It's been an embarrassingly long amount of time since I've blogged, but I'm ready to be back! My absence was for a good reason. I started this blog in the fall of 2010 because I wanted a place where I could share what I was doing in the classroom. I was excited to be blogging about education and I felt that blogging inspired me to be more intentional about learning/refining my craft. However, all of this came to a screeching halt when I found out I was pregnant and battled major morning all day sickness for weeks. I literally mustered all my strength just to make it through each lesson and basketball practice (coaching through this was no fun!) for that first trimester.
Fast forward months later and on July 22, 2011 Everett Thomas Meyer was born! He's such a fun baby. I love being his mom. And I think I'm learning that having a baby while juggling my career brings this concept of being a "utility player" to a whole new level.
After my maternity leave I returned to Korea with Everett and jumped back into the classroom at the end of September. I'm a part time teacher right now but I still teach a considerable load. I'm teaching a 9th grade IB MYP World History, two classes of 10th grade US History, and one IB Standard Level History for 11th graders. I elected not to coach basketball this year so I can focus on my family and my classes, but I'm still sponsoring the Global Issues Network (GIN) club once a week after school. We have daycare at our school so Everett comes to school with my husband and I and in between classes I get to take care of our little man. Life is busy, but life is full.
I'm excited to be sharing more about all that we're doing this school year!
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