Hardhats + Textbooks = Progress

The Mystery is no longer!

The contractors gave the World Language Department permission to enter the mysterious South High and unpack boxes and boxes and boxes... of textbooks. It was 5 hours of 82 degrees (no AC on) and pure anticipation of what next year will look like.

It was great to finally see the classroom and office set-ups, which are very different from where I was last year. But, can I say "BLING!" Super Fancy. Kind of sterile, but I'm already thinking about how to humanize the place a little.

Highlights were our very own department recording room (for district and other speaking tests), and our very own World Language kichenette. Shazam!

Here are some pictures:

My new World Language Dept: l->r: Me (Spanish), Sarah (French), Jenny (Spanish), Sue (German)

Front Entry

Front doors

Commons area/cafeteria

Ceiling:)

Hallway, they all look the same. I'm going to get lost...

Stairs right by my room

My room!

Other side of... my room!

View from my room: Jr. High across the street

Our office space: four of us will have desks in here

Our kitchenette

What? There's crying in soccer?

Ok, so I have to confess that this morning, sitting all by my lonesome in my parents' family room, I shed a few tears of joy and jumped around like a maniac for the U.S. soccer team who, after 91 minutes of no score, finally got a well-deserved break and landed a goal, setting them at the number one position in their group and onto the segunda ronda!!!



I don't know where this soccer fanaticism has even come from. Well, I guess it all started with playing soccer with the Argentinians in South Beach, followed by listening to my Spanish host dad yell at the TV every night in Madrid, followed by teaching a whole unit on it this year...And to cap it off, sitting with all of the Latino custodians from my "former" school (Carey Jr. High) yesterday and shooting the breeze with them for over an hour about why it was pointless to root for any European team when an "American" team was playing in a World Cup match.

I've asked several people today about the game, and no one yet has even had a clue. This is only the first time the US has won in its group since 1930!! The World Cup is only the most watched sporting event in the world!!!...Yet on my parents' TV the only channel that carries it is Univision, the Spanish channel.

Next game for the US is this Friday at 12:30pm.

Fish becomes a Painter

Just got back from the wedding of my dear friend Lisa. Had a great time and love being with the whole Fisher clan. Congrats Lisa and Coulson!