A Bit of Routine--and Return of the List!

10-16-08 On Sunday, we went to Kwaj. Well, only to the dock--we're still not allowed to go past the security checkpoint. However, they are looking for sponsors for us now, and all of us are eagerly anticipating being able to go inside, even to just go to the stores inside where the prices are slightly cheaper than on Ebeye. It was nice to sit in an air conditioned place and eat a sandwich that had very, very nice vegetables on it. I mean, the lettuce was actually CRISP! I have a new found appreciation and love of vegetables, even those that at home I have usually shunned in the past.

It's nice to break up our routine a bit, since there's not much to do on Ebeye. We pretty much have a nice little circuit here, of home to school, school to home, and trips to Triple J on the side. Occasionally (on Sundays) we go swimming at Beach Park or get online at NTA. Other than that, we read books (I have read over thirty books in the last two and a half months), work on grading and grades, work on lesson plans, write blogs, talk with each other, and go to bed at very decent time (unlike most other people at our age *coughcollegestudentscough*). However, it can still get pretty boring, so we're all really excited when people such as yourselves send anyone of us things to read, especially if they're newspaper comics. My mom has been wonderful enough to even send along a Reader's Digest, which are hard for her to part with. One of the things I'm wishing to read is Southern's alumni magazine. I'm not an alumnus yet, but it's still awesome to read stuff about my school. Plus, I could possibly use it to recruit from the seniors.

It has been rather difficult to figure out what to write, because a lot of what we do has become more routine--and, yes, I know that it's still new to you all, since you don't live here, but it's still hard to find something to write. However, I have decided to add to my list of "Things I have Learned as an SM."

35. Two water jugs in one hand is equal to stiff fingers.
36. Water jugs overflow more quickly when one is not watching.
37. Mice are just as scary to me in the Marshalls as they are at home. {Stop laughing, Mom!}
38. School newspapers are fun to read even when one isn't on campus.
39. Thirty books is only the beginning. (Maybe ya'll will send me more?)
40. I cannot wait to eat off of a salad bar at camp or at Southern.
41. I have discovered that I like being a vegetarian, and that right now, I miss being a vegetarian. {Even though I still really do not eat a lot of meat here. Our apartment is vegetarian.}
42. We definitely feel as if we're on the front lines of the Great Controversy.

Well, that's all--wait! I almost forgot. Some nice school in the States shipped us some world history textbooks, and they're updated versions of the ones I was using. Next week, we start using them. Each student gets a book, and--wonder of wonders!--I get a teacher's edition!!!!!! I am so excited. Also, I'm starting a "Create a Nation" quarter-long project with the World History class, and I hope it goes well. The students are capable of the work, but they're lazy (they say it of themselves) and so I wonder how much and how well they will actually do. So, pray for us! Pray for us as we teach and us as we are out of school. I know we need it. And if you choose to let us know, let us know. We can pray for you in return.