Third Goal

Families

My family visiting my permanent site host family.

Pohnpei Training Group

June 1995 Training   What a blast we had.  I'll never forget the month we spent here.

1st Day

The first day of school is reason for celebration here in Bulgaria.

Chess

Loved seeing the old men playing chess in the park. It was like a seen from a movie, very surreal. 

Snowmen can dance?

Who knew snowmen could dance? Or shall I say snowgirls?

Getting Dressed

These 12th grade boys are getting dressed for their dance performance. It was definitely a two person job. 

Best Friends

They're always smiling.

Confusion

This student makes every class completely worth it because I always know what he's thinking (especially if he's understanding) based on his expression. 

Teke Turkmen Bash Salmak

Explaining Coral to Filipinos

I have been doing so much class observation. It is beneficial because there is so much about the educational system that confuses me still, despite having spent weeks here. Many times, my counterpart does not involve me with his lesson planning. (However, after observing several classes of his, I realize that he just reads from the book and does not actually plan any lesson.) Today, I didn’t feel like I could bear the monotony of it all, so I volunteered to do the lesson, despite no pr...