Well, this past month has been a busy one! After three weeks of in-service training...I finally made it to my first day of school on September 1st. On the first day 10 out of my 11 students arrived.... very very good for Gambell. Too bad that didn’t last long. On average I have about 6 or 7 student show up each day. The odd thing though is that each day it’s a different set of kids. I guess I almost prefer this...as at least I get to see the majority of my kids at some point during the week. I just finished week two this past Friday...and my did it fly by.
I spend at least one day during the weekend in my classroom, either getting ready for next week...or like this past Saturday...just organizing. I really don’t mind spending my Saturday at school; I mean...what else is there to do??
This coming Monday (tomorrow) I begin tutoring High School Mathematics for 2 hours a day Monday-Thursday. I am so excited for this, because for all who know me...my passion lies in Math :) The extra cash will help to with paying back my debts. This past Friday I started Karate, Lets just say...I'm not that coordinated...ha-ha. I am excited to start this up though...it will be every Friday until sports start up...then we may have to change it to another day or time. Our teacher is a black belt from Japan, and she has lived here for about 12 years.
Needless to say, I've been staying very busy...I'll try to update my blog for often... :)
Also, I have pictures I have added of Gambell and my classroom if you ever want to take a look...here is the link!
Bits and Pieces of My New Life...
~~~~Seeing-into-tomorrow~~~This blog follows my experiences as a first year teacher in Gambell Alaska. Gambell is positioned in the Bering Sea, 38 miles away from Russia and 19 miles away from the international date line (hence the title of this blog :))
how is karate and tutoring? hope you are having fun! same ol' over here, missing you!
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