Things at school have been going great. My students are working so hard and doing a great job academically. Last week we took the NAEP test and a consultant came in to administer the test. One of the groups was given a set of fraction strips to help them with the test and they were so excited to tell the proctor that they knew exactly how to use them. I felt very proud!
I have also made some awesome friends here. Most of the teachers are my age and we spend a lot of time hanging out after school and on the weekends. Since there aren't a ton of things to do, we generally just have dinner and watch movies.
The weather hasn't really been too bad either. We have had some really cold and windy days, but once I have my gear on, I don't even notice it! Today the weather was -10 with the windchill at -35. It sounds awful, but surprisingly it's not. We have also had a lot more snow lately. By my house we have drifts about 4 foot high. I went over to my neighbor's apartment the other day and I couldn't even walk on the ground the snow was so high. I had to climb onto the pipe box and walk across! It worked though.
The other crazy thing about living here is shopping at the store because everything is so expensive. I bought a bag of chips for $10 and a 1 liter bottle of ginger ale for $4! At least with the prices being so high, I am not likely to go there often and buy a ton of junk food. I really do try to watch what I am eating. We are so lucky to have a farm from Washington state that delivers organic produce to us here in the village. That is also expensive, but worth it.
Here are a few updated pictures from my adventures around and about the village and at school. As always, thanks for reading and keeping up with me on facebook!
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| That's a snow drift behind me! |
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| This is the snow drift that is behind me in the previous picture. It's about 4 feet high. |
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| Beautiful sunset on my walk home from school. We have very long sunrises and sunsets here. |
