English Classes

Hey guys, we're sorry for not updating at all for so long, this week has been very hectic and the couple of times we had internet, we were exhausted and chose sleep instead.

This week, James and Tyler continued teaching English at the Elementary/Jr. High school in Mikeperc with Russell. Each day we'd have 3-4 classes, ranging from 3rd to 8th grade, and we would go over vocabulary, play games with them, etc. Both of us are inept at teaching, but fortunately we helped lighten the load for the regular English teacher and made good connections for Russell with the students for the Youth Group.

The whole trip there's been snow on the ground, but we hadn't had new snow until yesterday, which was a lot of fun to experience, especially during recess with the students. We had a pretty epic snowball fight on the playground with them, and by "with them" I mean that most of them just pelted us for their 15 minute break, but it was fun.

Kat, Malerie, and Elyse have been teaching classes this week in Debrecen at the High School run by the Reformed Church. These students had their pros and cons as well, though. Since most of them had been learning English since Elementary School, our girls could carry conversations with them, but since they're teenagers, and some of them seniors, the girls had to deal with a lot more apathy.

Yesterday (Friday) was the last time all five of us would teaching English here in Hungary, and while it was a relief because getting up at 6am every morning and then teaching until 12 or 1pm everyday was draining, it was hard to say goodbye to a lot of the kids.

- The Handful