Looking forward to 2020
Happy New Years! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Este año, voy a tratar de escribir más en español. He tenido más de 100 horas de clases de español y tengo 4 horas más cada semana. Creo que tengo un nivel más comodo para hablar. Estoy leyendo un libro en español, "Cuentas para pensar" de Jorge Bucay, que tenía 26 ensayos mini.
Me encanta la ciudad de Medellín. Mi vida aqui es casi perfecta, porque tengo un trabajo gratificante y mucha amistad. Tengo la intención de quedarme aquí por varios años más.
Over Christmas holidays I had the opportunity to travel to Providencia, Colombia, and I think I fell in love with the island. The remoteness combined with the relaxed Caribbean culture and the lack of large corporate resorts, made for what I can only describe as a truly authentic Caribbean experience. The scuba diving was spectacular, and though I took a bunch of photos and videos, they just cannot recapture the emotion and beauty I saw in person. During my ten days on the island, I think I ate more fish than I had in the previous year, and I could not get enough. If you ever get the chance to visit, head down to Southwest Beach, find the restaurant "El divino niño" and order the mixta por dos with a cocoloco. Bring 3 friends, and maybe you'll be able to finish the fish platter meant for two. Each time you visit, the mixta is a little different, depending on what was caught that day.
Life at school is undergoing some changes. I was lucky to have the experience of meeting and working with Paul Anderson (of Bozeman Science (YouTube) fame). His energy and explanations have made me excited to implement NGSS (Next-Generation Science Standards) into my physics classroom. Prior to this conference, NGSS had been an intimidating and confusing curriculum that usually had me lost within the first 30 minutes of diving into the website. Now however, I not only feel like I understand what the standards are actually referring to, but I also understand the overall goal behind the standards. I started my first NGSS based unit yesterday, and it went pretty well! This journey over the next few years will be interesting (and in all honesty, it'll likely take me that long to fully switch over and become competent in NGSS ideas).
Beyond that, there's not much different in my life. Living in a different country, speaking a different language, and teaching a different curriculum has its adventures. But at the end of the day/week/month, it's just another part of my life that can be surprisingly similar to my teaching life in Canada. I originally made this leap to find more adventure, and I did, except it doesn't come from living in Colombia, it comes from the change of perspective I gained in making that move.
Este año, voy a tratar de escribir más en español. He tenido más de 100 horas de clases de español y tengo 4 horas más cada semana. Creo que tengo un nivel más comodo para hablar. Estoy leyendo un libro en español, "Cuentas para pensar" de Jorge Bucay, que tenía 26 ensayos mini.
Me encanta la ciudad de Medellín. Mi vida aqui es casi perfecta, porque tengo un trabajo gratificante y mucha amistad. Tengo la intención de quedarme aquí por varios años más.
Over Christmas holidays I had the opportunity to travel to Providencia, Colombia, and I think I fell in love with the island. The remoteness combined with the relaxed Caribbean culture and the lack of large corporate resorts, made for what I can only describe as a truly authentic Caribbean experience. The scuba diving was spectacular, and though I took a bunch of photos and videos, they just cannot recapture the emotion and beauty I saw in person. During my ten days on the island, I think I ate more fish than I had in the previous year, and I could not get enough. If you ever get the chance to visit, head down to Southwest Beach, find the restaurant "El divino niño" and order the mixta por dos with a cocoloco. Bring 3 friends, and maybe you'll be able to finish the fish platter meant for two. Each time you visit, the mixta is a little different, depending on what was caught that day.
Life at school is undergoing some changes. I was lucky to have the experience of meeting and working with Paul Anderson (of Bozeman Science (YouTube) fame). His energy and explanations have made me excited to implement NGSS (Next-Generation Science Standards) into my physics classroom. Prior to this conference, NGSS had been an intimidating and confusing curriculum that usually had me lost within the first 30 minutes of diving into the website. Now however, I not only feel like I understand what the standards are actually referring to, but I also understand the overall goal behind the standards. I started my first NGSS based unit yesterday, and it went pretty well! This journey over the next few years will be interesting (and in all honesty, it'll likely take me that long to fully switch over and become competent in NGSS ideas).
Beyond that, there's not much different in my life. Living in a different country, speaking a different language, and teaching a different curriculum has its adventures. But at the end of the day/week/month, it's just another part of my life that can be surprisingly similar to my teaching life in Canada. I originally made this leap to find more adventure, and I did, except it doesn't come from living in Colombia, it comes from the change of perspective I gained in making that move.
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