io mi chiamo Tara

So i had to sneak in one more blog before i left for Nice. I just had to share with you all that i started taking Italian classes this week and they are so much fun! They dont have a beginners year in the high school where i teach, so i hike over to the middle school three hours a week and have class with seventh graders! So besides the fact im american and about 2 feet taller, i blend right in = ) My teacher is from Italy and is quite enthusiatic im learning the language to be able to talk to my family in Milan. ( i hope to take a trip to italy in february) Speaking of trips, i just heard the best news yesturday. I met a geography teacher last week who was in the middle of planning a trip for the school. I told her how much i like to travel and so she asked me to accompany her, 2 other teachers, and 40 students to Prague. Of course i was ecstatic, but with all the paper work here i really didnt think it would fly. Yesturday the teacher told me the great news that the administration has ok'ed me to go! So Dec 11 through the 16 im going through Switzerland and Austria to Prague in the Czech Republic for FREE. The Lord has been really looking out for me !

I taught my class all about Halloween this morning and it rocked. It was just a fun class taking about tricks i played on people, past costumes, and of course Madison Madness. The students heard i was bringing candy for the lesson and so one of them brought me a balisto bar (chocolate and honey)! Shout out to those in madison, have a great and safe holiday! And for those of you who know Mr Pahl, the throwing candy in class works wonders in france too = )