Pictures

The six of us on our way back down from Bandera Volcano.
L-R: Denise, Becca, Erice, Sara, Amanda, and Jena.










In Junction Cave. We have all of our flashlights off, believe it or not! :)

Spelunking

I went spelunking this weekend, and it was a lot of fun! :) The six of us went up to Grants, NM where we hiked up to the rim of Bandera Volcano which is absolutly amazing. We also were able to "hike" into an ice cave...very cold but an awesome site to see. We really went spelunking an old lava tube at El Malpais. Since we didn't have the correct gear, we were highly encouraged to only do Junction Cave, which we did, however, we decided to turn left instead of right and to spend some more time exploring the old lava tubes. I'm glad that we were able to explore the tubes without having to have a lot of gear...more fun this way. Thankfully no one was injured. I did manage to fall, but don't worry, its only a couple of small spots on my finger and elbow where I am missing some skin. Other than that, I'm just really really sore.

Today, we all went on a 2 1/2 hour hike up by Fort Wingate at Milkranch Canyon. The views, even with 4 inches of snow is incredable...I'm glad that I took my camera along. I'll post some pictures as soon as I run to Walgreens, which will hopefully be tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow there is no school for the students at Rehoboth. However, there is a staff in-service day that I'm going to. I think that it will be very interesting to hear what the speaker has to share and to brush up on my first aid skills. As a teacher, I think that it would be a good thing to brush up on.

Okay, here are some pictures that I found on-line of Bandera Volcano and the Ice Cave.

First Day

I survived my first day of student teaching! :) My schedule is pretty easy, which is very nice. I have four classes that I am going to be teaching. I am really excited about my sophomore Western Civilization class...we're in the Middle Ages and looking at their life and warefare weaponry. Sweet eh? Today and tomorrow's classes are really long (1 1/2 hrs) and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to be able to fill up the entire class time. meh. Well, thats all of the news from Rehoboth. Over and out.

Classes

I offically met my cooperating teacher today. He seems really nice, and I don't think that I will have any problems. I am only going to be teaching three real classes (AP European History, Western Civilization and Christian Apologetics) and a study hall. I am done by lunch every day. Not bad eh? :) I have the opportunity to head down to the Middle School for 6th and 7th period to do some counciling observations. Should be interesting. I am looking forward to observing this week and hopefully taking a more active role in the classroom next week. As of right now student teaching doesn't seem very intimidating, but I have a strong feeling that it will change once I start to take a more active role and start teaching a few lessons.

In a little bit, my principle is taking the six of us out on a tour of Gallup. Gallup is a stone's throw from Rehoboth. I can actually see it out the window right now...no joke. So far in Gallup I've been able to find the grocery stores and Wal-Mart, I think that I'll be able to survive here! :)

An now, I leave you with a beautiful picture of Rehoboth. In the picture you can see one of the school's observatory and some of the trails that lead up to the Hog Back Mountains...very beautiful.

I'm Here!

I made it to Rehoboth safe and sound last night. I spent almost all day Friday touring Old Town Alburqueque. It was a lot of fun...I even visited the Atomic Museum and I learned a lot! :) I walked around Rehoboth this morning....believe me, it didn't take that long. It is incredably beautiful here! I can't wait until my tennis shoes get here so I can go on some hikes...should be fun! :) As soon as I get the film in my camera developed, I'll post some of my pictures. Well, I should go and eat some lunch and think about taking a nap.