School children are not the only ones who are counting down for Christmas this year. Next week is American Thanksgiving, and I will be in school talking about what I would be doing in the US. Don't feel too bad for me though, because later that day I will be flying to Jolly Ole England to spend the holiday with a family that used to live here in Hungary. They moved to England when our office moved there in August.
For Christmas, Lord willing, I will not be spending in a classroom, but at home with my family in Locust Grove! Hence the countdown. Sadly for the students here, they only have a one week break from classes before they return to school for the stress of the end of the semester. The semester ends here about mid January. On the bright side, students get to put their new year's resolutions of studying harder into practice right away.
I'm not sure what I expected from this school year, but i trust that this is the place that the Lord has me and i will be content in that, count down or not. As in all things, teaching in general and especially in a culture and language not your own, i have learned and observed a few things:
-Children are the same everywhere, boys are still trying to prove something, and girls still have terrible taste in boys.
-Some students care about their studies, others care only about turning 18 and being able to leave. Everyone strives for acceptance and nobody wants to be the outcast.
Some days are hard, some I enjoy, but mostly I try to remember (some days it is very hard to do so) that I don't represent myself, but Him who sent me. I'm don't know how or if i will ever be able to see it, but I trust that his light will shine in this spiritually dark place.
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