A Little Piece of Home....

Today after school, a group of us went to the Elim School which is a school for children with autism. The school was amazing! They have 170 students and a waiting list of 500! The school had the characters for Faith, Hope, and Love on the outside of the school building and on a bulletin it said we give hope to the parents of our students.... I loved the school! It made me really miss my special ed job back home and all my previous students. I felt at home. I actually knew what they were doing and why! They had some really neat rooms- a sensory room, a gym- like room with a zip line (!) , slides, etc...

The theme of our apartment should be "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..." Christy and I LOVE Christmas! (stay posted for pics of our decorated apt...) Tonight we had some of our friends over to see our decorated apartment- we have 2 strands of lights, one strand of garland and few miscellaneous ornaments- and for some Christmas Blend Starbucks coffee, cookies, popcorn... and of course some Christmas music! We planned to watch a movie, but ended up just talking.

Tuesday, Christy and I will be leaving for Thailand with a group. We are going a day early so that we can see Bangkok! Then it is off to Chiang Mai for the conference. I am hoping to go on an elephant ride!!! - stay posted for pics of me on an elephant! Maybe I will even learn a few things while I am there:)

Tomorrow I am going "exploring" with Julia, the new student teacher from Taylor University! We are going to choose a bus and ride it until we see a place that looks interesting! I will be taking a cell phone with us in case we get lost! It should be a fun way to see more of our wonderful city!!! The only problem is, if we find someplace great, we probably won't remember how to get back to it!

Well, it's midnight and I have a busy day ahead of me... besides exploring I also have a game of american football to play and 2 weeks of lessons to plan!

wo hen lei he hen mang (I am very tired and very busy!) I have a big chinese test to study for as well! Chapters 1-5!

zai jian! (goodbye!)