day two...

Today, we got to start the day with a little extra sleep... :) I woke up, did my devos, ate my American breakfast (Cookie Crisp!)... and worked on my blessed portfolio. :/ Krisanna and I made our own lunch today, then headed off to school. When I got to my room, there was a desk set up in the back with cards all over it. :) There are seven kids in my third and fourth grade classroom. A little smaller and quieter then my nineteen first graders! One thing I already love is that my small class in a small school doesn't need to be escorted everywhere! They can go wherever they please without a babysitter in the hallway. :) One more thing I need to get used to is fixing my own meals! It's a good thing I'm living with Miss Susie Homemaker! :) She'll help me stay fed. ;) Also, the exchange rate is kinda insane. Everything here seems so much more expensive! But, maybe that's just me! I guess it's good that I have a frugal mindset (for now) since we know how to get to the mall on our own and we have our own car now!!! ;) Good news is that I don't have too much room in my luggage for the trip back, so [this is for my mother's sheer joy] I can't really buy too many more shoes... :/

I realized while I was packing to come over that I have no concept of weight. My suitcase was allowed to be 50 lbs. I thought mine was heavy, but how much is 50 lbs anyway!?!?! Well... I weighed myself (and was pleasantly surprised!) then weighed myself holding my suitcase. Either my math was wrong (which it wasn't!) or my suitcase weighed... 66 lbs. Krisanna's mother, with the manipulation of my somewhat fashionable conscience, persuaded me that I didn't need all the clothes I had packed... So (after Krisanna and I decided to bring another suitcase), my suitcase weighed [fingers crossed]... 49.6 lbs!!! :) I laughed when it was weighed at the airport. All I knew was that I left a ton of shoes behind (and shirts and jeans, thanks to Krisanna's mom!!!) but it was worth it. I lost weight!!!!!

this evening, we went to the Voelker's house for pizza and American Idol. :) It was fun to hang out with the teachers from the school. :) 

And... I got to talk on the phone to my boyfriend tonight for 8 minutes and 4 seconds. PHENOMENAL!!! :) :) :) :) :) after some rough news yesterday about every form of communication with the states being outlawed by his college. :/ BUT I got to talk to him!!! :) :) :) Now, Krisanna and I are watching CSI [in English!!!] and working on portfolio stuff and hanging out! I love this country. I learned how to say "good day" today, and "my name is Jessica" yesterday... next goal!?! DRIVING! :) :) :) hopefully by next week!

Krisanna and I have started a board of our success and failures. So far on the successes side: emptying the dehumidifier (by Krisanna's self), (she's obviously never worked at the WILDS!), making lunch by ourselves, driving to and from school without getting lost or hitting a cat or getting pulled over! :) failures: having NO idea what the doorbell was and why it wouldn't shut up. :)

so far, I think we're doing well. :) Hopefully tomorrow will go just as well! I've heard rumors of people watching at Starbucks for our Friday evening plans. ;) sounds like a blasty blast to me!!!!!