June 25th, 2015, Hanover, NH
I have been stressing over lesson planning all day today.
There isn’t a single good chunk of time to sit and plan. I am finally on to it, it's 9 pm.
Students arrived at around 4.
Before that, Ceci and I were sitting down, writing as many
drills as possible. Well, that means I have to prepare a class that will
include the structure for all these drills, and I have about 3 hours left to do
that.
Today I had quite a long conversation with Andrew, one of
the Italian teachers, in Italian. It is soooooo exciting to speak all these different languages!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrew wondered why I wasn’t working
for him as his Assistant teacher since I could speak Italian so well. Well, I wished I was, but the Master teaching position was paying better.
Today I also met my students – two different ladies in
completely different walks of life. Exciting.
We had dinner together and talked
about hour families and plans and jobs. It was a good chat.
I had forgotten how much I enjoy telling
people how much I love my current job. I do. Everything about it. My students(even though some of them really get under my skin), my co-workers, my principal and
vice-principals – I am just so grateful to be where I am. When I think of what a terrible place I was in before ... ever since I got this
job I have been in heaven. Even when I was feeling overwhelmed with classes
last year, I wouldn’t have traded my job for another one, especially for the one I had before – oh
how unhappy I was. I like telling people about these things because it reminds me of how much I have to be thankful for.
So, yes, it was interesting reminiscing today. I updated Joel
Goldfield on what has been going on in my life. last we talked I was a newly wed.
Also I like talking about the good things in my life so it gets my mind off the things that are making me sad. The fact that the farm house we
really wanted but that is lost to us forever. The 170 acres of land just a couple of
miles away from us that we will never be able to afford. 1-7-0 acres of land … less than 1k per acre. ... ugh... a spear through my heart. Well, I will count my blessings,
and keep my knees on the ground.
Today Ceci and I also walked to town to a Brigadeiro store
and talked to the owner. She will give our students a little culinary class.
Oh, I will stop writing now, and go back to lesson planning. 3 lessons for tomorrow and 5 hours of drills to go with it. I’m freaking out a bit. Just a bit. ...
Ok, I am freaking out a lot. ...
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