Exciting news, but more hard work

Today I had a meeting with the Dean of the Education Department. Going into the meeting I wanted to talk to him about how long it would be until I graduated. My information had been wrong since I arrived back at River Falls, and I was afraid that I was behind. After talking to him further, I found that all I needed to do was take the Praxis I test soon (YIKES!), and he would admit me to Teacher Education and sign me up for 7 credits of methods courses! I was SO excited! Along with this excitement comes some MAJOR work. With 7 credits of methods, comes 75 Hours of observation in one semester! Bring on the fun, I am ready to be DONE! If all goes well, I should have one semester of classes next Fall, and be student teaching in the Spring. 

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!! After talking to him about my trip to Mexico being canceled, he did some searching and found that if the foreign language department did not specify whether or not the immersion experience had to be out of the country, I may be able to get away with doing my student teaching in an immersion school in the Cities and never actually have to go abroad! It would be an answer to prayer considering the expense involved!

In other news...The soccer games last night were fun to watch. It was a double header and they did win the second game, but not without someone getting hurt. Good one Spencer! We have been to soccer for the last three weeks and in three weeks, three people have been hurt. As Katie Wendt said last night after Spencer limped off the field, "Maybe its time to start calling them the Packers or Dolphins with all of these injuries. 

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.

Translation: You snooze, you lose.

Literal Translation: The shrimp that falls asleep the current carries away.