Day 136 - Wednesday 1/25/12

 What a unique experience today brought, not only to people here in Macedonia but also at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.  This evening I was able to give a presentation about American High Schools at the American Corner.  Lizzie and I both shared information about schools in the US. It was a very quick crash course in American High Schools because at 5:30 we had a very important date!  Thanks to some of the wonderful Tech staff in LPS and at East High School, we were able to be live with one of the Introduction to Woodworking classes at Lincoln East.  It was such an exciting thing to be a part of!  Students from my home school were video chatting with students from the community I am currently living and working in.  Many questions were asked back and forth: How many languages do you speak? How do you get to school?  What classes do you take?  What do you want to do after High School?  What music do you listen to?  What classes are you required to take? Do you play musical instruments? What are sports like at your school?  The exchange was amazing.  It really embodied what the Fulbright Program is about, people to people interactions all across the world.  Today Mr. McCabe and I were able to introduce our students to people across the ocean, we were able to give these students an experience I hope they will always remember!  I know I will always remember it!  We even have plans to try a few more interactions during my time here in Macedonia.

After the presentation, it was time for the weekly club, Learning English through Games.  This week was the game High Rollers. It is a dice game where you try to flip over the numbers 1-10 with the rolls of your dice. The person with the least points still turned up wins.   It was a fun game and a great group to play with!!

Lesson: By creating opportunities for other people to learn and share, you too learn and grow as an individual!