Today I got my keys to my classroom! That was exciting. I feel official. Except for the fact that my room is currently packed wall to wall with desks that don't belong there.
I've noticed all sorts of noises around me. My favorite is the parrot across the street that sounds like a pterodactyl. Then there are the random fireworks that make me jumpy. And there are all sorts of honking horns interspersed with cars driving by with loudspeakers announcing things.
Then there are colors. The flowers are in bloom right now. Everything is so green. We live in a mountain forest jungle. Let me explain: there are a few palm trees, but lots of pine trees also, and then a bunch of jungle foliage and we are on a mountain.
Our apartment is a cacophony of color. Every other wall is a different color. My favorite is our cotton candy blue counters with candy apple red walls. That's interesting.
Smells...well in the city it smells, well, city-ish. mostly smog smelling. Then as you drive up the mountain the air continues to get fresher. The past few days it has rained and it is delicious to smell rain again as we haven't had rain in Ohio for too long. It also smells mildew-y in the classrooms.
The first thing I ate here was a papusa. best thing ever. Cheese infused tortilla topped with cabbage. The wide variety of fresh veggies and fruit is so great, but it takes longer to prepare food because everything has to be properly washed.
I feel like I've been here forever but we've only been here a few days. We have had a ton of meetings with our brains sponging up exorbitant amounts of information. Tomorrow we are going to a staff retreat, so that should be good and hopefully refreshing.
The administrators have been so welcoming to us. They have prepared meals for us and we have met in their houses. It is a wonderful blessing to be in such a great community.
Thanks for your prayers. My carpal tunnel is a ton better. Such a relief.
Also, my apartment mates are awesome. I am looking forward to sharing this next year with them.
In the next week, prayer for energy and not feeling overwhelmed in the whirlwind of the start of the school year.
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