Saturday, May 23, 2009
So I talked to my boss yesterday and it looks as though my return date is now back in July! Can I take a moment and say -- Holy Cow! That's less that two months away! I'm so excited!
Just to show you how subconsciously excited I am: a story.
Every Wednesday, the language school teachers have a meeting and in this particular meeting we were trying to help our boss think of a new slogan for the school. We were doing word association to come up with ideas. Here's what happened:
Laurence: I'll think of a word, you work off of the word the person next to you gives. *whispers to Michael, the teacher next to him*
Michael: Education.
Marissa: Hmm...teaching!
Marianne: Uhh... happiness?
Me: *thinks for a moment* America.
Oops! Hahaha. I guess the secret's out.
My official return date, people: July 12th, 2009.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
So, many of you reader's already know this, but I have a second job now. I am working Mon-Fri in the mornings at an International school. I teach 5th and 6th Grade Social Studies and English. I love how different it is from the language school I've been teaching at. It's actual teaching, instead of just playing games and filling out workbooks. I have been there for four weeks now, but I just wasn't sure I was up for the task, so I've been keeping it on the DL. I have to say, some days I come home completely exhausted, but I'm all right :o) The kids there are really great. I'm teaching kids from all over. There are kids from Korea, Japan, India, China, America, and of course Taiwan! It's only a sub position, technically, so I don't get a lot of the perks (like a paid summer vacation!) but I am making sooo much money. I've never had so much money before! I can understand why some people stay here just for the money. LOL.
On Friday I took a day off from the lanaguage school to go on a field trip with my 6th graders (I'm the home room teacher for 6th grade, so I spend more time with them) to a place called Green World. Very cool. I posted all my pictures on my Flickr account, but here's one of my class (minus three boys who decided not to come):
