1st Week in Vsetin

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." -Isaiah 40:10

Saturday marked the first week of my stay in Vsetin. I am getting more comfortable with finding my way around town and  I plan on venturing to the grocery store on my own tomorrow. I am also getting used to walking everywhere and I am learning a new Czech word each day.

Sundays, there are two church services; one at 9:00 and one at 5:00. I plan to attend both of them every sunday so I can see everyone. Most sundays, I will be spending the afternoon with a different family from the church--eating lunch with them and playing games. The first few days I was here, I spent with Brad and Lucie talking about the options for teaching in the schools, catching up, and playing with their son Adam who will be one in a couple of weeks. My first English Studio classes were Tuesday night and they went great. I gave a presentation on myself and Colorado and we had a great time getting to know each other a bit more. Thursday was my first time as a guest speaker at one of the high schools in town. I gave the presentation about myself and played a couple games with the students. Thursday night, Brad and Lucie had Hanka and I over for dinner and we played a dominoes game called "Chicken Foot". Friday afternoon was youth group/klub and the kids threw a party for me as well as Brad and Lucie's return to Czech from being in the states for 3 months. We played games, ate czech junk food, talked, and had a great time.

This week, I am teaching another class at the same high school. The English studio theme for tonight's classes is "Hobbies and Free time" so I am working on the lesson plan for it now. Thursday, I will be going to one of the basic schools with Brad to watch and help him teach 4 classes.