My Kids.

Sorry, I got a little lazy with the blogging. That doesn't mean that I'm lazy though! I've been super busy with teaching, exploring, and whatnot. Teaching has been, a challenge, to say the least. But I'm learning to love it! I am already so in love with the kids. I love how their faces light up when they see me. It just warms my heart to see that. I feel like I'm exactly where I need to be. Whenever I feel a twinge of homesickness, I just remember the kids. And how great they are. And what a difference I can make in their lives. I'll give you a quick run through of each of my kids.

This is Alesa. She's precious, but she's also not the brightest in the bunch... haha She doesn't ever repeat what I say, which is the point. She just stares at me and smiles this precious smile. She'll nod at everything I say and pretend like she knows what I'm talking about and then mumble in Russian afterwards. She's probably saying how I'm not the brightest either. One day, we'll be able to converse. And it'll be a beautiful day. 

This is Nastya... She's a spaz. Whenever she sees me, she'll jump on me while screaming, "Teacher Courtney! Teacher Courtney!" And she won't stop touching me. She'll hold my hand, grab my face and just be weird. She's definitely one of a kind.

Danya. He is SO cute! He's very calm when he isn't around Danya and Matvey. And he can be very sweet. I told everyone to make something they like with play dough. I came over to Danya and he was hiding what he was making. When I came back over, what's in the picture was on the table and he looked at me with huge eyes and said, "For you." He is so cute. And whenever I ask him something he'll say, "My. Name. Is. Danya." Some teacher before me made sure that he knew his name really well.

Vova! I adore Vova. He can be a crazy spaz most of the time. But whenever I give him a task and he finishes it, he'll come up and show me, so excited. And when I give him praise, he has the cutest most bashful face. He's so cute. He's a little bit slower, so I have to give him special attention and make sure that he repeats what I say. Mostly he'll just mumble it, but hopefully it catches on.

Matvey. This kid is the world's biggest spazatron. Whenever he sees me, he flips out! He grabs my hand, pulls me down, and tries to kiss me. Whenever I get mad at him, he'll look up at me with huge puppy dog eyes and say, "I'm sorry Teacher Courtney." I can't stay mad at him for long, he's too cute. He reminds me of a little boy from home.
These aren't all my kids, just the ones who stand out the most to me now! But I really am loving what I'm doing. It's all been worth it so far.

Teacher Courtney!