Not even one month into school and already slacking!

Well it's about time I updated. Things have gotten a little bit busier now that school has really picked up but it has still been going really well lately. This year is soo much different from last year and it's true that 2nd year teaching makes a huge difference. I actually have time to have a life outside of school (well, somewhat.. I guess it's all relative), but it's pretty exciting. I also just had my 2nd birthday in Peru this past Friday and it was great. We actually had a school holiday, in honor of me, of course. My roommates made sure the day was special for me. I woke up and got to have an amazing waffle breakfast they made me, and then got to relax for most of the day since I refused to read a single page of a textbook or even look at a lesson plan. I actually have a birthday twin here, Rebekah, so we have now gotten to celebrate together 2 years in a row. About 20 of us went to a hibachi restaurant for dinner and then came back to my house to hang out for the rest of the night. I definitely enjoyed it and just realized how much God has provided within this last year. It really does feel like 3 years have passed in just this last one because so must has happened, but Peru has definitely come to feel more like home for me this year. As anxious as I was feeling about coming back just a little over a month ago, I have been amazed at how settled and comfortable I feel now that I'm back. That's definitely a blessing because it makes teaching and just living a lot more enjoyable. It also helps that the sun has made an appearance almost every day this past week. Since it's technically winter here it's a huge deal that it's getting warmer during the days. That's one very good thing about living in the southern hemisphere.. the weather gets better as the school year goes on, for a good portion of the year at least.

Well please keep me in your prayers as I know the next few months are going to go by more quickly than I think and December 1st is the looming deadline for all of us second year teachers to give our notice of whether or not we will be returning. About a month ago I would have said that my decision was made, but I have recently felt the need to seriously be in prayer about this because I need to be sure that my decision is within God's will. So I would definitely appreciate prayer for this over the next few months!