So it has been 7 days exactly since I last wrote and alot has happened. I don't know where to begin but I guess I'll start where my last one left off. The crappy thing is that I can't remember what happened on Tuesday . . . Oh yeah!
Adrian and I were both told that we had classes Monday Tuesday and Thursday at 1:10. So we had a lazy morning and then we went to Walton's to teach at 1:10. We both sat around until 20/25 after and then I went and asked Jeff where the kids were. Turns out that our schedules aren't what we were told. MY classes are monday wednesday friday at 1:10 and Adrian's are monday wednesday and thursday at 1:00. That would have been nice to know before we wasted an entire morning and part of an afternoon. Oh well I guess it could have been worse. My other class (the older kids) is everyday 4:40 to 6:10 so we had to habg around the area until our classes.
After class I walked home while Adrian went to teach at David's. It wasn't too bad of a walk only about 30 minutes. One of the other foreign teachers from Walton's saw me and gave me a ride so it was even shorter than the 30 minutes. I didn't do anything too exciting that night once I was home. I just vegged in front of the TV and then went to bed.
Wednesday was basically the same as Monday at Walton's. MY kids were acting up so I had to hit their desks and yell to get them to pay attention. I now know that if I embarass one student the rest will behave. The classes went by without incident after that.
At David's that night I had my demo in Adrian's class. I got to meet them on the Monday night so it wasn't too bad. I had a few moments of silence where I had no idea what to do, but otherwise it went OK. After the boss left the class relaxed and talked alot more. It would have been nice if they had been more talkative while Anne was in there, but I got the job so I can't complain. The funny thing is that I had 3 private students assigned to me even before I did the demo. So I guess I didn't need to worry.
After class some students and Adrian and I went to Jong Yuan and had dinner. It was really good food and a nice place to eat. One of the girls asked if I could explain what a galaxy was. I hope I told her the right thing. I don't really know much about that stuff, but she doesn't need to know that. They teased me because I acted like a teacher and drew a diagram and everything. But it's not like I could have explained well without the drawing.
Thursday I walked to work at Walton's. It was a nice walk but it was hot as hell out and since I am not used to the heat and sweat easily it wasn't a very pleasant walk. My class was OK. They are learning fast and get bored very easily, so sometimes they look at me like I'm an idiot cause I didn't prepare to go past a certain subject. But as long as I try to hide it they probably think I am a great teacher.
That night I sat in on Adrian's class. I had met alot of them my first night here when had all gone out for dinner. We were supposed to go to the night market after with the students, but some of them couldn't make it so Adrian, a teacher named Gary and I went anyways. The night market is pretty cool. It is basically just a bunch of people selling junk and food in stalls along a street. It got boring fairly quickly though. Just because after a while all of the stalls started to look the same.
Friday was both of my classes, and after that day I hated both of them. They mis-behaved alot and didn't listen to me at all. If I knew I could get a better job elsewhere I would quit in a second. It's not anything specific, just a bunch of little things that make teaching the little rats a total pain in the ass. After class I walked home while Adrian went to David's. I NEED A SCOOTER BADLY!!!!!!!!!
The shitty thing is that Friday night was a big religious festival where they slaughter pigs and stuff. I wanted to go, but it totally slipped my mind, and I just spent the night in front of the TV.
My saga will continue later . . .
Adrian and I were both told that we had classes Monday Tuesday and Thursday at 1:10. So we had a lazy morning and then we went to Walton's to teach at 1:10. We both sat around until 20/25 after and then I went and asked Jeff where the kids were. Turns out that our schedules aren't what we were told. MY classes are monday wednesday friday at 1:10 and Adrian's are monday wednesday and thursday at 1:00. That would have been nice to know before we wasted an entire morning and part of an afternoon. Oh well I guess it could have been worse. My other class (the older kids) is everyday 4:40 to 6:10 so we had to habg around the area until our classes.
After class I walked home while Adrian went to teach at David's. It wasn't too bad of a walk only about 30 minutes. One of the other foreign teachers from Walton's saw me and gave me a ride so it was even shorter than the 30 minutes. I didn't do anything too exciting that night once I was home. I just vegged in front of the TV and then went to bed.
Wednesday was basically the same as Monday at Walton's. MY kids were acting up so I had to hit their desks and yell to get them to pay attention. I now know that if I embarass one student the rest will behave. The classes went by without incident after that.
At David's that night I had my demo in Adrian's class. I got to meet them on the Monday night so it wasn't too bad. I had a few moments of silence where I had no idea what to do, but otherwise it went OK. After the boss left the class relaxed and talked alot more. It would have been nice if they had been more talkative while Anne was in there, but I got the job so I can't complain. The funny thing is that I had 3 private students assigned to me even before I did the demo. So I guess I didn't need to worry.
After class some students and Adrian and I went to Jong Yuan and had dinner. It was really good food and a nice place to eat. One of the girls asked if I could explain what a galaxy was. I hope I told her the right thing. I don't really know much about that stuff, but she doesn't need to know that. They teased me because I acted like a teacher and drew a diagram and everything. But it's not like I could have explained well without the drawing.
Thursday I walked to work at Walton's. It was a nice walk but it was hot as hell out and since I am not used to the heat and sweat easily it wasn't a very pleasant walk. My class was OK. They are learning fast and get bored very easily, so sometimes they look at me like I'm an idiot cause I didn't prepare to go past a certain subject. But as long as I try to hide it they probably think I am a great teacher.
That night I sat in on Adrian's class. I had met alot of them my first night here when had all gone out for dinner. We were supposed to go to the night market after with the students, but some of them couldn't make it so Adrian, a teacher named Gary and I went anyways. The night market is pretty cool. It is basically just a bunch of people selling junk and food in stalls along a street. It got boring fairly quickly though. Just because after a while all of the stalls started to look the same.
Friday was both of my classes, and after that day I hated both of them. They mis-behaved alot and didn't listen to me at all. If I knew I could get a better job elsewhere I would quit in a second. It's not anything specific, just a bunch of little things that make teaching the little rats a total pain in the ass. After class I walked home while Adrian went to David's. I NEED A SCOOTER BADLY!!!!!!!!!
The shitty thing is that Friday night was a big religious festival where they slaughter pigs and stuff. I wanted to go, but it totally slipped my mind, and I just spent the night in front of the TV.
My saga will continue later . . .
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