At the beginning of August, Trena has started her teaching residency at Dodge Renaissance Academy, an AUSL Turn-Around school. The teacher she is with teaches 8th grade reading, writing, and history, as well as 6th grade reading and writing. The school is very strict but the students perform well and love the teachers. Trena could write a lot more about the struggles and rewards that have come from this job so far.
But the job in itself has, of course, given us the ability to move into Chicago, where I am still pursuing a number of things. Over the last three weeks I have spent days researching grad schools and applying for jobs. We are praying that I will find a full time job soon, but in the meantime God has blessed me with some alternate sources of income (teaching ACT prep, photo shoot assistant). This motivates me to stay focused and take full advantage of being right in the middle of a huge metropolis.
We have continually enjoyed visits from friends and family, and have been able to begin meeting some new friends through church. The pastor at Park Church has made a point to make us feel welcome and introduce us to couples our own age. We also met some great people at an Educators Fellowship meeting located at the north side branch of Park.
We are excited to go back to Holland for Labor Day, to see family, lots of friends from out of town, and that big, clean, beautiful beach.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Courey Vacation 2011
On Friday morning, Trena and I left Chicago to head toward Michigan for our Courey family summer camping vacation in Pentwater. Like many vacations, we would spend some time at the camp site, but then head off on day trips to towns and beaches.
After a busy week, Trena still had a couple hours of work to do, but no harm done. We stopped off in Holland and spent some lovely time at JP's.
When we got up north, we joined everyone at the Pentwater State Park, where they had been all day. Jake, Si, and Aaron introduced us to a new game involving two posts, two bottles, and a frisbee. We stayed there for another couple of hours before heading back to the camp ground.
On Saturday, we we north to Frankfort. On the way we stopped at Bear Lake where we ate lunch. In Frankfurt, we spent the afternoon at the beach with games, food, and books. On the way home we had A&W for dinner. We caught the sunset at a beach with a beautiful winding pool along the dunes leading into Lake Michigan.
We spent most of Sunday in Grand Haven and then spent Monday in Holland before heading back to Chi-Town.
After a busy week, Trena still had a couple hours of work to do, but no harm done. We stopped off in Holland and spent some lovely time at JP's.
When we got up north, we joined everyone at the Pentwater State Park, where they had been all day. Jake, Si, and Aaron introduced us to a new game involving two posts, two bottles, and a frisbee. We stayed there for another couple of hours before heading back to the camp ground.
On Saturday, we we north to Frankfort. On the way we stopped at Bear Lake where we ate lunch. In Frankfurt, we spent the afternoon at the beach with games, food, and books. On the way home we had A&W for dinner. We caught the sunset at a beach with a beautiful winding pool along the dunes leading into Lake Michigan.
We spent most of Sunday in Grand Haven and then spent Monday in Holland before heading back to Chi-Town.
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