Hard to believe but it has been over a week since I left home! I made it here to Danang last Wednesday evening after 24 (or so) hours of travel and 5 plane rides! Though long, all travel went completely smoothly-no lost luggage, no canceled flights. Even the 12ish hour flight to Taipei wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be, I do have to say though that I came up with a whole host of new sleeping positions :)
We were met by Mr. Hai (the director of the school) and Ky (another school admin.) when we arrived at the Danang airport. We loaded up all our luggage in a taxi and made the oh-so-long 5 minute drive to our house. Now, I knew that we were all 6 going to live in house...but I didn’t really know what to expect beyond that. We were all astounded when we saw what we would be living in for 2 years. The house is wonderful. I have my own spacious/furnished room and bath...no complaints here! It is in a great location- a 2 minute walk from the school, 20 minute bike ride to the beach and surrounded by plenty of yummy coffee stands!
The first day that I was here was spent buying various household items. Later in the day I went to school to observe Audrey teach a class. (Side note-Audrey has been doing such a phenomenal job here over the past few months that they decided to make her the director of the younger children’s classes! In other words, she is my boss! You go girl :) It was quite the reality check! Teaching is going to be great...but it will definitely not be easy.
Just yesterday I got my teaching assignment. I will be teaching four classes in total. They will not be new classes as I will be taking them over from two other teachers. The next two weeks will be spent in the classroom observing those current teachers. I will ease into co-teaching during the third week and then go from there. I sat in on two of my classes yesterday and know already that I am going to love the kids! They are so cute and energetic!
My schedule here is rather interesting. Because of the heat, it is common to wake up really early (like around 5am) and go to bed early. There is a break in the middle of the day for lunch (the biggest meal) and a nap. We are very spoiled as the school pays for a lady to come and cook our lunch. She has made us so many kinds of yummy Vietnamese dishes over the past week! Then I observe from about 5:30-8:30pm every night except Sundays. Beyond those two things, my days are pretty open! It has been great because it has allowed me a lot of time to rest, explore, go to the beach, get some logistics situated, etc. Hopefully in the future some of that time will be spent volunteering at an orphanage.
Ah there is so much more that I have to tell you all about, but for now I will keep it at that. Thank you everyone for your prayers for safe travels! I am so excited about being here...and am so excited for what the next two years will bring!
Grace and peace,
Kait
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