End of week 2

Another school week finished! Wow! This trip is going by so quickly but I'm enjoying it so much! This week was full of lessons and enjoying the local culture.

This week I co-taught a lot with a fellow student teacher in 5th grade, 6th grade, and 9th grade. These students continue to blow my mind with their intelligence and willingness to learn from us! The topics we discussed this week were fighting for your rights and global warming. Some of the lessons were planned in advance while some were just on the spot teaching! It's times like this that I get to truly test my teaching and flexibility!

I still find myself adjusting to the time difference and adjusting to the different schedule at school. As mentioned in my previous post, the class periods are more like 90 minute blocks with two 20 minute breaks during the school day! It's very different from school at home, but also an enjoyable difference!

On Thursday, our group of student teachers headed to Münster after school to spend the afternoon. This town is one of the closest big cities and has many college aged students. And not to mention the insane amount of bikes in this city! This city has more bikes than people, how crazy is that!? While in the city, we were able to enjoy the cathedrals, visit the city museum, and eat some typical German food. This city is very nice and only a short train ride away from Werne! One of my favorite parts about Europe is the trains because you can just hop on a train and head to another city while in the US you would have to drive in the car. On a train, everyone is able to talk and enjoy themselves and even rest!

Schnitzel! A typical German food.

I can't believe the time is ticking away as quickly as it is, but I'm loving teaching the students here and spending time with my host family and friends. One thing I love about this program is being able to make friends with other student teachers that I never knew before this trip! We often find ourselves in a local café talking 'teacher talk' for hours here! I can't wait to see what the next couple weeks bring here in Werne, Germany. Tschüss! (One of the few German words I've learned since I got here!)

A beautiful street in Münster.

An iconic red towel picture in front of the historic town hall in Werne.