Learning to Live

I have officially been a real teacher for a week and a half and it's everything I thought it would be, but it's also different than I ever could have expected. My students are wonderful. They are kind and intelligent and funny! And they are also sneaky... Just last week they tricked me into telling them how old I was by asking how old I was when 9/11 happened. And then they did the math. And realized I'm not much older than they are, "Miss, your outfit makes you look older, but you still seem very young. Are you 17?" For those who don't know, I am teaching 10th grade Composition and Ethics. I have two sections of Composition and three sections of Ethics this semester. My schedule is chaotic and different every day, but I get to spend the entire day working with 15 and 16 year olds and to be honest, it's pretty awesome. It's so fun to teach them about the world around them and hear what they have to say about life.  I love teaching Compositio...

Life has been too crazy to document on my blog for the past few months, but here is a quick recap: -Graduated from college in May with a degree in Communication Arts and Literature Education (Quite the mouthful) -I turned 22 (And my friends threw me an awesome surprise party-- I cried.) -I ran a marathon (I think I blogged about that, but I still like to say it as much as possible.) -I traveled Europe (Italy, Croatia, and Greece) with one of my best friends (This warrants a post of its own, but like I said, life has been busy!) -I had one of the best summers yet! -I moved to Mexico and started my first big girl job! The last one is probably the biggest thing in life right now- for obvious reasons. The months between signing my contract and actually moving down here were a rollercoaster of emotions. I would go from anxiety to excitement in a matter of minutes. Huge thank you to anyone who talked to me during one of these rollercoaster moments (mostly looking at you, Wendy!) bec...