still alive!

I think it's time for another update! School has been good. I've been very blessed with my students' parents' support, also the principal's. My co-teachers often have good ideas to resolve challenges. I'm getting used to not having very many people around so I enjoy living at my uncle n aunt's house now!
I'm thankful for God's presence and blessings. He's blessed me so incredibly with His wisdom and patience. Also with friends and caring people around me!
This is a long weekend. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day so we have no school. Carlanna came over for the weekend. Yesterday I went to Steinbach to pick her up. Bev went with me and on the way we dropped her off in Winnipeg. It was my first  time driving in the city.... everything worked fine!
Next week will be busy in school. We've got report cards coming out and teacher n parent meeting and starting planning the Christmas program.

me. Jeanette, Linelda, n Melinda

my students playing at my house

my adorable students

it SNOWED! our attempt at a snowman

we went John n Rose for lunch today!

Teaching

I've taught for 6 days now. It's been good, very challenging. I've got students with lots of energy and ideas. Makes it more interesting, but they do not pay attention very well. They love to sing though, also play! I have 11 students with very different abilities, so that is challenging, trying to teach them all the same thing at the same time!

Getting ready for school to begin

my students

I've had lots of family over from Belize. Aunt Bertha was here for a while, I don't know what I would've done the first days of school without her. She left, also Aunt Norma. She was here for about a week. Now this last weekend John & Eva Reimer were here so I got to be with Twyla and Russel.

At Walter & Margaret's in Winkler

changing a tire

1 Week in Canada

So I'm in Canada! I've been here since Monday. Mom and I left Belize on Monday morning and flew to Winnipeg. We stayed at a hotel in Winnipeg for the night since it was late by the time we got there. Then the teachers from Winkler, which include Sheila and John Neufeld (Rhoda's boyfriend), picked us up and took us to Arborg. There was teachers training at IMF school. Mom and I were dropped off at Greta & Hein. I then headed to the school for the teachers training.
I met the school board members and several of my co-teachers. We had a long day of different good topics, but I was very tired when school was over.
For the 1st night I was at Norm & Bev's but the next night mom had gotten my room ready at Greta & Hein's.
We had teacher's training until Friday. We had heard many very good topics on how to be good teachers. I won't be able to remember nearly everything! It was a time of being refreshed and challenged. My desire is that God will be able to use me to do His Will.
In between I've been working on getting some charts ready for school. Mom actually did a lot of it. Even Aunt Rose and Aunt Bertha helped! It's definitely gonna help me get ready.
On Friday John & Rose took mom to Winnipeg, I went along too. Mom had tickets to fly out early Saturday morning so she went to a hotel for the night.
Saturday Greta & Hein, Aunt Bertha, Kendra and I went shopping in Winnipeg. I got some more school supplies and some other stuff like toothpaste!
Today I went to IMF church for the 1st time. I was a lil nervous! but I knew of some of the youth girls since I had met them during the week. Also Walter & Margaret were here for church. For lunch we went to Klass & Marlene. Then later Rhoda came over for vaspa.
I'm excited about this coming year. But also a little scared. I know there's gonna be lots of challenges. I just pray that I won't let fear control me, but rather trust God. Please pray for me that I can be a good example and be open to God's leading. Also that I won't miss my family too much!