Everything is going really well at the school, and we are getting ready for the year-end and coming home. The kids are pretty excited as well, but I think it's starting to set in for me that we're really going home. I don't like to say it much, but I miss home. I feel like when I say that it means I don't want to be here, but it's true. I like Haiti, and I love what we get to be a part of, but I really am ready to be home and hug my friends and family... I can;t wait to eat food that I know where it comes from, and be able to drive some sort of car... I sold my Ford Focus though, so I'll need to find something, or get rides for the month, but being able to go outside and walk around, or go somewhere by myself will be great...
Update for the school: Not much is new, but I have seen so much growth in my middle school class so far. High school turned out to be the harder class, but they are getting by... Middle School History is learning about the Native Americans and the Western Hemisphere this year. High School is all U.S. History, so we are studying the Middle Ages and all about Christopher Columbus right now. It's so interesting though to be teaching it in Haiti- right around where Christopher Columbus landed. It's strange, 'cause they basically hate him here. With his arrival, everything really changed for the region, and not all for good. Woodeline, the one Haitian in my class, litterally opened the book to his picture, slammed her hand on it, and said "Ug! I hate him!" I never realized how person his actions still are to them, and how different a perspective on 1 event another culture may have... I am realizing how behind I feel, ,and no matter what I can't seem to catch up. :( I want to slow down and really teach, but only have about a month left. Less than that actually... We have 15 teaching days left, and I still need to make finals or something, but I haven't gotten into how to write essays, and yet my High School class has to read at least 3 books, compare and contrast them, and learn how to really write all different types of essays... Def need prayer, and any advice teachers can give on what to teach and how to teach it... :) High point: Askin my middle schoolers to pull out their flashcards and giving extra credit to those who had their cards- Harry litterally stood up, dumped out his backpack, and searched through everything to find all 15 of his cards. It was a time waister, but way too funny to get mad at him. He drives me crazy sometimes, but that kid knows how to crack us up :) Low point: I have an eye infection (not pink eye) in my left eye, so today it was really distracting. After much prayer and some eye drps I am feeling much better though! Hopefully by tomorrow I'll be back to normal. God point: We pray every morning together as a class, read a scripture together, and take prayer requests/'thankful for's' before we do any kind of classwork related activity- everyday should start with prayer.... Today, Woodeline said she needed prayer for her arm. She showed me what was wrong with it, and I was shocked!! She had some kind of skin bubbling in a circle on her arm- it looked kind of like really intense warts, but it as all swollen around it, and looked aweful! We were able to lay hands on her and pray right then and there, which was awesome and edifying for all of us. It was able to happen again with my middle school class, when Shamma asked for prayer for a fever and just feeling sick. We all came and layed hands on him, and about an hour later he was healed! His fever was gone, and he was feeling well enough to play around! God is so good, and mm
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Diane Miller
11/9/2011 05:18:29 am
Hope your eye is better now. You could do a thankfulness chain (the students write what they're thankful for on the loop) and then you put it up like a Christmas chain (Thanksgiving decoration!). I agree with your student, Columbus was a bad man. He was very cruel to the native people he came in contact with. We don't celebrate Columbus Day. Strange that we do anyway. Looking forward to hugging you!!! Miss ya! Love ya! ttfn
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AuthorWelcome! My name is Nicole Garcia, and this is a tiny snapshot of my adventurous life. I am 26 years young, an ENFP on the Myers-Briggs personality chart, and am loved by Jesus. I like Cheez-Its, Star Trek (everything minus Enterprise), Pinterest, Swing Dancing, Country Music, reading & studying God's Word, prayer nights, Wine & Cheese nights with my girls, and action movie nights with my male friends. I got to go to Haiti for 6 months on mission for Him, and experienced and learned a lot. I am glad you are here, and would love to hear from you if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! Thank you for coming by, and I hope you enjoy yourself while you're here. I pray also that you fall deeply in love with the wonderful man & God who is Jesus Christ, so you may know His true joy and peace that He lavishes upon us all. Archives
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