<<----(This is our "sad face" picture because we don't wanna leave...today was our last day teaching.)Well, I have some huge news...I was offered a teaching position at BCC today!!!! I was asked to come back in May and teach 5th and 6th grade Math. I don't even know what to think right now. It's like the moment I think I have my life figured out and I feel the tiniest bit of peace, God throws me a curve ball and knocks me off my feet. What am I supposed to do???? All of the facts and figures thrown at me are amazing and make me want to say yes to the offer right now, but my heart weeps at the thought of it. Though I love this place, and I'm not remotely homesick right now...could I really come back and stay for another year (or more)? I would graduate on May 8, and less than 24 hours later, I would be on a flight to Bangkok because the kids start on the 11th. Wow. I was going to go straight into my masters program at Lee...and "live the dream" in Cleveland...and I was so perfectly content with that. And now? I could come teach here for a year and make money to pay for my masters when I get back home. The cost of living in Thailand would make it easy to save money for sure...Ahhh. So many thoughts are racing through my mind right now. And the worst thing about this...I have to make a decision within the next 2 weeks. Ugh...enough about that. I can't think about it anymore.
So today was my last day with my precious BCC students. :( I taught the 6/10 science class by myself because Chris wasn't there...and it was a classic "substitute teacher" situation for sure. It was a double class period, an
d I was finished with the lesson in 20 minutes. Oops!? So...clearly the only option for us was to go to the gym and play basketball! Oh they begged me...I guess they know my weakness. haha. So, we played basketball for over an hour and I refereed most of the time. Toward the end I kicked off my shoes and owned those midgets...even in a tight pencil skirt I'm a baller. Haha. Gosh I love those kids! I'm going to miss them so much when I get home! I'm so glad my Fridays are jam-packed because I was with them every minute of the day today. It sucks that today's my last day, but I'm so thankful for every second I have with those kids! Who knew I'd actually enjoy teaching and love kids? (Any of you who knew me a few years ago are probably surprised by that for sure!) So at 3pm today, Allison and I were packing our desks up in the office, and Teacher Fa (the head of the EIP department) stood up to make an announcement...and she for sure called us out and thanked us for working hard and all that stuff and Christian "presented" us with framed pictures of us and our kids! (Aww....) I was wonde
ring why he interrupted my lesson earlier in the day to take a picture with me and the kids! Haha! What's so funny is that it's the worst picture ever...I'm not even looking at the camera! But I love it anyway and I'm not even going to replace the picture...it's too perfect. :) So we had a going away party in the office before we all left work today. There was chicken and pizza...so thoughtful to get us American food! Haha. And I would like to say that it's the first time we've had pizza since we've been over here...(sigh) and it was dang good! I'm glad we got a chance to hang out with all of our co-workers and stuff before we say goodbye for good. (P.S. I know you all have read our blogs about the "hot British PE teacher" Andy...so here's a picture of him. He's such a goofball, so it took a lot of effort to make him be semi-serious...and as always, the picture doesn't do him justice. Haha...)Speaking of Andy...Allison and I hung out with him and his German friend tonight. We went over to his apartment and ate dinner (chicken and rice as always) and listened to "drum & bass" while watching tennis. Haha. It was a lot of fun...and the view from his apartment was unreal. It's like you could see the whole city! The
German girl was rather annoying though...she never shut up, and it was slightly obvious that she was mackin' on Andy. They tried to convince us to go listen to some drum & bass DJ, but it was gonna cost us $25. Um...honestly, I wouldn't pay $1 to listen to that techno crap...much less $25. Think I'll pass. It would have been too funny to watch Andy dance though. Of all the people we've met over here, I haven't met a single one who dances like an American. I don't really even know what I mean by that...but the bottom line is, when I get home, I really just wanna dance it out to "Get Low" with my roommates while eating my classic Checkers #3. Seriously. Can't wait.Well tomorrow we're off to Koh Sumet for the weekend...no big deal. Just a little island south of Bangkok with amazing beaches. Be jealous. :)
P.S. Yes, my 6th graders are wearing purple and throwing up the Epsilon sign in that picture up there. S.I.T.G. :)
I'm out.
Cwalk.
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