I'm back!

I have safely and smoothly arrived in Korea after a wonderful summer traveling, visiting friends, and spending time with my family. I have many stories from my around-the-world trip so if you want to hear some shoot me an email. In the meantime, I will be posting links to the pics I have. I also had a great time on RAGBRAI--Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa--with Tami (my roommate from college), Sarah (who taught with me here in Korea last year), and many new friends. It was a great feeling of accomplishment when I finished the 7-day, 442 mile ride. It was definitely a challenge, but it was also a ton of fun. Training consumed most of my summer days which prevented me from getting bored in Washington, too.

Although the summer and the break from work were awesome, it feels good to be back. The community here is so caring and supportive. I had missed them. There are some really great new staff members as well. I got in early on Friday morning so I am almost over jet lag. I have spent my time so far doing things around my apartment that I wanted to do all last year and never had time to do. In addition I have been preparing for the first day of school which is quickly approaching on Monday the 10th. I can't believe it is here already! There is a lot to do, but I feel so much more prepared than last year when I had no idea what I was doing. My class load is exactly the same; 5 Spanish classes and 1 7th Sheltered Bible. The biggest adjustment this year will be that I do not have a heavy and light day/week. I teach 3 and have 2 free periods everyday. I am curious to see how I will like it or if it will make time go by slower or faster. This fall I will be helping coach JV volleyball so that will be really fun, but will also be another adjustment as I will be busy everyday after school. In general, I am very very excited to see my students and start the school year. I will be busy, but I am going to try to keep my blog updated regularly. Thanks for reading!