Row, Row, Row your boat

 Well, after over a month and a half of absolutely no rain in Cleveland, TN, God has opened the floodgates. Literally. There is a lake in front of our apartment that was not there before. And it has no intention of stopping until Wednesday. Joy. At least I do not have to student teach tomorrow. I don't think I have posted since I started student teaching so I suppose I can talk about that. I am observing and teaching a 12th grade English class at a local high school here in Cleveland. I am honestly terrified of it and the students. Most days I wonder what in the world I have gotten myself into. I've been told numerous times that once I am alone in the classroom teaching that I should expect to go home crying everyday. Uplifting, right? My mentor teacher is great though. She is really honest about the profession and I appreciate that. I would rather she tell me how hard it is going to be rather than sugarcoat it. Plus she has a fantastic sense of humor and I love our planning period together! The students themselves are typical seniors. COMPLETELY UNMOTIVATED. And I have no idea how to motivate them into wanting to learn about literature. My respect for teachers has multiplied a MILLION fold.

Kaleb and I are starting to plan our fall break trip. Everybody say yay!! We really need a vacation. We haven't gone away somewhere together since our honeymoon. We are thinking about DC if we have the monies, but if not, then we are daytripping it to Rock City, Lookout Mt, and/ or possible Six Flags and Stone Mt in GA. I'll keep you posted on that. My Korean study has been pretty lame lately. Kaleb takes joy in reminding me of that almost daily. As if I didn't have enough pressure over my head, learning one of the hardest languages in the world so that I can stop feeling guilty about not being able to converse with my in-laws is something I DON'T need. blah. Anyways, I need to stop being lame and just commit 30 mins a day to it. Easier said than done. Maybe instead of blogging......