Day 18, End of a long weekend, begining of a long week
I was fairly excited for this weekend. I like spending time with Stoney and Dustin and Laura (though I don't know Laura that well she has a good personality). And I totally enjoyed the staff on my weekend package, but for some reason I fest stressed out during the day Saturday. Saturday evening was alright while we were playing capture the flag, but then I stayed up too late not really talking to anyone or reducing my stress levels.
Today I was just fairly frustrated in general in the morning and afternoon. It wasn't until Dave convinced me to come out and hit tennis balls with him and Britta that I started to feel better. From that point my evening was incredibly good. I got to talk to lots of the dorm staff and really just enjoyed myself even when I didn't have much to add to the conversation.
I really don't have a big plan for my AFLS tomorrow, and that may be the way it stays. I'm teaching a course on mental math, but the first thing I have to do is get them to memorize some basic facts (times tables through 8 or so, squares through 15 or so, etc.). After that we can get some really good ideas and methods going. I just haven't decided what the best way to do that is. I should also go over addition and subtraction. I would like it to cover things you would use a lot.
As a note, I miss Mike, my family, and my cat. It's funny, but I feel like I was just in Ames. I do realize it was three weeks ago when I left there to come here. I guess part of that comes from the fact that I have so much studying to do for this qualifying exam and I don't want to think about that or think that time has passed there.
Well I need to either buckle down and do some work or start getting some sleep. Either way I should stop typing.
Today I was just fairly frustrated in general in the morning and afternoon. It wasn't until Dave convinced me to come out and hit tennis balls with him and Britta that I started to feel better. From that point my evening was incredibly good. I got to talk to lots of the dorm staff and really just enjoyed myself even when I didn't have much to add to the conversation.
I really don't have a big plan for my AFLS tomorrow, and that may be the way it stays. I'm teaching a course on mental math, but the first thing I have to do is get them to memorize some basic facts (times tables through 8 or so, squares through 15 or so, etc.). After that we can get some really good ideas and methods going. I just haven't decided what the best way to do that is. I should also go over addition and subtraction. I would like it to cover things you would use a lot.
As a note, I miss Mike, my family, and my cat. It's funny, but I feel like I was just in Ames. I do realize it was three weeks ago when I left there to come here. I guess part of that comes from the fact that I have so much studying to do for this qualifying exam and I don't want to think about that or think that time has passed there.
Well I need to either buckle down and do some work or start getting some sleep. Either way I should stop typing.