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I have been back in Nicaragua for one month already. School has been going well. It is going so much better than this time last year. The kids are excited about my class and have had really good behavior! I am so thankful to be able to teach a lot of the same kids I had last year. It is great to continue those relationships with students and see their progress. Many of them will soon be leaving me...their English is continually improving and they will soon be graduating from the ESL program. It's a bittersweet feeling, but I'm very proud of them. I have a very busy schedule this year. I don't have alot of planning time, and I am tutoring and teaching English after school as well. I feel like I'm giving and teaching all day, without much of a break, and by the end of the day I'm sick of hearing myself talk and I'm sick of English!! I'm asking God to give me joy and energy to be able to give to these children. I am teaching English at the Villa Esperanza two

Hi Everyone! I have proven to be a bad blogger - what a surprise! I was hoping to blog once a month, but even that seems to be too much for me to handle. I think my problem is that I don't think anything has been happening here that is really blogworthy. We are out of school this week for Holy Week. I will be going to the beach on Tuesday and coming back on Saturday...so I'm excited about the fun week ahead! Things here have been going fine. School is almost out for the summer. I can't believe how the school year has flown by. My little angels have improved this year in English and it's fun to watch them grow and change. I have been able to visit the children's home in El Crucero several times this semester. I always enjoy visiting the kids. They're so precious. I was also able to fly to Dallas for my cousin's wedding and surprise my whole family. That was so fun. It was only for a few days, but I had a blast seeing everyone and getting to go to the wedd

Okay, it's not really a mountain. It's a hill that overlooks the laguna near my house. I asked my boys to go with me (2 of my old students from Nejapa) and their mom came too. Now other people in their family want to go with us next weekend to climb down into the laguna.  The view from the top was worth all the pain of climbing.   Luis and his mom, Arminda  I've gone to the beach several times lately. I never can pass up an opportunity to visit my favorite place! It's a nice break from school too. Today we took Billy with us (he's living with a couple from NCA who are hoping to adopt him). Today was his first time to see the ocean. It was a little scary for him, but he had fun. Emily and Billy on the way to the beach. He's such a cutie! Things are going fine here. I'm still praying about my future in Nicaragua. I'm still not sure about the teaching thing. I don't feel like I'm really involved in the Nicaraguan culture right n