This Week I've Learned

...that hugs and high-fives from the first graders keep you afloat on a markedly hard-hitting day.

….that writing thank-you letters and asking the school janitor to deliver the letters is one of the undercover ways to teach first graders how to correctly spell Sunshine – your nickname.

….that intuitively paying the bill of a stranger for no good reason makes you feel strangely good.

….that when you chronically do not resonate with your co-worker’s ideas, breathe more slowly and don’t rush giving a response. Take your time.   

…that despite you’re clueless of the local language, but if you’re determined enough, you can still teach kids how to interpret every utterance of that language into correct gestures and facial expressions - as long as you do not let your patience wear thin.

…that the more you LOL with your students, the more harmonious learning pace flows in the class.

…that to honour a performer, beyond doubt, you can always count on sixth graders to give the best standing ovation.

…that during any competitions, the real battle is not about competing to win, but to excel and soar high with conviction - incrementally  and regardless whatsoever the result is. 

…that when kids decide to bring the best efforts on the table of non-familiarity and are able to rewire their energy after a hectic learning schedule, you know one day they will become those big people who change the world.

…that it’s OK to be low and sad just to make you realize that everything is, actually, always working out for you. Always. 


Love, 

(Sunshine)