Life's a Zoo

Today I went with my students from student teaching on a field trip to the zoo. It was SO much fun. They had no clue that I was coming and the were quite surprised. So surprised that even some of the boys were shocked into hugs. I say shocked because you know boys; they are too cool for hugs! I got super lucky because the bus system they used went out of Luray so thanks to my grandfather I was able to ride down and back with the bus company. That saved me about 40 in gas and 3ish hours of driving so it was great.

At first we all thought for sure that it would rain all day. It rained all night then was cloudy however it held out and only sprinkled once or twice. I was so happy because I did not want to be on a bus with tired, wet, cranky, stinky kids at the end of the day. I walked around with Wendy and Laurie, my teacher and the other 2nd grade teacher, all day. It was nice because we were able to spend a little time with each of the kids and we were able to do what we wanted to. It was so much fun to see all of the students so excited and to find out what really caught their attention the most. The girls loved the Zebras and Panda the boys commented on the Lions and animal poo. Overall it was a wonderful day.

As to the title of this post, "Life's a Zoo", the zoo reminded me so much of different things. With each animal I could relate to a different person/group of people. The naked mole rats reminded me of the kids on a playground pushing each other around and playing, even with the occasional bite! The monkeys reminded me of the girls who always groomed each other and commented on nice clothes. The fish reminded me of the boys playing chase and the butterflies reminded me of how unique each student is. The lions reminded me of life. It's always a race to beat someone else to the finish line, to outsmart others to get to the top. Better to be the predator than the prey. I guess that's just the anxiety of the job hunt coming out in me. Anyway, life's a zoo.