I passed out the info folders Wednesday. When I gave Dr. Meyer his folder he told me that there was a problem. I was nervous until he told me that the problem was that he was not allowed to go to New Zealand with us!
I am starting to feel comfortable with all my school work. I have been working ahead a little bit in some of my classes, and I will be doing a lot of assignments through blackboard while I'm gone. Now that the trip is so close, I have been thinking a lot about what I want to observe when I am there. Ever since the call with Ms. Aukafalau, I have been looking forward to observing multicultural education. Also, I want to see the attitudes of the students and see if they enjoy school. I feel like kids in the U.S. find school really boring and dread going. Since my MNSA proposal was about middle schools, I am really looking forward to observing at that level. I am hoping to pick up a lot of tips seeing that I am a future middle school teacher!
I have decided not to bring my cell phone on the trip because of the cost of international calling and texting. It will definitely be interesting being without a phone since I have had one since middle school and am hardly without it. My mom and I were recently discussing whether I would be homesick. She said she didn't think I would be. I think that I will be doing/learning so much and seeing so many amazing things that it will keep my mind off of missing home.
This is such an exciting experience, and I still can't believe that I was chosen to be a part of it. I can't wait to come back and share what I discovered from New Zealand. Tomorrow we are meeting with the Dean and then practicing singing again. I am excited to meet the Dean and thank her for coming up with the brilliant idea of taking two undergraduate research assistants on the trip!
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