I just got home from church and want to share my excitement. I met my second visiting teaching sister (I'm not sure what to call us, we're each part of a "group"). On Monday night I met my 1st sister (we're 3 all together). Anyway, both times I had a great visit with each one and I'm excited to meet with all of them. Let me tell you just a little about each of them and you'll understand why I'm especially excited. I learn from everyone I visit teach/am taught by - in fact, enjoy the variety - but sometimes in life, especially in this ward, it's nice to have things in common.
Courtney, who actually lives near me (unlike most of my ward) graduated from law school just a couple of years ago. Practiced law for about a year and now teaches art history classes at UVSC (a college nearby). Although it wasn't the only reason, she did go to law school in part to get a doctorate, so she could teach college. She has several classes and has interesting stories about her students. Nathalie has a degree in history and French (for teaching, both) and really enjoys European history (many similar interests from my Spanish studies minor). She is currently working at Timpview (the local high school) in the ESL program. She's not ESL certified, so is a paralegal, which she enjoys because it means no lesson plans, minimal grading. She wants to learn Spanish and is full of ideas for the ESL program, which is slowly growing in this school. She served a mission in Switzerland (and is ethnically half-French, half-Vietnamese).
"Brief" meetings with each of them went long because we have so much in common. It's exciting and I'm so grateful for the combination. I feel the Lord's love and trust the reasons for being together are more than just commonality, but will bless all our lives.
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