My apologies for the lack of posts!! The summer came and went so quickly...
Visiting Japan was absolutely a blessing! It was amazing to have the opportunity to travel and network with many great people.
Yes, the school year has started over here at TIUA/ Willamette University in Salem, Oregon... We are moving into our third week of classes tomorrow!! Who would have thought?
I am co-teaching Vocabulary Building Strategies, and Volunteerism with a Focus on Teen Pregnancy. I am working with two amazing mentor teachers from TIUA, and I am very lucky to have such wonderful mentors that are so great! The past few weeks have been a big adjustment to working with Japanese students, working with mentor teachers, learning about campus-life, getting used to my work schedule, and of course the great balancing act between work and life outside of work! I am fortunate to live close to work and I can commute with ease. Very very lucky... I am learning a lot from my coworkers, mentor teachers, students, and administrative staff! Everyone is very helpful and want us to get a good experience working at TIUA. I think that the experience for the fall semester is worth all the work!!! There are still some unknowns, but I have faith that all will work out... it always does... [7amdolah]
Let the countdown to Japan begin!
It is counting down for me too.. :)
ReplyDeletehahah. it will be a shorter countdown until then! :)
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