New Adventures

Wow! yeah new adventure, well I experienced my first Paraguayn bus ride on sunday! and what an expereince, needless to say the buses here don't really ever stop, they just slow down and you jump on then you pull a string to ring a bell, they slow down and you jump off. It was so funny, I went with Sam who is a teacher at the school and Daren who is also doing his student teaching here. I was so grateful that they were there because they took good care of me haha! I am so not ready to ride the bus alone yet haha! Then the adventure at church, well you will have to talk to me personally to get that story, needless to say, they do communion a little bit differently down here lol! Then yesterday one of my first graders threw up all over, once in the classroom, once in the hall on his way to the bathroom, then again on the bathroom floor. Then today when he was at school (which he should not have been) and walked in the classroom and said "oh wow what is that terrible smell" al the kids just looked at him like he was crazy haha! so yeah the room still smells a little like vomit BUT overall it was a good 2 days. I love teaching the first grade, they are so fun and just loaded with energy. They keep me laughing!

Kids Say CRAZY Stuff!

So we are learning about China in First and Second grade, for what the school calls "Parade of Nations" it is where each class in the elementary through highschool researches a certain country and then presents it to the rest of the grades in teh school. So there is the background for the next two stories I will be sharing!

The First Story!

The kids were supposed to bring in different things that reminded them of China or were made in China. Well one of the little girls comes in the other monrning and says this "Miss Cutting I have just the thing, I brought in my stuffed dog and cat since that is what the people eat over there." Oh my word I was laughing so hard!
The Second Story!

Today was the day that they kids were able to go around to the different classrooms and see all of the presentations. Well we were at the presentation for the country of Italy, and in the classroom there was a model of the leaning tower of pisa, well one of the students in the middle of sixth grades presentation decided to inform everyone that, "that tower over there looks like its gonna tip over, I think someone should look at it" So funny I was cracking up!
Kids are so funny! I have posted a picture of me and my little first and second graders! They are so wonderful and just as cute as anything : )

Simple but Good!

Well school today was okay, I was really tired and didn't feel well. Everyone said that sometimes you get sick when your trying to adjust. I have just felt really sick to my stomache all day but I rested a little and now I am feeling somewhat better. So since I wasn't feeling very well and Mary the lady I am living with wasn't feeling very well either. I just made white rice and cooked carrots. I burnt the bottom layer of the rice haha because its a gas stove and a little tricky! but the rest of it was realy yummy! Then I made this really really good sweet lemon sauce to go over the carrots and rice mmmmmmm. . . it was so yummy! I used a fresh lemon from our lemon tree : ) a little sugar and a tad bit of butter. I cooked it for a little while in a sauce pan and WOW it was soooo good! I was pretty proud of myself . . . simple but so good : )

First Day Teaching!

Today was so awesome! It was my first day of teaching : ) I taught Bible and Science to second grade! They are such awesome kids. They are all so well behaved and respectful, and all talk with such cute little accents. My lessons went so well, I was kinda nervous b/c I hadn't even seen my cooperating teacher teach, so I had no clue what the kids were used to but it went so well. I taught about Nehemiah for Bible and the 5 senses for science. Two funny stories, first, one of the kids came back in from a special and he says "um . . . Miss Cutting so and so called me a booger in spanish" haha it was so hard to remain somewhat composed lol! Then towards the end of the day one of the parents came in and introduced himself and began talking to me in spanish then stopped halfway through and said "you do not speak spanish?" and I responeded in spanish "no sir, not so much, just a little" he laughed and said "oh sorry I thought you were Paraguayn" haha thats two, I am totally keeping track : ) I think its just God letting me know im a "natural paraguayn" haha! but overall it was a wonderful day! 6:00 comes so early but a seista at 2 is wonderful! Now I am going to attempt to make dinner haha I will have to let you all know how that works out!

First Church Service : )

Well I went to an authentic spanshish baptist church this morning! It was so wonderful to see people praise the Lord in another language. The music was wonderful, I could sing along with the slower songs lol if they got to fast I would just smile and hum haha! The pastor introduced Bethany and I, so we stood, smiled and then nodded when we heard our names . . . who knows what he was really saying about us haha! It was quite the experience then halfway through the service Bethany leaned over to me and said "hm, maybe next week we will have to try the english speaking church" and I said "are you kidding me, I didn't even know that was an option" it was funny, I might try the english church next week but overall it was such a good experience to attend a spanish church. My brain was really tired by the end, after trying to understand, I know that it was a sermon about the 10 lepers, but that is about all haha! I am really grateful for the experience though : )

Finally Here . . . and Loving Every Second!

What a whilrl wind : ) It has been such a wonderful transition. The trip here was sooooo long but praise the Lord there were no complications! There was a welcoming comittee waiting to greet us at the airport, I told them all I had never been so happy to meet a bunch of strangers haha! I went to school on Friday and met my classes! I will be teaching second grade science, Bible, Scocial Studies and Math and then First Grade Math. The kids are adorable and so much fun! I will teach my first two lessons on Monday . . . crazy!
So far I have been to the grocery store twice, two different malls and out to eat! I love everything about this place, the people, the culture, my room with a balcony lol and yes even the heat ; ) I have greatly appreciated the hospitality and encouragement from the missionaries here. They are such wonderful Godly people and I am truly blessed. I just sit and admire the soverignty of God, his grace and his goodness in my life. I have no idea where my future is headed but I am open and availible as God continues to lead and guide in my life.
Funny story . . . so this afternoon we went to the grocery store and took a cab back to the apartment. We got in and the two other girls with me were trying to explain to the cab driver where to go to. So the driver looks and points at me and says in spanish "well why can't she just translate for you" we laughed so hard, he thought I was a Paraguayn . . . so funny, most people think that I belong here. . . until I try to communicate with them that is, then they know real quick haha!

Meet my kids from my first placement . . . These were my wonderful energetic kindergartners that I had for the past 9 weeks! Now in just 3 short days I will be meeting my new class of second graders. I grew so much during my first placement and absolutely fell in love with the kids in this picture! I hope and pray that I had an impact on their lives!