You know you teach in the desert when...
...you have red flag recess every day since it is above 37 degrees (celsius)
...class is interrupted by a lizard crawling on a chair
...you put on sunglasses to walk to the Upper Elementary School, even though it is through a covered breezeway and 100 meters away
...you find sand in your classroom library, I am talking in the books people
...you talked about a snowstorm today and a handful of kids gave you blank stares
All of these things and more are just part of the fun of living and teaching somewhere new. While it is overwhelming to learn how to do new things at home, school, and more it is still a great time. Everyone at school has been so helpful with carpooling and making sure we are taken care of but we just have to go to so many places to find things.
Someone said it best yesterday: "This is a city where everything takes place indoors."
So I am going to have to explore inside more for sure, and in the meantime I am going to take advantage of all the great things offered to us on the school campus: yoga, zumba, coed softball, open art studio time, kettlebell class. You name it someone is offering it and sooo convenient being right around the corner.
Starting to get in to a semi-routine!
Comments
Post a Comment