Sofia Somewhere

At school, we are now into the fourth and last quarter, and we have a mere six weeks to go before the end of the school year! While this year we have other subjects in English like Music, Art, P.E. and Life Skills, I teach mostly Language Arts, and to the younger grades (Kinder, 1st, 2nd and 3rd). I’ve been scrambling to finish the curriculum we’ve put into place, all the while assessing it to see if we need to make adjustments and improvements for next year. It’s a lot of work, and tiring at times, but I love the challenge it brings. When we’re not busy teaching, classes get interrupted now and then for sporadic events. A few up below: First up we had a carrera (a race), where 10 students were selected (one to two students from each grade), to participate in a short race for a bunch of schools in our sector. They needed two teachers to chaperone, so I was chosen to go along with them. It was a fun morning cheering them on, and a few of our boys won medals which were awarded to the ...

I miss writing actual travel posts (though I also have been traveling less than in previous years), but here is a post on a recent vacation I had in Mexico. In Guatemala, the traditional school year runs from January to October, and at the end of June we have a mid-year break. I had a week off (while Chris had two), so we decided to travel to Mexico. It was my second time in the country (the first was at the start of November last year, which I still have to blog about!), and I loved it all the same. It's such a beautiful country with a colorful culture, extremely delicious food, and it's inexpensive to top it all off. We spent the first three days in Oaxaca City, traveled on a 7 hour bus on our fourth day, and then spent the last two days relaxing in Mexico City.  All smiles for our Mexico adventure We took an early afternoon flight out of Guatemala City, and after a short layover in Mexico City, arrived in Oaxaca City close to 11pm. At the airport you can book a sh...