DC Cupcakes and the School Without Walls

      After a completely restless night, I arose early this morning and got ready for the day.  As I got ready, I listened to "Jet Lag" by Simple Plan.  My plan in doing so was apparently not so simple.  You see, it's hard for me to get used to this time zone thing.  All the people I want to talk to are two hours behind me.  That means I'm going to bed when their evenings are just beginning and my day starts right in the middle of their nights.  So  I thought I'd listen to that song because I could relate to it.  It just made me want to talk to everybody even more. I was proud of myself though.  I resisted the urge to disturb the peaceful slumber of each and every contact on my list at 5:00 am their time.
       Today we went out into three of the schools and met our mentor teachers.  The elementary school was the first stop.  Holy CUTE kids! I wanted to change majors on the spot! And the principal was AMAZING! She was so passionate about the kids and that's what it is all about - the kids.  Then we went to the performing arts high school where my roommate will be teaching math.  I couldn't get Step Up out of my mind.  I seriously expecting to turn the corner and see Channing Tatum standing there.  Unfortunately he wasn't in school today.
      We left that school and made a pit stop at DC Cupcakes.  Two words: YUM ME.  Seriously.  I want another one.  I could eat one of those every day. The two I bought were Toasted Marshmallow and Chocolate^3.  The first one was just like a s'more but with chocolate graham crackers and ooey gooey chocolate and the other one was....well it was divine.
      After our delicious cupcakes, we went to the infamous School Without Walls, my school for the next three months.  I am happy to report that, despite its name, it has many walls.  It is actually quite the building.  It's right on George Washington University's campus and has the best interior design I've ever seen in a school.  The set up is awesome and it has all the latest technological hookups.  I also got to meet my mentor teacher.  She seems super nice and like a really good teacher for me to work with.  Oh and guess what! She did her student teaching out here in this same BYU program and now she's the head of the math department.  Cool story huh, Hansel?  I will be teaching Pre-calculus and Algebra, my two favorites!
     When we finished all of our school visits, we went back to the apartments and had another seminar about what we're going to be doing out here and the philosophy of teaching.  After a seven hour period of listening and driving around and sitting in meetings, I was pooped.  My roommates and I went home and watched a movie.  That late in the evening there's not too much to do around here for the time being (that is, while we don't really know where much is).  The museums all close kind of early and so by the time we got there we'd have to just turn right around and go home.  We've already seen the Costco and it gets too cold and dark for too much exploring.  So, we watched a movie instead.  I know. Not the most exciting of things to do in a city like DC, but hey, as long as your having fun right?  Besides tomorrow is all about the Library of Congress....and another meeting.