An incredible 2 months have gone by here
in Cameroon (and all over the world, I'm sure). I just can't believe it.
Recently I realized I haven't given you all a schedule of a typical day in
the life of Madame (should be Mademoiselle.) Jessica. So here it is!
5:00-5:45 am-WAKE UP! The days I get to sleep through my alarm are a real
blessing haha. ~6:30-6:45 am-head to the Roses' house up the path for
breakfast. 7:30-8:00 am-go back home/brush my teeth/leave for school! I
should really start leaving closer to 7, but that's hardly ever possible.
8:30-9:00-arrive at school and prep my classroom. My windows don't lock so
each day I have to take all my class stuff back into the main classroom with
the locking windows. 8:45-9:30-Assembly (the starting of it can be anytime
during those times). Then up until 11 am Naphtali and I do ABC & reading
review with my class, bible story, song time (?), short break, and math.
11:00-LONG BREAK! About the 2nd or 3rd week of school, we all decided that
long break should only be 30 minutes so we can go home early on Fridays. We'
ve continued to take 1-hour long breaks since then, though, haha. 12:00-
1:30-Science class, General Knowledge, National Culture, blah blah blah. You
know, school stuff. 1:30-Dismissal!! Then, I pack up my class room, lock the
door, and start on my 2.5-3 mile journey home. My record time so far for the
trip to or from school is 45 minutes. Just thinking about that walk makes my
body hurt physically haha. Once I get home a variety of things could happen
on up until bedtime. I do go over to the Roses' every day to help with
dinner (the preparing and eating of it). I also shower there, charge my
electronics, visit, grade, clean my water filter/pump drinking water, and
pick grain/rice/beans/corn there. Here at our house (Kim, Kat, & I) much of
the same happens minus the grain picking and plus some more fun activities
like an occasional movie or P90x session. Life here is beautiful. I really
should get out of the house! Dry season is on its way, and it is SUCH a nice
day today. With God's help, I am really starting to enjoy teaching my class.
Today, I was very late. I got to school during assembly!! And just
yesterday, Naphtali announced to the class that everyone should start coming
much earlier to school and that whoever arrived early would get a reward. I
just laughed at myself as I walked up during assembly. God's timing is
perfect, and He's the one who kept me ha. Weeks are really flying by.
Physical labor here is getting easier; I'm glad for it, too, because it is
totally necessary for survival haha. Kat and I were practicing our
handstands Saturday night before chowing down on french fries, nibbling
chocolate, and watching most of Shrek III, and I am really getting stronger!
I can almost do a press. Well, maybe I don't remember what that is haha. God
is so good. Thanks for reading! Maybe we'll get internet next week and maybe
not. Still miss you all and am keeping very busy here. Love you!
