Houston is about to trust me with their most precious gift, the gift that is their future...their children. I am nervous as I embark on the journey to begin educating the children of Houston in just 6 short days. I will be teaching 1st grade for Houston's summer school program. I am nervous as I have so many goals and ideas to accomplish and nervous of how hard and difficult it will be.
Today was the first test of endurance as I sat through literally 9 hours of class where we didn't even have a lunch break (we ate in class). I was so exhausted by the end of the day, a tired I haven't felt in a very long time. Waking up at 5:00 am will be an adjustment but something I can do. I just need to remind myself what I am doing for the children of Houston, TX.
I found a really cool guy to be my housemate next year. His name is Nels; he will be an elementary science teacher at a different school that is not too far from my school. Both of our schools are very close to downtown and easily accessible. Nels just graduated from the University of Washington. We get along really well and clicked very quickly. He too has a long distant girlfriend who will also be in Washington next year. I am excited at the idea of looking for housing and looking for our ideal location; housing is cheap which honestly allows us to live in a really nice place. We are currently looking at some really nice town houses and apartments with all the amenities that we could ever need.
I am really tired, it is 9:00 and I am already going to bed... a big life change from my life at Whitman just three short weeks ago!
Robert
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