Moving In...





The other teachers were super helpful, only about half of my boxes made it by then, so they loaned me everything that I needed to so that I could get started.  I unpacked that evening and was in the classroom the next morning setting up!  It's feels pretty awesome to actually have a classroom to call mine!  Lori (she is from the UP too!), Alision, and I went for a walk through town to the pit (where they keep the boats) and blueberry picking.  Before we left John equipped us with his 9 mm, just in case we came across a bear!  We did not last very long, because the mosquitos were so bad.  
I got to work in my classroom for a few days before I had to fly back to Kotz for an inservice.  I was there from Sunday through Friday.  It is a small world, though:  Jenny and Ricky Asiala were there and so was a student teacher that I had in high school--Jason Copenhaver!  I did get to meet some cool people--it was nice to know that other people are in the same shoes as I am (new to the area...no idea what to do next).  During the inservice, we slept on air mattresses in classrooms!
Friday 8/14
When we got back to Noatak, I headed straight for the Post Office--I HAVE FOOD!  My shipment came in from Walmart.  The rest of my boxes came it too.  AND my wonderful grandma and grandpa sent me a nice care package (Thank you!).  
We worked at the school until 10.  There was just so much to do!  We worked until midnight on Saturday and all day on Sunday too.  Trying to set up all of my "procedures" (gosh darn Harry Wong!).

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