Wow… so I have a lot to update you on! A lot has been going on in the past few weeks. The biggest thing is that I started my new job! I still don’t have kids… they won’t start until next Wednesday, but I have quickly learned that there is A LOT more to this job than just teaching the kids! For those of you who may not know, I just started working with an organization called “Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project.” Under that umbrella is the Head Start program, for which I am a teacher. The coolest thing about this job, is that I really do work with a lot of people. I’m not just a teacher stuck in a classroom with no help! Besides having two other teachers in the classroom (who are great!) with me, there are family service coordinators (in English and Spanish), mental health services, special ed services, health and nutrition services… I’m not alone trying to help these kids! Head Start works with the whole family and it is one of our goals to empower families to get the help they need to succeed. I LOVE it!! I’m also extremely blessed to have a Teacher’s Assistant who is not only good enough to be a lead herself, but is a really strong Christian! It’s so nice to be able to be open with our beliefs and talk about faith issues whenever we want to. We haven’t met our bilingual aid yet, but we both say that if she’s not a Christian already, she will be by the end of the year! haha :) I also found out that the bilingual family service coordinator is a Christian, and he works in a Spanish church about an hour from here. I am going to go visit the church on Saturday! That’ll be an exciting first for me… I’ve been the only white kid in Zulu churches before, but never in a Spanish speaking church! I can’t wait!! :) At least I know how to say, “I am only learning Spanish!” haha
Not much is new with the house lately. There’s a funny smell in the house that I just can’t figure out. My friends say it’s fine… so maybe I just have an overactive nose or something. I just don’t want to have a smelly house! Hopefully the plumber will be out on Tuesday of next week, then I can get the gas hooked up… and hopefully soon I’ll also have an estimate on home repairs. So many hopefuls! This house is teaching me patience!
Well, I must be getting to bed. Ms. Boisvert needs her beauty sleep! (That’s right… I’m Ms. Boisvert now, not Miss Bonnie! hehe)
G’night! And thanks for checking in on me :)
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