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Amanda R DeWitt

30-something teacher trying to figure it all out

October 4, 2017

September 2017

Well hello there! It’s been a few months since I was in this space, so I thought I’d check in.

It’s been busy, which is something I always say. Blogging for the first time in a long time has not been a top priority. My top priorities have been NE STEM 4U, school and wedding planning. And lots of that has been happening!

Last weekend I had my bridal shower. This is something I was super stressed about (I mean what doesn’t stress me out??) because we were hosting it at my house (so much cleaning!), I had a good friend in town staying with us, AND I would be opening gifts in front of a bunch of people which is WEIRD.

bridal shower awkwardness

At least I got to see a bunch of family!

bridal shower with family

And hang out with my friend who lives too far away. <3

friend in Omaha

Friday I had a culture walk in South Omaha as an introduction to the area we will have our first major practicum. The culture walk was basically a very brief background of the area of town which has a history of being the home to a diverse immigrant population. I’m still curious how our class will look, but next week we will find out!

I had the chance to eat at a restaurant in the area with some of my fellow classmates in the teaching program which was pretty fun.

south omaha with UNO teaching students

Saturday I helped orchestrate one of our biggest NE STEM 4U events of the year at the Lights On Afterschool.

Lights On Afterschool at UNO with NE STEM 4U

I’ve also been having fun mentoring kids for NE STEM 4U at my old middle school Lewis and Clark. This week we learned about crustaceans.

crazy crustaceans at lewis and clark with ne stem 4u

Outside of these things, I’ve been working at the UNO CCC, wedding planning and spending 12-15 hours on campus at least 3 days a week…so that’s about what I’ve been up to the past couple of months. 🙂

Until next time…

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About Amanda R DeWitt

Amanda is a 30 year old student pursuing an Elementary Education degree at UNO with a concentration in STEM. She lives in Omaha with her husband Dave, two cats, and fully stocked baking cabinet. Amanda once aspired to be a professional blogger, but has settled for monthly posts on this blog and occasional Instagram updates.

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