This past week was the most eventful week so far. On Monday, I went to the Sycrov basic school and taught 3rd & 6th grade English. The 3rd graders were adorable and we had a fun time practicing colors and numbers. They asked when I was going to come back. :) Tuesday I spent most of the day, relaxing and in bed because I wasn't feeling well. The whole town of Vsetin has been sick for the past couple of weeks and I seemed to take part. Tuesday I taught English at Majak as I do every Tuesday.
Wednesday, I visited a young girl who is interested in private English lessons to get to know her a bit and figure out a time for lessons. I start teaching/helping her with English tomorrow at 4pm. Also on Wednesday, Jirka & Marcela invited me to dinner at a new restaurant in town called Rosmaryn. There were a total of 9 of us at dinner, all of which are students in Majak English Studio but most of them are Mary's students, not mine. It was a great couple of hours for them to practice their English and just enjoy each others company. The food was amazing. It took about an hour for our food to come out and we were beginning to get impatient until they delivered our food and it looked like this. Each plate was decorated differently with different vegetables and the food tasted just as great as it looked! The Kofola was definitely the "icing on the cake".
Thursday I taught at the Gymnazium again. We discussed American Holidays and played Fish Bowl. I also taught at the Sychrov Basic school, like usual. Thursday afternoon I moved from Hanka's place in Rybniky over to the Hurta's place in Jasenka. I am living with a family of 6 now which is quite a bit change considering it was just Hanka and I for the first month I was here.
Friday, I spent the morning at Brad and Lucie's place. Lucie and I made a huge omelet for lunch and we planned out activities for Club. Club this week had the theme of "Superheroes and Princesses". Each student had to dress up as either a Superhero or Princess. I showed a powerpoint on popular Superheroes and Princesses in America which included Superman, Spiderman, Ironman, Priness Ariel, Princess Aurora, and many more. We played a game of "speed dating" where you had 2 minutes with each person and had to ask a series of questions. At the end, we were quizzed on what each person said. It was a great game to get to know each other a bit more. Lucie talked about the characteristics of a superhero and what traits God has.
We had a Club meeting at 9 am Saturday morning at Majak. We talked about upcoming events and the significance of attending club on a regular basis. The team also discussed ideas for a fun weekend they could invite their non-believer friends to. The Czech ball was Saturday night. I got ready for the ball at the Kaspar's place. I borrowed a dress from Lucie and bought cheap shoes from a Vietnamese market here in town. The ball was fun. Honza taught me to dance only 2 days before so I wasn't very good at dancing. It would have been more enjoyable with a date but it was impossible to have my date come all the way from the states. There was live music, professional dancers, and some other short acts through the night. Our group was up in the balcony so we could watch everyone dancing. It was a great night of relaxing and enjoying each others' company. Balls here in the Czech Republic are very popular, especially during winter. They dance to all sorts of music, most of which was in English. The most common dance is the Vienna waltz but they also dance the Waltz, Polka, Jive, Cha-cha, and more.
Last week was a great week and this week has been too. I had lunch at the Gymnazium high school today which was great. I was able to meet more students and their English is awesome! I am getting more opportunities to teach in the Gymnazium as well as one other high school in town so God is definitely answering prayers. Prayer Requests: That I would continue to be purposeful with my time here as I near the 1/2 point of my trip, more students would come to club, and my students from Majak would all come to the English Weekend in April.
This past week was the most eventful week so far. On Monday, I went to the Sycrov basic school and taught 3rd & 6th grade English. The 3rd graders were adorable and we had a fun time practicing colors and numbers. They asked when I was going to come back. :) Tuesday I spent most of the day, relaxing and in bed because I wasn't feeling well. The whole town of Vsetin has been sick for the past couple of weeks and I seemed to take part. Tuesday I taught English at Majak as I do every Tuesday.
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