Riverside School

Sarah and I have been in Prague for exactly one day and one month. We have adjusted well to the culture, our apartment, we're getting better at the language, and we have just begun to meet the staff and families of Riverside School. The many planets of the "Settlingintoprague Universe" are almost completely aligned.
We are now faced with the challenge of getting used to our jobs - the actual reason we are here. Upon first glance, the school is situated on the west side of the Vltava river across from high cliffs that overlook the schoolyard. It's a very picturesque location. Next, the interior of the school gave us the impression that each staff member contributes much more that just curriculum. The walls were decorated with incredibly bright, 3D artwork and pictures of school activities were scattered on various walls. We felt that if the staff are just as great as our first impression of the school, then we have really been blessed with a perfect situation.
Sure enough, the staff here consists of teachers who are committed to the school both professionally and personally. Each person supports and lives out the Christian ethos of the school. We felt so welcomed into their community as newbies, even though they had 23 new staff members that year! We could have easily been lost in the crowd, but people seemed excited to meet us. Either they are fakers, or they were excited to meet Sarah and polite to me.
I'm teaching Year 4 (Grade 3 in North America) and the kids are really great. I have kids from 7 different countries who all speak with their own unique accent. It's very cute and I'm very happy to be teaching this class. (Also, I'm teaching the son of a Czech hero - a former professional soccer player who played for Liverpool when they won the Champions League and then for a local team in Prague. I'm really looking forward to meeting him because the staff says he's a real gentleman - a lesson to all you pro athletes who might be reading this.)
Anyway, things are going well and we're very blessed.

Sarah and I would also like to give a huge shout out to Immanuel Christian School and Durham Christian High School. Both schools gave Sarah and I our first teaching jobs and provided us with very high expectations for any school staff and school community we will be a part of in the future. Thanks to Fred, Jasper, and the staff at both schools for giving us a chance.