Well, it has been a crazy week!
We finished our teacher training and I got my room all set and ready to go. Wednesday, Father (the Russian Orthodox Church Father) came into the school and blessed each room and all of the teachers. Religion is a huge part of this community here and culture here, so it was really cool to see a religious figure inside of the school! Thursday was registration day. The students and their parents came in and met with us to fill out paper work and get their schedules. It was a great way to get to see the students. Friday was the first real day! It went really well. Over the weekend we had another work day on Saturday and Sunday I spent writing lesson plans and getting ready for the next week.
This first week of school went well. I am still learning a lot and figuring things out. I think my students have taught me way more than I have taught them. It has been a challenge all ready, but I am ready for it!!!
This weekend is the 100th year celebration of the church, so there has been a lot of excitement. Friday, the bishop flew into the island. A bunch of the teachers and students left school and greeted him at the airport. Yesterday, Mel and I went for a walk around the island and walked to the church. They are putting a new traditional gold dome on it for the celebration. it is a beautiful church with a lot of history. It was cool to watch them get it all ready. We ended up walking around the island for 3 hours. We saw alot of Arctic Fox and seals! We walked down to a seal blind hoping to get some good pictures. Seal blinds are like little shelters that you can stand in a look through windows to see the seals. They can charge you and are very dangerous, so there needs to be something between you and the seals for safety. We walked a few miles to get out to one. As we walked closer to the seal blind we could hear how loud the seals were! They make so many weird noises. Sometimes they sound like they are burping. When we started toward the seal blind we saw that some seals were actually IN the blind. And on the stairs. And they were BIG seals. So, we couldn't get any closer!
2 comments:
Hi Bethers!! How are you adjusting to the long days? Do you have bags under your eyes? I hope you haven't converted to clubbing seals yet! Can you go swimming in the lagoon? Wishing you great adventures, Johnny D.
don't worry i wuv u.
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