New Chapter

So it's been awhile since I've posted and a lot has changed! I accepted a contract for a 4th/5th grade position at Rehoboth Christian School in New Mexico and within a week and a half of accepting, I've moved to Gallup, New Mexico!! I was talking before about how I didn't have a plan, and this job sort of fell into my lap! I'm very excited for this new opportunity. I don't have pictures up yet, but I will, I PROMISE! Here's a written summary of what's happened so far.

1. The trip
Monday we drove through Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and we spend the night in Oklahoma. We didn't encounter any problems except for the TORRENTIAL rain in Missouri. It was a little scary for awhile, but we made it through. Tuesday we drove through the rest of Oklahoma, Texas and entered New Mexico. We spent Tuesday night Albuquerque and had dinner in Old Town at a really good restaurant. We ate at a restaurant called Church St. Café, we sat on the patio under real grape vines and I had the best fajitas and sopapillas EVER. I've eaten more in the past two weeks than an entire month of the past semester. It's been great, but I think the hiking needs to be kicked up a notch. Anyways, Wednesday we made out way into Gallup just in time for more rain! Annnnd that's how we got to Gallup.

2. Accommodations
After coming to the school, I moved into the dorms on campus. It's about a stones throw away from the school and it's not so bad. The room is kinda small, but with my decorating skills, it has potential. They have a bed, a desk, and a few lamps for me to use. I'm going to pick up a new comforter tomorrow in Albuquerque which will bring it up a few notches. I don't yet if I'll stay here, but it's dirt cheap and would let me save. We will see!

3. The school
My classroom is so cute!! It used to be a lower elementary room so it has colored walls and is getting a new white board. It's small, but I don't need too much space. I picked up the curriculum books and have a lot of studying up to do. Luckily I'm familiar with some of it, but have some work to do.

4. New surroundings
Rehoboth is absolutely beautiful. The night sky is probably my favorite part. The sky is just bigger out here. There are so many more stars than there are in Michigan. I'm going hiking tomorrow night with one of the other 4th/5th grade teachers and I will post pictures later.

Remember to check out Flickr in the next few days! I'll update the blog a little bit later!