You know, they are so cute. In the midst of painting pictures of things had the “gue” sound in them, they discovered the color green. It was such a shock to them to see that what had turned out as a mistake (placing the yellow paintbrush into the blue paint) could create a vibrant and recognizable color. All the rest of the class was called over to “ooh” and “aah” over this and then they settled to see what red and black would do.

Of course, this level of amazement over something so commonplace could only be found in a kindergarten class. I love going to “observe” even though I have to dress up and sit in a tiny chair. All the kids are so friendly and animated that if it weren’t for my two fellow practicum classmates (three of us observe every week as part of an Education class), I would stay there until lunchtime. If nothing else, this class has made me really consider becoming a kindergarten teacher. Yet, I am renown for my impatience. Not exactly a sterling quality for such a profession, but I prefer to believe that I am selectively impatient. When I choose to I can wait for hours or explain things forever, it’s just nonsense and knuckleheads that I won’t tolerate.

Anyways, yesterday I also went to a political science lecture on campus and the speaker was none other than Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Or so it said on my ticket. Well, he was an awesome speaker; interspersed with his calls for a global awareness were some amusing anecdotes of his time in office. Just listening to him, he seems very cool, but Nancy says to be wary of politicians. I guess I will follow her advice since she’s been well-informed about everything since forever and I have just recently become interested in the news and world affairs in general. I don’t know, it must be the free New York Times newspapers all around campus. Reading those every morning, I feel much more educated. Some credit should also go to my history class. I just had a midterm Wednesday for that class and I have rarely felt so happy after a test. I know so much! But we’ll see what the professor thinks when I get it back…

In case you are wondering why I wasn’t so timely with the posting of this blog (I like to think I post in a regular fashion anyway), I was in México. Really. From Thursday night until late Saturday afternoon. No, San Antonio is not that close – we actually had to drive for 4.5 hours to get to the McAllen-Reynosa borderland, but it was worth it.

Going to McAllen-Reynosa was an optional field trip for my Relaciones Fronterizas class (about the border relations between the US and México). Telling you what we accomplished there is a topic for a later blog since a brief recounting wouldn’t do the trip justice. So, I will be posting later when I have access to the class pictures and can explain and illustrate in depth.

Meanwhile, I have organized my desk and have made a to-do list for this weekend, which starts today. Nancy and I are going to Vietnam (no, the restaurant, not another out of country excursion) and then to Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the play on campus right now. Every play we have ever seen has been phenomenal. The amount of work that goes into the entire production creates the effect of flawlessness for the audience and I am always so proud of all the actors at the end. I really think they will become famous one day. Maddy and Mark’s blogs will tell you more about the play because they are both in it! Wow, what a small world…
Time for item number one on the to-do list: read the first two chapters of Frost, Wortham and Reifel…

Favorite Quote This Week:
"Look, we're Great Britain. So just do it please." Tony Blair