Feelings of nervousness..

Above pic: Scorpions on a stick..definitely nervous about eating those..haha..JK..I definitely WILL NOT be eating those! ;) They also have Starfish on a stick, and pretty much anything else you can think of on a stick. Pretty creative..but not appetizing to me. Might be appetizing to someone though. ;)


Okay, so I never ever EVER get nervous about trips overseas. I don't even think about flying in an airplane over the sea. It doesn't affect me. I'm not sure why. So, that is definitely NOT what I'm nervous about. I'm nervous about a few other things. So, to make it easier, I'm just simply going to list them..haha:

1) Nervous about TEACHING! I had such a hard year this past year with my students here in good ol' Texas. My kids were SO hyper and not focused, and it was so hard to control them and get them to pay attention to me, and respect me. Getting through an entire lesson was like pulling teeth most of the time. There would be only two, three, or maybe four kids who were distracting to the entire class, but, unfortunately, those few kids would seem to ruin it for the rest of the class. I don't think the Chinese kids will be this way, plus I'm teaching a much older group of kids 14-15 yr. olds, but just b/c of the past year, I am nervous.

2) Nervous about the CULTURE shock. I've never really "lived" in a place for a month, outside of Saudi Arabia, where I really truly did live for three years. I'm not sure if a month can qualify as "living" somewhere. But, maybe it could?? I'm not sure, really. Anyways, not being able to speak then language, etc. will definitely be challenging for an entire month. Oh, and hopefully I'll like all the food and not be starving, haha..I guess I'll learn to like it, even if I initially don't. :)

3) Nervous about not being able to easily contact my FAMILY/FRIENDS. I'm going to miss them, that's all. :)

4) Nervous about hanging out w/ middle-aged ladies who are all retired teachers for an entire month. I hope I don't feel left out being the youngest one, by about half their ages, or more. I hope they all accept me, and that I am able to make some friends who can also be mentors in my faith/spirituality..because they are all also very strong Christian women.

...anyways, that's about it!! Please pray for me w/ all these things that make me nervous!! :) I appreciate it!