Settling in

We are starting to get used to our new home. So far we have mastered driving to the metro station, my school, church, several grocery stores, and the library without using the GPS.

We really like our ward, and they have put us to work quickly (there are about 100 people in Church each week). We have already spoken in sacrament meeting and had the missionaries over for dinner. On Sunday we got called to be Primary teachers for the 10 and 11 year olds. We sat in on their class and we are excited to start being their teachers, especially since it's a calling we get to do together. We only have about 5 or 6 kids and we were pleasantly surprised that for the most part they were actually bright and funny, not annoying.

Last week I posted almost 200 picturs on facebook. I would love to take time to blog about all of them, but then the rest of my day would be gone. You can go here to see them: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2283499&id=17812339&l=39d52dba1d

Stephen started school last week! This basically means he read a lot of syllabi. I won't tell you how much we calculated for the cost of each class period based on his total tuition, but at least some of his classes were worthwhile during the first week. He is eager and excited for things to pick up. In his spare time he has started to look for an internship/job. Luckily he signed up for a weekly career seminar and has access to an excellent career counselor since he doesn't know what area he's interested in yet.

Last Friday we went to the Washington DC Temple Visitors Center for a date. They had an exhibit of photography from the Hubble space telescope. I don't know if the exhibit will be at any other visitors' centers, but if you get the chance, go! It was pretty neat.

I finally got an "office" today. It's really more like a closet, but hey, I've heard about closet offices many times before and what else could I expect on my first year when I started a week after school began. I am mostly happy that I had somewhere to meet with my students today, who are, by the way, adorable. At least the ones I've met so far are. My first day seeing kids wasn't nearly as stressful as I thought it would be and it was brightened by some amusing exchanges. After asking questions in a get to know you game, I asked a 2nd grade student if he wanted to know anything about me, to which he replied: "The only question I have is how was your childhood?" I had to try not to laugh. It was funny to hear such a serious question from such a little guy. Tomorrow: Back to School Night :)