But it's worth it...

So I just realized that my past 3 post have been somewhat negative and that's the last thing that I want to convey about this experience. I am solely dealing with the little everyday things that are a nuisance when living abroad in a country where you don't have any native connections and don't fully speak the language. Here's a little insight as to why I do it: my job is incredible~ I have more freedom than any beginning teacher should but I embrace it and have enjoyed being creative and learning from my co-workers; the kids are cute as hell and most of them still have an incredible yearning to learn which is encouraging in light of the horror stories I have heard throughout grad school of US Public Schools and the students uncanny ability to ignore their need for an education; although I feel like I am continually playing in a sports game that I am terrible at, I can tell that I am learning more Spanish which just might be sticking this time; and the people I have met here thus far have exceeded my expectations to the point that all I have to complain about are stinky smells and terrible customer service... ha! or as they say here, je!