Merry Christmas!

I am now back in cold and snowy Washington. It was a 20-hour travel day last Saturday but I made it! The scariest part was the drive from the Seattle airport to our little town. Yikes!

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Christmas with your loved ones. As we celebrate this Christmas, may we all remember the true meaning of it all. Happy Birthday Jesus!

Finally Done!

I wanted to let you all know my excitement right now....I am officially DONE with school for the semester and will now have a month off! It has been an intense week at my school, which makes me even more ready to get on the airplane! Tomorrow's schedule: manicure/pedicure, lunch with roomies, packing, stocking exchange with roomies, more packing, and enjoying the Christmas Cantata put on by my church here. I am SO excited! Pray for safe travels for me on Saturday and that the snow storms would stop long enough for my parents to come pick me up at the airport! I have also asked that they bring some blankets and a sweatshirt to the airport when they get me....I am going to FREEZE!

Cute Stories!

Okay, so I just had to share with you some cute stories of my students. They drove me crazy today but I just couldn't help but love on them too. Enjoy these quotes:

"I don't need fingers, I need God." Said by a student while she was working on a math worksheet. She was proud of not needing to use her fingers to count.

"I want to stay in your house....for 1 night."

"I want to put glue right here (indicating his chest) so I can stick to you forever."

"I want to go with you on vacation"-boy
"But, your parents will miss you."-me
"That doesn't matter."-boy
"Would you like to meet my parents?"-me
"YES!"-boy

I hope these fun quotes put a smile on your face....they sure put one on me. I also wanted to share something with you about today. I was out for a walk around the block (which takes about 5-10 minutes). Within that time, I saw a monkey crossing the rode, another critter (can't remember the name of it here), and a toucan! Yup, I am definately in Panama:-) Can't wait to share with everyone about life here!

Bottom of the 7th inning!

So, according to my dad, I am in the bottom of the 7th inning now. Just a few more outs left in the game:-) One pitch at a time.... I only have 1 1/2 more days of school and boy does that feel good! I can't even tell you what an accomplishment it feels to get this far into the school year. I am just hanging on, counting the days, and loving it all. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful community here in Panama with me. I am excited to share with everyone I see in the states about my experience.

Life is good!

Well, I had a WONDERFUL Thankgiving weekend and now I am enjoying a nice 3-day weekend (Monday is Mother's Day here). Only 7 more days of school left until Christmas break. There is definately a countdown going on in my apartment as we prepare for the break. The students seem to be ready too so now we are just trying to get what we can done. Things are crazy busy but life is good. Lots of fun Christmas parties to come, which makes me so thankful for such a wonderful community of people here. I am leaving December 20th for Seattle! Yahoo!