{"id":28,"date":"2013-02-08T23:16:07","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T04:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/nzciara2013\/?p=28"},"modified":"2013-02-08T23:16:07","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T04:16:07","slug":"sunny-day-eh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/nzciara2013\/2013\/02\/08\/sunny-day-eh\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Day, Eh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.butler.edu%2Fnzciara2013%2F2013%2F02%2F08%2Fsunny-day-eh%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=recommend&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Today marks an official week of me living in New Zealand. There are times when I can&#8217;t believe its already been a week and other times where it definitely feels like it has been a full week. I was lucky enough to have my first week with a holiday, so it made the week a little bit lighter. I didn&#8217;t even plan that, but it was a nice week to begin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">I haven&#8217;t done much outside of routine stuff since my last blog. My cooperating teacher and I have decided that I will teach weeks 3-6 and the other weeks we with co-teach for the sake of continuity for the students. I have had a few laughs with my students and am building relationships with them each day. I can&#8217;t say I have a favorite yet, but there are a few that make me smile every day. We made these really neat self-portaits using their silhouettes. I traced their silhouettes for them, and then they filled it in with pictures about them. Then, we cut them out and set them against black paper and connected them to a QR code of their voice recording explaining what they all mean. I love that Kate is able to give me pointers and ideas of how to use technology in the classroom, especially with the younger grades. I am really excited to start teaching in another week, and I already did some of the planning for what it will look like. \ud83d\ude42 woo hoo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Another exciting part of the week was purchasing a subscription on Skype to call any US phone unlimited for $7\/month. I have to be connected to wifi, but I have been able to call a few people. It has been great to be connected to those I love who are still at home. I know that I really wanted to go to Kenya, but I also believe there is a good reason God took that out of my plans and placed me here. I am a firm believer in &#8220;everything happens for a reason&#8221; and that goes for things that don&#8217;t happen, too. I am so grateful for being here and the host family that is so welcoming and great to me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">I still miss everyone at home, but I am really loving it here. I was talking to my host mum about teaching in another country and how much I would love that, but I also want to be with my friends and family at home. It is always going to be a tough battle for me, since you all know how much I really love traveling and seeing the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Happy Friday to those in the Western Hem \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks an official week of me living in New Zealand. There are times when I can&#8217;t believe its already been a week and other times where it definitely feels like it has been a full week. 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