My new life

Oh boy, what have I gotten myself into? My whole life has changed in a matter of two weeks! Two weeks ago, I did not have a job. Since then, I was hired, I've worked for two weeks, I moved into an apartment and had a couple of meltdowns ;)

One day was definitely not enough to prepare for a whole school year. I was really overwhelmed the first few days. Well actually, I still kind of am! :) I have my work cut out for me! I have 24 students. My students are at very different academic levels. They all require individual attention and I wish I had more time in the day! Sadly, it seems as if I am going to have to teach both the kindergarten and 1st grade cirriculum in order to catch up from last year. It's so sad to hear about many of the students life stories.

Even though it has been a really tough couple of weeks, I know that God put all of these specific students in my care for a reason. They need to be cared for. They need to be believed in. I am now eating my words because I remember about a month ago asking God for a hard teaching job. Well, he answered! This is pretty much the hardest job I could have landed in! But, it is not an accident that I was put in room 6 at Erving Elementary. It was all part of a plan I didn't (and sometimes still don't) understand.

I was commuting to work an hour each way for two weeks. I think now that I am settled in my apartment near my school, it will be much easier to separate my school life and home life. I feel like I have kind of dropped off the face of the Earth these last couple of weeks! It will be nice to get my life back. My new life.

Today I went to a new church that I really liked. I am hoping to get involved quickly and find Christian friends. I miss my church community in Korea. Hopefully I will find a similar one here!

And the new chapter begins!