So I am alive and well in Texas! I had a nice Christmas in Spokane (too much snow for liking/stress level!). Then my dad drove with me as far as Provo (which was SO sweet and helpful of him- the roads were okay but kinda iffy...). Then I set out for the rest of the trip- which in total was about 38 hours, give or take. I stayed overnight in Albuquerque (?) and outside of San Antonio (I did drive thru El Paso, Margo!). Then I FINALLY made it to Houston. I live in League City- which is South East Houston. About 30/40 minutes from downtown Houston. But still close to a lot. But one does have to drive a lot to get anywhere. It's kinda funny how that is. But it's true. Luckily my roommate and I have each other now to take turns driving places! Our church is right down the street, but the stake center and institute is like 30 minutes away. And the Temple is like an hour in good traffic. And my school (Clear Creek) is 5 minutes down the street! Rock on! But I see why car insurance is higher here- people are crazy drivers! My car is registered here with Texas plates. I even found a really honest and dependable mechanic to work on my car if need be! Texas is crazy. And we have a separate Texas Anthem the students pledge after pledging allegiance. I even saw a sign on the hwy "don't slow Texas down" next to the speed limit sign. Whoa texas.
My roommate Leslie is AWESOME! I am so lucky to have her- she helped me move everything and even put together my bed and dresser and has just been so kind! We are a lot of like and have had a lot of fun together. She works at Dow Chemical and is 23 and also a BYU graduate. She's been here a year. Our apartment is way cute and I LOVE my room and what I got to make it all pretty. The pictures are below- you'll have to check them out. Yeah, she's helped this transition be MUCH easier than I thought it'd be.
My school is great- it's newly remodeled. Nobody told me where/when/what to do on the first day (they called me mid day asking me where I was- uhm- nobody told me anything!!!!!!). You learn to be flexible as a teacher, that's for sure. So they're having me teach 3 chemistry classes, 1 chem com (chemistry in the community- ie: chem with little/no math) and 2 TAKS (TAKS is the state test and this class is for seniors who are failing the science part and need more help). Yeah. Goodtimes. I don't start those classes, however, until next Wednesday. I've been 'substituting' (but getting real-teacher pay, except we don't even get paid unitl February!) for 6 physics classes as they get ready for finals. Not that they're studying or using their time wisely, but that's their problem I guess. But I have my own classroom and it's all dolled up, too (see the photos!). It's exciting! And I work with some awesome gals- I already am part of the "cool girl clique" in the chem dept. I have a funny/sarcastic mentor teacher and another second year gal that's great and a science coordinator gal that rocks. It's fun. Yup yup.
So Leslie and I go to a family ward- the singles ward is about 45 minutes away. And my new calling (responsibility) is over the singles in my ward. Nice. I guess. I already have friends to hang out with and it's been fun thus far! Oh yeah, did I mention the weather is SO nice! I love it. Well, I think that's all for now. I really am doing great. I'm a little surprised by that, but I definitely won't complain! ;) Chao from Texas!
Photos:
My new Apartment and Classroom:
http://byu.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=34462023&l=86f30&id=17825146
New friends:
http://byu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2159108&l=d7b2a&id=17825146
Christmas:
http://byu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2158714&l=a3526&id=17825146
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