Earlier that afternoon, Kel drove us by a tank...hence the photo.
On Monday, we opened SLI by greeting all the students in the school's gym and then headed off to classes. The first day is always a little anxious--for both students and teachers. No matter how many times we've done this, it's always tenuo
us. This year, the school is equiped with computers, overhead projectors and sound systems in each classroom. Jude can hook her ipod to the system and just leave it there all the time. I can hop onto the network to project my lessons. It's made life easier. Jude took another teacher's class Tuesday morning because he was singing at the International Song Fest in Vilnius. Then in the afternoon, she taught her classes, went to the staff pot luck at 6 pm and then helped me with the "movie and chat" from 8 - 9:30 pm. At the movie and chats, we watched the movie "Once" and then talked about relationships. Kel has focused the studies this year on three themes--relationships, money and God--Students can choose from "movie and chats," "crossroads," a discussion group which focuses on the theme and the students' cultures and a traditional Bible study, which also focuses on the three themes. Therefore, students can switch back and forth while still sticking to the central themes. All take place in the students' dorm. Then, it's a 30 minute walk to our dorm...for a good night's sleep--one long day.
Our first day of school was cloudy and overcast with a few sprinkles. Tuesday was cold walking to school, but the sun came out mid morning and warmed the place to 75 degrees--pleasant and very workable. We tested two more students from Belarus, who had troubles with their transportation to Lithiuania. Total numbers are around 240 students. That's a good number, especially since two teachers could not make it at the last minute.
One needs to be careful of a man winking from a tank. How else do you think he got his $4 meal.
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing you in the tank picture I have a new found respect! ;~) You said your favorite beer cost $1.25 but you didn't mention how many times you had to pull out $1.25?? ;~)
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