Thanksgiving

This is my fifth Thanksgiving in Nicaragua, my fifth away from family. 

It's still weird wearing shorts on a day that I associate with scarves and boots. It's still weird watching the parade without my sister next to me and my mom baking in the background. It's on days like these that I wish I was back in Omaha. 

The good news is that there is much to be thankful for here. My students, my friends, my job that I adore. A God who loves me and gives me everything I need. And while I am far away from home, technology bridges the gap. My mom can email me her stuffing recipe and I can email her the photo of me cooking it. It didn't turn out as good as hers, but it was good enough :)

Happy Thanksgiving from warm and sunny Nicaragua! 

Library Club

Library Club has become one of the highlights of my week. For an hour after school, 5th and 6th grade students meet in the library to do activities related to books, genres, and authors.

So far, we've created origami, solved mysteries, put our engineering skills to work, and played giant Pac-man.

Engineering 

Working on our origami skills

Practicing our Pac-man skills on the computer before we play on the giant board

Ta da! The giant Pac-man board itself.

Let the games begin! 

Gotta give a HUGE shout out to my lovely library team of assistants and high school helpers - Tom, Jackie, Peter, and Da Hee - who are always willing to help with the prep work. They also rock at playing giant Pac-man.