I'm at it again: teaching and chasing the sun ..... Follow along as I experience sunny Sahuayo



Saturday, May 28, 2011

Bags of Tequila and Juice

 wheew.... first week of teaching down! Who was I kidding when I thought a class of 15 Mexican first graders would be easier to manage than a class of 60 Thai high schoolers?? My kiddos have so much ENERGY, such short attention spans, and are needless to say, beyond adorable! Here's a glimpse of my first weekend in Sahuayo:
We stopped by Lake Chapala on our way back from Guadalajara

Sliding with bags of tequila seemed like a good idea....

Meet Katie: roommate and 2nd grade teacher from Massachusetts

and Melissa: my other roommate and Kindergarten teacher from New York

poor caged fellow we found outside of the Chinese restaurant

Sahuayo Plaza near our apartment


Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

April Showers Bring May Adventures!

        Just a few more days until I take off on my second teaching adventure... and as always, I've grossly overestimated my packing and preparation skills, haha. There's soo much left to do before I fly out on Saturday! So naturally I've spent today doing absolutely nothing... okay that's not entirely true. I updated my iTunes library, did laundry and went on a lovely walk around Middle Earth. While I was wandering about, I was overwhelmed with how beautiful everything was outside (I decided to go back and grab my camera, haha). It's like we had a sudden season change overnight! Winter's definitely lingered around well beyond its welcome this year, and after eight solid months of gray skies and frigid weather, I almost forgot how much I love the Pacific Northwest when Spring rolls around. There's something uniquely inspiring about Spring: flower blossoms, new growth and rising temperatures are symbolic of change. Healthy change. Natural change. Growth and accomplishment. It's definitely time for some change!    
                                                                                                                                            

This time next week I'll be in Michoacan, Mexico, teaching at Colegio Interamericano de Sahuayo. It makes me unbelievably happy just thinking about all the 90 degree sunshine and massive amounts of Mexican food that I'll be indulging in! 

                                         


Until then... I better get crackin' on the packin' :)