I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far! I had a chance to talk with J this week and catch up on what her past week has included. Since she just started back teaching at the English Center this week, she hasn’t been very busy, but she did want to share with you all what she has
been doing. First of all, she finally (finally!) received her Christmas packages and wanted to say thank you to the NBC girls and her family for the sweet things they sent! She especially enjoyed the Crystal Light packs and reading the Christmas cards that were sent.
J said so far this week of working at the Center has been a bit of a roller coaster; some good things have happened, and she’s also had a couple of not so good days. She really appreciates everyone keeping her in their thoughts! J’s roommate is still back home visiting family and friends, but J has a new roommate that will be there for a couple months. The new roommate
just arrived this week, but J really likes her so far and says it is nice to have someone else with her again. Her new roommate will also be teaching at the English Center.
J wanted me to make sure that I told you all she was able to watch the Broncos game with her family last week through Skype and was extremely thrilled that the Broncos (read: Tim Tebow) won. Extremely thrilled! She said it was really neat to be able to be watching the game with her family and to be able to talk to them at the same time like she would if she were back home. The wonders of Skype!
Again, be keeping her in your thoughts this next week, especially that she will continue to have opportunities to share with the people she meets at the Center and in her city. Also, she will be starting her language lessons up again with a new tutor, so she will be having more opportunities to learn the language.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
New Year's Motivation
Hello all! This post will be pretty short, as J is still on a break before she starts teaching again at the English Center. J spent her New Year’s Eve with a group of people she’s been getting to know from her city. Since she doesn’t speak the language yet, she said that the night was pretty lonely.
Most of the people at the party were not speaking English and so it was hard for her to be able to talk to anyone. However, she was pretty positive about the night because it gave her a lot of motivation going into the new year to learn the new language faster so she can communicate with the people in their language. She also said that the night ended well in that she and another girl spent some time talking and getting to know one another—J even was able to share a little bit with the other girl. And, as a bonus, J said they talked on the porch and she got to see some fireworks that night!
J still hasn’t received her packages from home yet, so she has decided to leave her Christmas tree up until they come so that she can celebrate with her gifts once they arrive. She was also able to spend some time in the city with a couple of girls and a friend from the English Center, and during their day in the city shopping and spending time together, J and her friend were able to share with the girls. The girls were really open to talking, and J and her friend were able to have a really good conversation with them. Keep J in your thoughts as she goes into the New Year and
starts back up with her language lessons and teaching at the English Center. Also, be keeping the people she comes into contact with in your thoughts as well—J is really excited about how
open a lot of the people have been so far!
Most of the people at the party were not speaking English and so it was hard for her to be able to talk to anyone. However, she was pretty positive about the night because it gave her a lot of motivation going into the new year to learn the new language faster so she can communicate with the people in their language. She also said that the night ended well in that she and another girl spent some time talking and getting to know one another—J even was able to share a little bit with the other girl. And, as a bonus, J said they talked on the porch and she got to see some fireworks that night!
J still hasn’t received her packages from home yet, so she has decided to leave her Christmas tree up until they come so that she can celebrate with her gifts once they arrive. She was also able to spend some time in the city with a couple of girls and a friend from the English Center, and during their day in the city shopping and spending time together, J and her friend were able to share with the girls. The girls were really open to talking, and J and her friend were able to have a really good conversation with them. Keep J in your thoughts as she goes into the New Year and
starts back up with her language lessons and teaching at the English Center. Also, be keeping the people she comes into contact with in your thoughts as well—J is really excited about how
open a lot of the people have been so far!
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