back into the swing of things

my new tattoo :)
well..upon request, i will try to update this more often...since im just experiencing so much :)
so ive just spent the last week and a half trying to get back into things here, with school and all. i have 3 new students, so now I have a total of 8 (4 1st graders and 4 second graders) which is nice becasue its a good even number. My students are great...and we have a good time together in the classroom. It's such a unique teaching experience here because you are so close with a lot of the missionries here, and hang out with the studnets' parents...so its definately different, but nice, because there's not a lot of intimidation when it comes to the parent aspect of teaching...
This month i am in charge of chapel services, which we have at the school every Monday...so this past monday we didnt have a speaker, and I spoke..it was definately a challenge...but it was nice..I walked in wearing a disquise, and talked in a southern accent, I was named Emly Mae and was visiiting Miss Clayton for a week...it was funny...i had a beauty mark and all :) I told the kids how Miss Clayton wanted me to speak because I had gone through a lot of things that the kids could learn from...I told them a story about how when i was in 6th grade i cheated on a test, got the best grade on teh test, and got away with it...then i learned that i needed to confess and have people pray for me so i would have healing..then i read psalm 32..it was really good and the kids really identified with it...esp since there has been a few cases of cheating going on at the school.
this friday, i am supposed to go on a rafting trip in Tena, which is about 2 hours south of here...more jungle like i think..well see....a lot of the young people who are here are going...so it should be interesting...ill let you know how that goes!
its good to be back...i really like ladies and the families here...although i do miss my family...hopefully they will be here in april for my birthday!
have a great week!
bible verse the kids are learning this week: "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for." Hebrews 11:1-2