I can’t believe that in less than 24 hours I will be boarding an air plane and traveling to South Africa! Woo Hoo! I am super excited.

On Friday I spent my last in my Murrayville Classroom with my Kindergarten students and wonderful partnership teacher! It was a day filled with a lot of love and exciting surprises for me. I could never have imagined all the exciting things that the class along with their parents and my teacher had in store for me! I received a poster about why my class loved me which stirred up many different emotions inside of me! It made me laugh and struggle to hold a few tears back! For example with kindergarten students one of the statements was “she is good at tying our shoes.” One of the many things you learn in kindergarten is the ability to teach and tie shoes at the same time! However, this was the first of many wonderful things that my class provided me with! I received a bag with a class picture on it and many wonderful things inside that teachers can use in their classroom! The joy and kindness that I was receiving from each of these parents, students, and teachers was overwhelming to me! Little did I know the surprises where far from over! At the end of the day during snack time one of the parents made a cake and cupcakes for me, the class, and other visitors. Words cannot describe this cake so I am posting a picture below!

I think that this is the coolest cake I have ever had! It had Wilmington and South Africa on it a lot with a cookie cut out of each child and the cookies are holding a flag with their name on it! And it was delicious!

I am going to miss these wonderful students, parents, and teacher while I am in South Africa! However, I am so thankful for technology and the ability to take them with me through the internet! They will be traveling with me on my journey through this blog and Skype! I am sad to leave this wonderful class, but excited about the journey ahead!