Finished!

Yes, I am officially finished with my LIVETEXT Portfolio! The heaven's are singing, I am rejoicing! It is a good day! Yesterday, we all submitted our final project that will allow us to graduate! Thank God! It is one of those, "let's combine EVERYTHING you have ever learned about education and wrap it into 33  little papers." So, pretty much the worst week ever...just joking...the rain made it the worst week ever! Honestly, it has been a pretty decent week. Daily I am blessed by the people I live with. We all have our issues, don't get me wrong....I have the most :)  But, we all try very hard to respect each other, listen, and share our cracked pepper and olive oil triscuits! Last night we had a little celebration to commemorate our crossing the finish line of school...Juliette made us all cheeseburgers, mashed potatoes, and spinach...and, I helped! I have never loved a more random group...we are all so very different, but I see all of them and love them all for very different reasons! Well, dry your tears, I know....it was very heartfelt, and all very true, but on to my lesson this week. I taught my students a song...while I wish I had the opportunity to teach them music I listen to and love, I chose a ballad that would be easy for them to learn, pronounce and understand. I chose Brian McKnight's 'Back at One.' (I apologize in advance for getting that song stuck in your head, because it will be for the next few days!)  They ask me constantly to teach them about American music, and culture...so, I chose a song that is easy to learn and explains a bit of our culture. You might ask, "How is a love song sooo American?" Well, I asked my students who they say 'I love you' to on a regular basis...they said no one. Some of them said they tell their parents that they love them, but you don't tell anyone you love them til you are married, and after that not much at all. Sad, huh? As we broke down the song and I explained the idioms and culturally relevant parts they were so amazed at this kind of love, and then because they are so awesome they sang along! Ahhhh! They are so sweet! Just another amazing group of kids that just want to learn a language. Music can make all the difference! Next lesson I would like to teach them something much cooler, maybe a little Zeppelin, or Ray La Montagne...unfortunately they are really into 'pop' music...ugh!