Feeling Useless

Well the party is officially over and my schedule is back to normal... but for many reasons it`s not for me. At the beginning of the school year I made my schedule so I worked at one school on Mondays and Wednesday and another school on Tuesdays. I placed my two community classes on Mondays and Wednesdays in the evening and that was that. My counterparts and I planned our classes on Monday and Wednesday mornings. I was working three BUSY days a week and then had a suuuuuuuuper long weekend each week. I was living the dream.

However, due to one counterpart being incredibly busy because he`s the sole English teacher and the principal of his school and another counterpart not working due to a hurt foot...I am really only working with one of my teachers. We only have three classes together per week on two different days. Last week he had a meeting on one of those days. Today he is sick. I barely work.

Some would say I`m living the dream now.

I am not. A feeling of uselessness is taking over. If I am not working, why am I here? Okay okay, I know I am still helping people. After all, I still have my two community classes (one of which is going well and one is not) and sometimes I teach in the schools. It`s just really frustrating. The heat doesn`t help. I hate being hot and feeling disgusting. One day I took four showers. April and May are the hottest months here.

HOWEVER, relief is soon to come in a REAL vacation. Put your jealous hats on because for Semana Santa (Holy Week...come ON people!) Julie, Carla, and I are going to...........LITTLE CORN ISLAND! For those of you who don`t watch survivor, Nicaragua is basically divided into two halves that might as well be (and sort of are) 2 different countries. I live on the western Spanish half. Little Corn Island is off the eastern Carribean half! I am BEYOND excited to have the opportunity (thanks Mom!) to go there for an entire week. It`s going to be amazing and super-relaxing. There are no cars or roads on this place. It`s small enough to walk everywhere. There are places to stay for $4 a night. I`m going to be with two of my best friends. Could life BE any better?! Don`t worry, I`ll take tons of mouthwatering pictures to convince you guys that Nicaragua is worth coming to. Seriously. It is.

Finally, a big shoutout to my parents, Carolyn, Claire Y., Mice, and Diana for my birthday packages! While they were late, everything in them was delicious and not moldy or rotten! Or if it was it didn`t make me sick so who cares?! Thanks to everyone for your support!