"She was done before it was done..."

This post will serve as part 2 of yesterday's adventure and my first day of student teaching...

Yesterday was a blast!! We went back to London to take in more of the British life. We started the morning  walking across the London Tower Bridge... which has become my favorite monument I think. Lit up, it is one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen. Then we hopped on the tour bus and headed to Westminster Abbey... The sight of William and Kate's wedding! So naturally we took tons of pictures. We even contemplated going inside, but since it was Sunday there were actual services. Next stop on our visit was Buckingham Palace to see the Queen! And lucky for us, we made it just in time to see the Changing of the Guard... So incredible. We found ourselves staring at the Palace just in awe of the fact so many historical figures walked the very roads we were standing on. We then ventured to Kensington Gardens. I felt like I was walking around Central Park with the greenery and open fields... I will say that I am staying partial to Central Park, because nothing beats a gorgeous green park surrounded by some of the tallest skyscrapers! The Park had Princess Diana's monument and the Peter Pan statue... The Peter Pan statue was actually less thrilling than I thought it would be though, so that was kinda sad. However, it was still a great  statue to see! We ended the day at a quaint little pub inside the city of London! I am becoming quite the fan of fish 'n chips =) That was the extent of our London tour... but I am not done yet! I want to go back to Harrod's, Notting Hill and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Another trip, another weekend, another adventure!

For todays adventure... student teaching... I'm sure his students will embrace the lively change of an energetic red headed student teacher from Oklahoma! haha I believe these students will embrace the things I want to do, it will just take time and work. Which is fine by me! It will keep me busy... I can tell the difference between these students and States students. There are not the problems of typical teens here. No student is coming from a hard background of "raising themself" or just trying to get by. I think that diminishes the so obviously issues within the US school system. However, these kids do have the typical tendency to talk and get off track. I discussed with him my requirements I must meet according to OSU, so our semester will be fun and interesting to say the least. Well, Marie Whitehead, our pseudo mom here has cooked us a homemade dinner... pulled pork, beans, rolls and heath bar cake! So it is family dinner time =) I hope all of you are doing well, and I miss you guys!