One week more.

Another week another destiny. This soon ending road in front of me.

One week more.

Bizarre. Emily (my lovely roommate) leaves tomorrow night. I thought two months would be a long time, but I feel like I haven't been here nearly long enough. I haven't really gotten a view of a public school system like I wanted to.

At the same time, though, I'm excited for home. I CANNOT wait for camp, and it'll be a joy to see Jon and Jenny again. It'll be nice to be home, to be with my family, to be back on the North Shore of Boston eventually.

But let's focus on the now.

On Monday I went on a field trip with my class 2 students. We went to Paradise Lost, a camp ground with caves, a waterfall, and a lake. We started the day by loading all 39 students onto 6 rowboats and handing them paddles. We didn't make it very far, but I got some fun pictures! On our boat, Ms. Elizabeth and I rowed, so we actually made it around a bit. One of the boats got stuck and the guide had to go back to shore, grab a canoe, and pull them back in.

Then we went on a hike. Half the time, us teachers were bent in half to avoid the trees that had knotted themselves over the path, but the kids walked upright. We made it to the waterfall, and went behind into stone-age caves. It was rather clay-y, but cool (in both ways). From there, we loaded the kids two by two onto the backs of horses and sent them on trail rides (the ride was really just about 50 feet down a path, then back).

We all loaded back up onto the bus and headed to Rock City Gardens, an amusement park. The kids got to ride on rides, go swimming, and just goof off. The teachers got to sit around, eat lunch, and enjoy each other's company away from the kids (Daisy and I also rode a ride or 2...) We dragged the kids off the rides onto the bus and made it back just in time to catch the school bus home.

Yesterday I was in Class 4 for the first time. This has long been  my "ideal age", so it was nice to sit in with them. They're incredible. I was blessed during snack time when they all pulled out their snacks and I was journaling in the corner. I saw one of the girls going around to all of the students, and then she came over and placed in front of me a tupper-ware lid full of pieces of all of their snacks. There were carrots, oranges, a few peanuts, some cake... They're really great kids. The girls and I all sat in the classroom all lunch time-- they decided to hang out and talk with me rather than go to recess. We had some really good conversations (and they all now know about my entire family and some of my friends. I even showed them pictures of you guys). They were a blessing to be with, and I'll go back with them tomorrow.

Today was staff meeting, and Emily saying goodbye to a lot of people. From there, we went to the police station for Emily to get an abstract of what she had stolen for insurance purposes, and then coffee so I could get internet for a bit.

4 more school days to be spent at Logos. I will spend my last one for sure with my class 2 kids I've spent the most time with.

See you guys soon. xoxo