Last day of summer vacation Well today is officially my last day of summer vacation. It is sort of my last day of vacation in general. I feel as though I have been on a two week trip somewhere but the reality of actually living here hasn't hit me yet. I'm sure that as I continue going home to my apartment, showing up at work each day and getting into an overall routine, the fact that I live here will actually sink in. I met some other cool people at church today. The man who gave the sermon has a son in 7th grade. They are homeschooling him so he won't be my student but he is really into exploding things in science (pumpkins, soda bottles and other non threatening stuff). You see, his older brother is a science teacher and does a lot of stuff like that in his class. So my new 7th grade friend has said that he will show me how to do all this stuff so I can wow my students. Should be fun. I can't wait to see what the first day of school will bring. I am sort of anxious for it to come and go so that I know what to expect for the rest of the year. Being that my average class size is 16, I am thinking that things should run pretty smooth. However, the returning teachers have said that the kids talk so much you really can't handle more than 16 in a class. Should be interesting. Another cold front came in last night. It is about 65 out today and is suppose to get colder over the next few days. It is a nice break from the 90 degree weather we had all last week. Keep in mind it is winter here so it is bound to get really toasty come summer time. Hope all is well back home and that you are all enjoying yourselves. Adios, Adria