the week is over and i couldn't be happier. my voice has been dead for the past couple days, so teaching has been a huge struggle, especially in classes where i really need my voice to keep the kids attention. i've had some rough classes, but i made it thru. 

today our director also observed one of my classes. eek. it didn't help matters when i starting coughing a couple times and couldn't stop. such a hard class to get through. but that class was actually better behaved this time since she was sitting in the back watching everything, heh. but of course she sat in on the only class were i went into a coughing fit. she gave me feedback too at the end of the day, which was helpful. i think i did an ok job, and i'm slowly learning things that work and don't work. i totally stole a game idea from hayley that worked really well today - having the kids make two lines in front of the board and having a spelling contest between the two teams. whoo. 

today i got a package from brian/mom. yay! i was most excited to have my bookbag. i definitely need it for all my crap i take to school. and yay for reese's! if anyone wants to send me m&m's too, i would greatly appreciate it, hehe. 

i'm going to try to take more pics this coming week and next weekend i'll probably venture out more once i'm back to normal, so hopefully i can take more. 

today i also opened a bank account, quite the experience. i was so happy to have one of our TAs with me to talk to the teller and explain what i wanted. much easier than me trying to mime things. and now i have a bank account! as of right now it's empty, but my first pay should be coming soon. whoo. then i'm definitely going to do some shopping. 2001 outlet here i come!