2/13

Well lets see… I cant remember where I left off last time, so here goes!!! This past week was great! I was able to meet with the preK teachers and go over some objectives/tasks that I need to complete before the semester is over with… it had an interesting start, but in the end everything seems to be going really well and I am very excited! We are going to be holding meetings for the parents of the preschoolers on “how to love your child using concrete and practical concepts”… we will be talking about the 5 different love languages children possess and how to incorporate this into their daily lives while parenting their children. We are going to talk about how each child has their own love language, and as a parent they should be aware of that language- especially if it is different from their own… this concept seemed a little weird to me at first, but I am growing to like the idea of these seminars more and more. So I have been doing a lot of research for these meetings, so that is taking up a lot of time. Last week I was also able to go on a home visit to see one of our special needs clients, which was really cool. I love the people in special needs club so much… they really make my day! I am excited because this morning I will be going on home visits to see most of the clients that are involved in the club!  I am trying to think of what else is new… hmm… o yes! We went to Beritan (sp) this past weekend and visited the fortified church there… it was amazing! We weren’t able to go inside because the caretaker was not available, but we were able to tour the outside of it. There are 3 walls guarding the church, and it has about 7 buildings ( I think) within the walls. It was really cool because there is this one small house like building within the walls and Dorothy told us a story about the house that is very interesting… The house is small- it consists of one room.. inside the room are two chairs, one table, a bed, one fork, one spoon, one plate, one bowl, a bathroom, and a lil kitchen area… If a married couple went to the priest seeking a divorce, the priest would send them to live in this little house for two months time, and at the end they would decide whther they still wanted a divorce or not. In the two months time, the couples would learn how to share, love, and listen in way that they had never expected. Rumor has it that over 100+ years time, only 1 couple actually went through with a divorce!!! Crazy huh? I was impressed… but then again… its just a rumor…  I love visiting all these churches and castles, and villages! I just wish I was able to enjoy them with my family and junior!!! I know they would love it here- even mikey! ;) This weekend we are heading out to Sanaia and Bucharest!! We leave Friday morning and come back Sunday evening! I am SO excited!!! This experience thus far has been such a blessing in my life. I feel like I am learning so much and that I am expanding who I am as a person, and how I want to live my life! I am so excited because today was our last day of Romanian class!! Woo hoo!!!! I love the language, and I love learning it… but I am DONE with classrooms….. this is my PRACTicum…  hahaha…Yesterday was wonderful! I was able to go to Pre-K then meet and chat with Dorothy for a while. I really look up to her so much. God has blessed her with so many gifts, and she is truly a blessing. I really look up to and admire her. I hope I am half the woman she is when I am her age. After meeting with her I checked the mail and received TWO letters!!!!!! I was so happy!!! I opened Mum and Dads card first, and it was PERFECT!!! It cheered me up and made my day just seem so much better… then I opened the second letter and it was from Junior!!!( I would keep adding exclamation points if I could… )  Seriously… could that day get any better? I am going to go for now.. I will write more later…. O yeah… did I mention that I dyed my hair….. ?... ha…. Its really dark brown…. Like…. Black… I wasn’t sure how I felt about it at first- but now I love it… and Romanian guys don’t gawk at my blonde hair anymore which is nice… I can just walk without being hollered at on the streets…. Yay!!!........ la revedere! Love and miss you all!!!!!