To continue with breaking news: Dj got a job in DC this week and is not coming to visit. I’m excited for her and disappointed for me, but it’s okay because coordinating travel might have been a complicated task anyway it seems. Adam got accepted into the WOOOF-Belize program (www.wooof.org), and will be in Teakettle at some point in the coming months, which, thankfully, is at least a 10hr bus ride away. I say thankfully b/c a) it’s a really cool opportunity for him, b) it will be really nice to be able to share Belize stories with someone when I get back to the States and c) at the same time I’m glad it’s a little far away b/c if I had a close friend nearby it would be tempting to go and visit often and that’s not why I’m here.
Nancy’s supervisors are coming this Saturday and I will travel with them on Monday to Lamanai, a Mayan community. Then Tuesday I will go with Nancy’s class to Belize City for the Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) ceremony at the Anglican church there (Nancy’s school, St. Peter’s, is Anglican.) Nancy and her supervisors are going to the beach that day b/c the supervisors want to travel a little (and Nancy could probably use a little R&R). She graciously invited me along, but she also thought I might like to go with the kids instead, and I had to agree that it was an opportunity I shouldn’t miss. Skipping the beach this time also means that I have the opportunity to substitute teach in Nancy’s class on Wednesday-- eek!!! She said she will plan an easy day for me but I am definitely praying for Pentecost or something to endow me with a sudden burst of her teacher-super-powers, b/c I have very little experience with effective classroom management. I’m good with kids who listen to me, but I'm not sure I know how to pull them back if they don’t. I'm planning to pay extra close until then to Nancy's deft methods. We shall see...! I’m looking forward to it, but I’m scared too:).
One perk of this arrangement, is that I’ll also be babysitting Sulmi for one night, 2 days, and she has to be one of the highlights of living here. She has the most enchanting laugh when something strikes her as funny.
Wish me luck!
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