Life at one month in

We got beds, mattresses, a phone, kitchen dishes, etc before students arrived!  It was a rush to the start.

And then Orientation week happened.  Orientation week is always busy because it is the time when the students are busy traveling around the area in order to learn about Belize, and what the CCSP community is all about.  I didn’t go on too many of the outings, as I was actually starting to do my job!  Since moving and unpacking took priority, I didn’t get a chance to start many necessary parts of the job until students left for travel weekend. 

My first weeks of being the Program Administrator have been a challenge, but I’m slowly getting to the place where I have more of a rhythm and order to my daily job (that being said within CCSP’s highly structured but highly variable schedule).  I’ve set office hours (and already broke them…) so that’s a start on the work/life balance front. Three weeks after the students arrived, and I know that I at least have my head on, even if it’s not totally straight... 

Our student group is fairly diverse in personality and interests, yet accepting of each other. A highlight of the semester has been seeing how the students are getting involved in the community already.  I’m excited about my small group, and although I’m not involved with many field trips or classes this semester, I feel that I will be able to invest more in getting to know the students because I won’t be around the students every moment of the day. 

And another exciting part of the semester has been getting to know the two new staff! Josh and Gellie have weathered the crazy beginning well.  Life at CCSP is almost completely different for me with the new job, new campus and new staff team.  But through all of the changes, God is providing.  Most of all, he is providing a new, much needed community.

Check out CCSP Belize's blog  http://www.ccspbelizef11.blogspot.com/  for some pictures of our new campus and the student's adventures so far!

I would love to hear from you!

love,

Joelle