Friday, January 8, 2010

Big Adventure to Las Vegas

So as you all know.  I have begun my crazy adventure in Las Vegas.  My adventure began when I packed up my tiny Nissan Sentra and a little in the van and drove to Utah.  The trip was spread out which was nice because I didn’t feel like it was so much driving.  We went to two family get-togethers and then drove to Mindy’s to spend the night.  We left at 9 the next morning and drove all way to Vegas.  I drove the whole way and all around Vegas.  I was so proud of myself.  I was so thankful that my mom and dad stayed with me for a few days and made sure I was comfortable and settled in.  I became used to the roads really fast and the traffic has not been bad for me yet at all.  even driving to and from school it wasn’t bad, probably because it is way early! Life in Vegas has been interesting.  I have been kind of bored because I don’t know anyone yet to go do stuff with.  There are things I want to do, but not by myself.  None of my roommates are too interested in doing things either.  Two of them love to talk on their phones incessantly to their boyfriends.  The other seems to only like things that has to do with English and nothing else.  I invited her to go the a basketball game (my school against hers) she wanted nothing to do with it.  I would really like to go but I would feel silly all alone.  The high school I work at is really nice.  It is way big and only 2 years old.  The principal is really great and really cares about the education of his students.  I have two cooperating teachers Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Welch.  They both are really nice.  They are so helpful too.  It has been fun observing them and getting used to the high school life again.  The students just crack me up.  They have to wake up so darn early in the morning that they are so exhausted during first period.  So that is the best time to teach, since they are so dead quiet.  I haven’t done a lot of teaching yet because it is the end of semester and so they are getting ready for finals so there is no point in me teaching because I have no idea what they are doing.  I am going to be taking over two health classes in a week and that will be way fun I’m excited for that.  I get to teach the book Night by Eliezer Wiesel for my two Honors English I classes.  It will be good I’m just a bit bored during my preps that is why I’m writing this during my prep.  I’m sure I have something I should do but I don’t know what exactly.  I don’t have much to say about school yet.  It is good though.  Things are going well down here.  I am excited to take over some classes so that I can get in some teaching experience and not be so bored.  I’m way tired everyday I don’t know when my body is going to start getting used to getting up at 5 every morning, but it certainly hates it right now.  Plus Aunt Rosie came to visit so I’m even more tired and grumpy than usual.  Well that is it for now.  Maybe I’ll get some pics of my new place and the school soon, but I’m just not much of a picture taker and even worse at downloading them.  Well that is it for now!