so this whole lesson planning thing takes a lot more out of you than i thought. i have newfound respect for all the teachers i've ever had. its such a pain not having an exact plan and not knowing what will actually get the kids involved...and on top of that being at a good school that requires me to grade and do all that stuff, i thought this was going to be fun! haha
anyway, done with the first full week of classes and on to the second. I haven't had a monday class yet though...holidays and started on a tuesday, so i've only had 3 day weeks thus far, but not lying when i say they are jam packed with classes. I have 17 classes a week, which may sound easy, but on top of that i have to lesson plan for each one because i teach 3 levels...so naturally they need different levels of english and it's hard to remember sometimes which ones are the better classes and which aren't...
So i know this is a lot of complaining to do in one sitting, but i guess it's just one of those days. I love being here, living RIGHT on the beach and making some good chinese friends, but this humidity/heat is killing me. it's austin heat with houston humidity...killer. and i teach classes without AC...
Lastly, just an update on the more interesting stuff, social life, I have made a few chinese friends who are all really nice and fun to hang around. Some of the teachers here are cool too but a little older usually. This weekend was the first real weekend we have had without training or things to do so we got to hang at the beach and go to the city to party which was fun. Ended up out until 8 am bc i thought it was a good idea to just party until the buses started working again bc taxis are expensive.
Oh and last night my friend got a "chuanr" stuck through her foot on the street...for those who don't speak it's basically just a huge toothpick that holds food together with a sharp pointy end. So she's in the hospital now. And as for the rest of my life, i'm still waiting to move into the permanent residence, living now in a studio with a roommate...
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Hey niko, glad to hear you are feeling the burn like i am with the whole lesson planning thing. But as for yur place, u still aren't in yur apartment? You still have to move? Tell me more amigo.
yeah i was in an interim apt for a while, and now in my final apt!!! although still setting everything up but it is really nice to finally be able to unpack my things. come visit!
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