Today was my first day of externship and it was so much fun! I was a little nervous about going into today just because it was going to be a new environment and I didn't know how the students or teacher would react to me. But right away I knew that I had worried for nothing. The teacher, my mentor, Ms. Silva-Flores made me feel like I had been a part of her classroom for a few weeks as opposed to a few hours. I was helping her grade papers, interacting with students, and just trying to help out as much as possible. Soon the kindergartners started to warm up to me and it made the day even more fun. They were fascinated by my fingernails! It was the cutest thing. I'm really excited to continue working with them and getting into the classroom flow. Next week we're going on a field trip to the aquarium (I've never been) and I think it's going to be really fun.
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