SHORT UPDATE ON MY WHEREABOUTS

Dear praying friends and family,

 

I arrived in Manila at half past 3AM yesterday and was welcomed by the humid, polluted air that is characteristic of Manila.  I went directly to B & E’s apartment where I will be living for the next 8 weeks or so.  NV is hot and humid too but it’s nothing like the Manila heat that seems like a leech that just hangs on to your skin.

 

The bus ride from Bambang was uneventful except for the fact that the aircondition chilled me to the marrows.  Praise YHWH for a safe trip. 

 

After having my measurements taken (for school uniform), the program director asked me to print out a whole book from an e-library but before that, she gave us a tour of the whole school (like I never studied there).  It was good though, cuz I did have tours before as a student and not as a teacher.

 

Today, I met with my mentor.  She bought me lunch at a food place nearby as we started to get to know one another.  I like her at the first handshake.  We are of similar personality I think—being not much of a talker herself but she does go out of her way to start a new conversation everytime it deteriorates, and mind you, a conversation with margie deteriorates in many places along the length of an exchange.

 

I was at first apprehensive about this teaching thing.  I do not feel qualified yet to serve even as a teaching assistant; but having prepared the Monday lessons as well as meeting my mentor did a lot to dispel my fears.  I think that I will learn a lot from her and I expect to grow as we trudge this uphill climb to Phonology. (It is an uphill climb to me.)

 

B&E invited me to dinner so I should get going now. 

 

…to be continued…