This past week has been....I'm not sure what adjective I am looking for just yet.... Hectic, Weird, Indifferent, Slow, Rewarding, Unorganized, but all in all- TIRING.
Where to start?!
I guess classes is a good place to start- since I am here for an education and it seems to always come first and conquer my time before anything else can. My into to teaching class- the one where I actually get student-teaching hours fulfilled- is my favorite so far. This teacher is amazing when it comes to lessons. He is teaching us on how to become teachers and all we need to know but he isn't just standing at the front of class and lecturing, he is actually doing what he teaches. For example- today we learned about classroom configuration and all the things you need to think about when putting your classroom together, so he gave us a giant piece of paper, and some crayons and said to draw our classrooms for a certain age group. It was fun, but you don't think about all the little things that go into making a successful learning environment. (Did you know that aquariums have been proven to lower blood pressure and calm people down? We should all have aquariums in our homes, classes, workplace, etc..). Also with this class I got into the autistic program I wanted to get into. So for my student- teacher hours I will be at an elementary school that has its own autistic program and classrooms! I'm really excited to start that up soon...hopefully next week!
My second favorite class this week was my dance class- Afro Cuba Hip Hop. This week we started out with our basic moves and getting our warm up down. And I learned something! I have no rhythm what so ever. I must really be a Harshman.... Most of the other people in the class do the same movement as me but theirs look smooth. Mine are more jerky...like I'm a box...I can't get my movements to 'flow' just yet...hopefully that will come to me soon!
Outside from my numerous hours of class and homework I did have a little fun this weekend. I did my volunteer work at the aquarium and for those who don't know this I am a camp counselor at the Monterey Bay Aquarium where I do overnight sleepovers with children. So I basically hang out in the aquarium all night then sleep next to my favorite fishes. It's pretty awesome, not going to lie. This week was the last night the Outer Bay Window would be open since we're closing it for re-molding, so we spent some extra time with the jellies, the sunfish, the hammerhead sharks, tuna, and barracuda. Shout out to my MOM- we just got about 8 new baby turtles in one of our exhibits- can't wait to watch them grown up...I'll send you updates on that! :)
Work is, well, work. Working for the school has its ups and down- UPS: work on campus, flexible schedule, free CSUMB gear, I can do homework on site, the list goes on. DOWNS: the state of CA has cut our school budgets yet again, which means the school has less money to pay me, which means my hours get shortened...which would be alright...if tuition wasn't raised too. So I'm working HALF the hours I was supposed to be, and I can get up to 14hrs on a good week if I'm given enough tours to do. For those who don't know- if you are enrolled in classes, then you can't work more than 20 hrs a week. So already we are part time...but if I'm putting in half of that...what am I and 1/4th time worker? It's a bummer...but hallelujah I have a job to complain about! Besides hours being cut I definitely got yelled at during work for letting it slip to the boss that it was slow and I had no work left to do. (I had finished literally all the work to be done and my office supervisor told me to just do homework) Well, boss man goes to my office supervisor and yells at him for me not having work to do...the f-bombs get dropped on me for telling boss man I finished my work. All I did was be honest right? I hate work politics...
Besides all that- Fellowship started up again yesterday. I think my Dad and boyfriend were the only ones I talked to about this but over the summer I felt very distant with my faith and very guilty about it. I know I should read my bible everyday- even if it's just a few verses or pages or a whole book but I should be opening it up everyday...if I want to grow with my faith in God. But I was having trouble with the will-power of actually doing. For some reason I have this fear that I wont understand what my bible is saying without my bible study teacher there to walk me though it. So..today I challenged myself. I opened my bible to the first page and read. I want to read through my entire bible, no time limit, no restrictions, nothing...but I want to read through it word by word because of my own will-power. I'm excited about this, and I've come to realize that even though I might have questions doesn't mean I can't grow in my faith because it's not Tuesday night and I'm not at worship. I want to be able to grow on my own and I needed to trust that what I read and how I interpret the word is how I'm going to apply it to my life.
So everyday, I will read part of my bible, and I will understand it. And if I don't...I can take notes to my teacher on Tuesday. :) Can I get an Amen!?
That was my week....told you it was a million adjectives in one. I hope everyone has a good week this week, and have a SAFE labor day holiday! Love and miss you ALL! :)
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