This week finally is the dreaded and long awaited Middle States visit week.We have worked very hard for this and we are very tired and eager to finish with all this. Everything starts Tuesday night with dinner at school and ends Friday starting at 1:00 with the report for the whole school. Each day I wonder how much my attitude have change towards all this. Believe me everything is under control. I keep thinking if something went wrong what’s going to happen?? Nothing! Nothing at all the world it’s not going to end. We are also determined to make the best of it. Tuesday I’m going to pick up my friend from Guatemala to go to dinner and after that we are planning on our usual stroll in El Condado. Doesn’t matter if it is a week day. If we went home for sure we were going to stay awake until 11:00 for sure. Wednesday and Thursday are the most stress full days with them going to watch in the classroom. I’m not worried either. On friday after the report we are all going to eat at Chili’s and after that to one of our friends house. One thing that I’m looking forward too is my trip to Guatemala. AHHHH! I’m excited! I’m telling everyone who wants to listen at school. The ones that really understand me are the ones that have already gone. I’m learning everything I can and doing things. I already started to make some little notes. Decorating some papers because we have to leave notes for everyone during the 2 weeks. also this week I’m going to be taking pictures of the school for a presentation we have to make of the school to the others. The Brother is going to help me with that. I also have learned a lot about the place I’m going to be staying. I’m asking a lot of question to my friend. I’m going to be meeting her family at some point. It’s going to be a life changing experience that I’m going to enjoy starting right now. Making preparations and everything. Enthusiasm is what we need and that I got lots. I can picture myself that day entering the place with a big smile. Passion doing what I like and what I want. The thing is that with something like that on the horizon one starts to worry about getting sick, swine flu and everything and not making it to Guatemala.I haven’t worried about those things in a lot of time. That is one bad thing about traveling. I have forgotten that part. Can’t wait to write a show you picture about my experience. Meeting new people, new cultures. AHHH!! That’s what I like….
October 8, 2009 at 6:09 pm |
Nanni, you just go and enjoy life. Don’t worry about the swine flu. It may or may not be there. If you worry about it don’t go and then you would get angry with yourself for not going. LIfe gives us ups and downs. We battle with everything and sometimes nothing. Your enthusiasm, positiveness and loving attitude come from within. Allow those in Guatemala to enjoy you and what you can give.
Paul