It has been awhile...

Well, it has been quite some time since I have updated my blog. I am not sure what specific story to tell you since it has been so long! Also, sometimes it is hard to remember what I should share because the longer I live here the more life just seems normal!! My weeks and days have felt very full as I have now become a kindergarten teacher. Crazy. I have successfully finished my first week of school (and a week of training). I do feel a little new to this whole world, but overall it is going well. I sort of feel like I am living two different lives (my life at school with quite a few Americans and my life at home/church with all Rwandans), but I think as time goes on I will adjust to living both of those lives. I have 13 Kindergarteners right now, with one coming sometime in the near future, and two coming in January. One of my favorite parts of teaching is the fact that the children are from all over the world. I have a few from Rwanda, a few from America, one from England, one from Tanzania, one from Japan, one from Uganda, and one from somewhere else that I can’t quite remember! That is where they are “from”, but it was pretty funny going around and asking the kids where they are from. One of the Rwandan girls said “Canada!” and one of the American boys said “Africa!” You see, a good number of these kids have lived most of their lives in places that their parents are not from. Some of them weren’t even sure where they from! Anyway, it is fun to think about how to teach these children from all different cultures. One of the highlights of being here is still living with my family. I love coming home at night and just being with them, helping them prepare dinner for guests, or playing with the kids. I am also still really enjoying being a part of my church here. I always stop by the church every day after school and help with little things or just say hi to the people there. Oh! I also really enjoyed going to a Rwandan wedding the other day!! I will have to write more about that later…it was quite the experience. Please continue to be praying for me as I learn to balance teaching and the rest of life!! These first few weeks have been a little long, but I am still doing well.