i've officially been here two weeks now... and i still love it. i gave my first test today...have yet to grade it, but from the quick synopsis i gathered from the confused look on those 6 year olds' faces, i have a lot of work to do. :)
i've been doin a lot of reading and studying on how to teach esl to little kids on line and am starting to map out what i want to focus on to make it easier on them and still increase their knowledge of this difficult language...
as far as my espanol, well, i've made buddies with johnny, the guy who owns the bbq joint. he knows a small amount of english, i know a small amount of spanish, so i go hang out there late in the evenings and we teach each other new words and phrases. in fact, he is takin me to the market sunday morning before church. and he talked about maybe goin fishin sometime soon, too.
one goal of mine was come down here and work on my self-discipline, in all facets of my life, ie. spiritual, physical, fiscal-al... you get the point. so i've been reading through 2 corinthians, which talks in the end about admitting your weaknesses so that christ might be edified (2 corinthians 12:9). i have a lot of weaknesses and according to this passage i must boast about them, and not in a 'look at me' kind of way, but to reveal my weak self so that when you see good in me you know it's from god and not from me...one being food. so in combat to that, i'm currently on day two of ninety of the p90x workout series. we'll see if all the hype from my sbu friends was correct. i've been watching what i eat, smaller portions, not eating late at night. (and yes, limiting my bbq intake) so hopefully 90 days from now i'll look a little different. i'm also working on the more important aspect of my life, the spiritual side. my spiritual side will be different also
About Me
- cody gilmore
- i'm tryin to teach people english and i don't speak their language yet...
2 comments:
I have been spending time in the Proverbs lately and have been smacked in the face with the lack of self-discipline in my own life. But I am so thankful of Paul's words to the Philippian church in Phil 3:12-14
"Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
This is my prayer for you brother!
I have been reading proverbs as well. I have felt comfort in reading it. I have enjoyed feeling of being able to go to that book and be able to meditate on what it said. We love you Cody. I miss you but am glad that you are there. I hope that you are doing the Lords work there as well. We are all praying for you. I have been telling my friends about you and they say good luck, i do too. Keep us posted. Hey i think that you have had good self displine on working on your blog. There are a lot of people at the church that are asking about you and miss you. They are checking up in on you in the church. They are all worried about you. We love you.
-Alexis
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