Author Archives: jocelyn smart

Hello friends! Can you believe we are already in December? As always, the days seem long, but the years short! November, was a milestone month for me as I successfully completed my Masters of Special Education! The certification exam was very challenging and I give all glory to God for seeing me through this program.Continue reading “november 2022.”

What a month filled with prayer, discernment, fasting, and seeking the Lord! This month I had to decide if I am re-signing for another year at WNS. Working at an international school, these decisions need to be made very early in the school year. In some ways, I feel like I just got back, butContinue reading “october 2022.”

Hello everyone!! I’m sorry this update is coming a week late, but I have exciting news! As of an hour ago, I submitted my final assignment for my Masters!! Wow, I think it will take some time to set in, but the work is complete! However, I now have to commit the next 5 weeksContinue reading “september 2022.”

August has already come and gone, but I must admit it has felt longer than a month! I’ll be honest and say that I found it much harder leaving Canada this time around. I think when I left two years ago, there was, of course, the sadness of leaving, but it was overshadowed by allContinue reading “august 2022.”

Hello friends! I have arrived safely back in Nairobi and am feeling the jet lag! It is currently 4 am as I write this, so I thought, a good a time as any to update you all. If I had to describe my summer in three words, I would have to say… My summer wasContinue reading “summer 2022.”

I am writing this from Canada! I arrived less than 12 hours ago, so I am praying for the jetlag not to be so bad. So far, so good! I am so excited to spend the summer in Canada reunited with family and friends! Here are some of the highlights from the month of May.Continue reading “may 2022.”

The April showers really came down this month, I really hope May brings the flowers! Rainy season had a very late start this year, so I experienced another *horrendous* rainy spurt with the not-so-wonderful flying termites of Kenya. They come out during rainy season and completely gross me out! Yet, if you can imagine, theyContinue reading “april 2022.”

March. This month held many wonderful things! To start, my birthday was at beginning of the month. As someone who loves an excuse to celebrate, I always enjoy when my birthday falls on a weekday, so that I can celebrate with my students! I enjoyed celebrating another year of life with my sweet class andContinue reading “march 2022.”

Just like that another month has come and gone and we are 2/12 of the way through this year! As I look back on pictures from this month, I’m realizing that I didn’t take very many, mostly just of my lovely students. This month was a challenging one for me. I felt as though IContinue reading “february 2022.”

I’m finding it hard to believe that the first month of the new year is already finished! I’m currently teaching my students a math unit on fractions and we talked about how 1/12 of the year has already passed- crazy! I rang in the new year with my parents! We went for a walk onContinue reading “january 2022.”