Getting to Mexico...

There are lots of different ways to get to Mexico.  You can take a boat, a plane, or even drive.  I'm going to do a combination of two of these.  On Thursday, June 25th, I will fly from Tallahassee, Florida, to McAllen, Texas (changing planes in Dallas).  Then, the next day on Friday, we will drive to Fresnillo, Mexico (the town where I will be living). This will take many hours and most of the day on Friday.  

In order to go to other countries, you have to have a passport.  Since I am a citizen of the U.S.A, I have a U.S. passport that looks like the one in the picture.  When you cross international borders, they usually stamp your passport in the inside to show the dates you arrived or left on.  

Coins, Coins, Coins!

On the last day of school, my wonderful 4th grade students presented me with a very special gift...a piggy bank FULL of coins!  As we all took turns holding the bank, it was obvious that there were a lot of coins in there.  After lunch, we estimated how many coins were in there and then counted all of the coins.  Most guesses were in the 300's or 400's. Guess how many total coins there were?!  1, 349 coins!  WOW! The pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and even silver dollars added up to $54. 07!  I'm so thankful for all of the children and their families who donated money to help the children in Mexico and to help me get there.  An extra special bonus to the gift...I now have a keepsake piggy bank with FSU colors!  My class knows me so well! :)