My class consists of 7 Ecuadorian students, 5 from the states, 3 from Korea, and 1 from Taiwan. They all seem to speak English pretty well. They were SO excited for me to be there, giving me hugs and they all had made me a cute card. My cooperating teacher has lived here for 18 years and is a missionary. She told me that her main goal in being there is to see her students accept Christ. In the past week, 6 accepted Christ during chapel. She said she had 2 Muslim students accept Christ before too. I can tell she truly loves her students so much.
The school´s atmosphere is totally different than any I have been to back home. It´s not all indoors. To get anywhere, you walk outside. It is beautiful, right by mountains. We drove there this morning and walked home. From now on, I will walk there each day, or at least walk home because Patty, the lady I live with, has to stay there later than me.
I met so many teachers today and they were all so nice. Everyone made me feel very welcomed. One young teacher asked me to be on their teacher volleyball team, so I agreed to. I told her I´m not very good, but she said it was fine.
All in all, I had a wonderful first day! I loved everything about the school, and I am so excited to be student teaching here. It is like 100% opposite of the last school I taught at, which I needed.
I loved the school because it just looks so different from what I'm used to in the states. Since it's warm all year round, you walk outside to get to most classes, which I loved! 
Just the view is AMAZING! I love the mountains in the background behind the playground.
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this is so exciting! i am glad this is working out better than your last experience and am looking forward to hearing about your adventures!
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