A Guest Author!

Jaime has been doing most of the blogging, but with her being out sick (more on that later) I'm (Billy) actually taking over the duties! Don't worry though, she will return quickly with her usual spirit and energy.

So it's the first week of school...and Jaime has a throat infection. There are multiple theories as to how it started (the haze from the burning in Sumatra, general bacteria in a new climate, or one of the other newbies) but the bottom line is, she has had to stay home and not work this week- which suffice to say has been tough and frustrating for her. However, the doctor gave her some antibiotics and did a culture to make sure it wasn't strep throat, and hopefully she will return to work fully rested and ready to rock and roll on Friday.

Other than that, Malaysia has been great. Our newbie class (the group of incoming teachers) are all really great- and the coolest part about meeting all of them is just learning about where they are from. We've got Canadians, a few Brits, an Aussie, the daughter of a Chilean diplomat, and a half Peruvian married to a Japanese lady. It's cool, because to them, Houston is just as exotic as their countries are to us!

As for school- it's been a big adjustment. The students are great, and block scheduling is awesome, but the toughest part of it has been being separated from each other. We got a car though and carpool in the morning and afternoon (in the CRAZY Malaysia traffic!)

Anyway, more to come- I just wanted to keep everyone posted!

Billy