Day 4: Get myself lost so I can figure out WHERE I AM.

To start this post, I'll give y'all a couple pictures of the school I'm teaching at this summer. The kiddos start tomorrow, finally!

This is the door to my first grade (entering second) classroom for the summer!

How beautiful are these desks?!

Another picture of the drive home.

Once I got home I decided it was time to go for a walk alone around campus so I could get to know my way around ((and also get some darn movement in because all we've been doing all day is sitting in class for 9 hours and it's TORTURE for the poor bod))

HERE ARE SOME PICS I TOOK (you're welcome George! also mom and dad)

Delta State!

Three flags at Delta State!

The library. Ask me if I've been in there. No wait. If you know me, you know the answer.

But it's pretty from the outside...

DSU

The dining hall! ((people don't know what I mean when I talk about the "caf"...who calls it a DINING HALL anywas??))

The beautiful sky outside of our dorm tonight! HOW INCREDIBLE.

This is where I bought my alcohol tonight. Hwy 61 Liquor! Turns out there was a perfectly normal looking liquor store just two buildings over but this was a GREAT experience. The man was a little weird and asked if we were teachers and told us to "drink that slowly." And then he saw us taking pictures in front of the store and came out and waved and gave us the okay sign as we drove away. So, yes. Worth it.

#closetfullofteacherclothes #actuallyitsnotfullatall

#dormlife

muah.

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