none of this would have been possible without the grace of God, and my AMAZING family that supports all of my crazy dreams!! So, Thanks! And thanks to all of my friends who have been there to laugh with me at my inability to graduate from college! HA! I'm counting on all of your support to help me graduate from CELTA! And one of these days I'll walk that line! One step at a time!! As my dad once told me when it seemed impossible to even move, "just keep putting one foot in front of the other." So here I am, placing my big toe on the sands of Sevilla, one foot and then the other until I've reached where I was meant to be!