This week, I learned a little trick that works in Spain if you are a child. You pull the "I'm sick" card when you don't like whatever food your mother has prepared for lunch or dinner. This weekend, one of the kids was "sick." Thursday, he really did had a fever. But during the weekend, when it came time to eat and if he didn't like what was in front of him, he said, "Estoy malito." And it saved him from eating the food. However, it DID allow him to eat cake and ice cream on Sunday. And to drink a Coca-Cola. I was a tad bit confused, but nonetheless, I had to hand it to him. He successfully avoided eating food that he disliked! So, the next time you don't want to do something, just say "Estoy malito" (if you are a male) or if you're female, "Estoy malita." Let me know how it works out for you.
I learned a new word this week: canica. It means marble. Oh, how I despise canicas. Last term, all of the students had silly bands. This term, they're all coming to school with marbles. And bags full. The other day, one of my students dropped a bag that had at least a hundred marbles on the floor. I wanted to scream. I told my students (politely) that if I see them with marbles, we are going to have serious issues. Who buys marbles for their kids??!! Such a distraction. All I hear during class is click, clack, click, clack. I want to pull my hair out. All of it. And that could take some time. But I'm serious.
One of my main goals for 2011 was to stop procrastinating. (In addition to curbing my shopping addiction.) And I'm proud to report that I'm making strides with both! Yay me! This past weekend, I finished all of my homework for the week. I'm trying to stay ahead of my studies, because of my crazy schedule. And the fact that I like to sleep. It's working quite lovely.
Speaking of which, it's time for me to go to sleep. Not that I have anything big to do tomorrow. We are celebrating Santo Enrique (Thomas Aquinas), because he is the patron saint of the school and also of learning. No classes tomorrow! The kids will have games and activities in the morning, and then we're kicking them out at 1. But not really. Okay, well, we can't kick all of them out, because some parents can't pick up their children until later in the afternoon, but the teachers are having a luncheon and we're all eating together, so we'd like to kick them out at 1. But hey, not all of our dreams come true, do they?
I learned a new word this week: canica. It means marble. Oh, how I despise canicas. Last term, all of the students had silly bands. This term, they're all coming to school with marbles. And bags full. The other day, one of my students dropped a bag that had at least a hundred marbles on the floor. I wanted to scream. I told my students (politely) that if I see them with marbles, we are going to have serious issues. Who buys marbles for their kids??!! Such a distraction. All I hear during class is click, clack, click, clack. I want to pull my hair out. All of it. And that could take some time. But I'm serious.
One of my main goals for 2011 was to stop procrastinating. (In addition to curbing my shopping addiction.) And I'm proud to report that I'm making strides with both! Yay me! This past weekend, I finished all of my homework for the week. I'm trying to stay ahead of my studies, because of my crazy schedule. And the fact that I like to sleep. It's working quite lovely.
Speaking of which, it's time for me to go to sleep. Not that I have anything big to do tomorrow. We are celebrating Santo Enrique (Thomas Aquinas), because he is the patron saint of the school and also of learning. No classes tomorrow! The kids will have games and activities in the morning, and then we're kicking them out at 1. But not really. Okay, well, we can't kick all of them out, because some parents can't pick up their children until later in the afternoon, but the teachers are having a luncheon and we're all eating together, so we'd like to kick them out at 1. But hey, not all of our dreams come true, do they?
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