Greetings from the South where I am living with teachers from all over the world for two weeks, learning more about how to transition into a new culture, how to teach kids who have lived in several cultures and sleeping on a mattress on the floor of a classroom. Along with hearing humorous stories about cross-cultural adjustment and experiencing huge Mississippian thunder storms, the best part has been meeting my new team. Our school director was here for a couple of days and so we got to know him and ask him plenty of questions. Also, two of the teachers here taught at our school last year and have been able to offer us newbies lots of insight. Here's a picture of our school group here at PFO (Pre-field orientation).
From left to right, back row: Mandy, Joel, Dan, Byron (our director), Ken holding Jett, me
front row: Leslee, Becky, Jaden, Erin, Ava
Left: Becky and Joel, married 3 days before coming to PFO!
Right: Jaden prepares for a cultural transition
Bottom Left: Erin and Ken, a brave couple who are bringing along their three kids, willing to raise them in the country we are going to.
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