Playing Go Fish in Nicaragua And Other Stuff Too

So at the beginning of October I went with my host mom to Nicaragua to visit the family, per the usual.  And, since we left the same day Rebecca was heading up to Nicaragua for her three month volunteer stint up there, she came with us.  That was a lot of fun because it gave Rebecca and I another chance to hang out and chat!  Yay!  It was also sad because it was our last time to hang out.  (Well, hopefully not last last....hopefully it will work out so we'll get to hang out in Nicaragua or Costa Rica in the next few months...but last 'for sure' hangout!)  Anyway, we hopped on the bus around 3 to head up north.

Kristi and I take on the Tenorio River Rapids!

Kristi, my EVOLC program coordinator, came to visit me on Thursday September 22 so she could observe one of my classes, check out my casa/family and just generally hang out!  I was super excited about her visit because Kristi is great, both at her job and as a person/friend :)  I was, however, super nervous for her to observe one of my classes.  Despite the fact that I've learned a lot about teaching in the past few months, I for sure still have a lot to learn and perfect.  I spent a long time before Kristi arrived thinking about my lesson, and by "thinking about my lesson" I really mean stressing about my lesson, even though she totally told me not to worry and that I'd do fine.  But really, I think anytime anyone is observed in the classroom, it's just meant to be one of the less successful teaching days....