I just finished one semester of teaching. Technically speaking, the sem's not yet over because grades have not been released yet and there can still be appeals and last minute changes. But as far as teaching's concerned, my sem's over. It was a good ride. There were moments when I felt that I could not connect to my students. I admit that those times were really frustrating. But God knows that I need re-affirmation once in a while. So when I start feeling down, He sends me good vibes - students complimenting me for replying to their texts and e-mails immediately or students sharing with me cookies that they baked because they love me or students bringing me Filipino treats because they know I miss them or getting good feedback for work that I've done. If God knows hu das not pay, He also knows who needs some TLC. Hehe. One thing I learned from my first semester is that you should never judge a book by its cover. Oo, cliche. But this was so evident the past few month...