So, it's looking like my blogs are going to be posted only weekly....I'm officially in the full swing of things. My schedule this semester is nuts! It seems that all I do is run back and forth between work and school. Okay, so maybe run isn't the best word. It's more like a brisk walk. I have around ten minutes to make it from work to school by 11 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Fifteen minutes to make it by 12:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and another ten minutes to make it to class by 4 pm on those days. Oh, and did I mention that after I finish class at 5:15, I have to run back to work so I can teach the after-school English classes that really start at 5:15? But since I'm this amazingly, awesome English teacher, the head of my school lets me come a few minutes late. (Supply and demand!!!! I love being the supplier!) It's absolutely insane! This semester, I have so much more homework to do during the week. Last semester I had four political science class, so all I had to do was read. And to be honest, I never read, and somehow ended up with a nice GPA! This semester is different, seeing as I actually have homework. My plan was to come home tonight and work on homework, but as I'm writing this, my eyes are getting heavy. It looks like I will shower and be in the bed by 9. I was supposed to meet some co-workers to watch the Real Madrid-Athletico Madrid game (an in-town rivalry), but it doesn't even start until 10!
Last weekend I bragged about the warm weather. I ate my words this week. I woke up Monday morning to a cloudy, foggy sky. Today was the first day all week I wore sunglasses. It's been cold and dreary all week and I've been fighting a cough. There's a virus going around at the school - it seems like the students that I come into contact with outside of school, have been sick at one point or another over the past two weeks. I'm praying I don't catch it!
Today was a good day - I had to turn in a spanish summary on Tuesday and today my professor handed it back to me. I only made three mistakes - and of course they were stupid!!!! He even caught my attention in the cafeteria to tell me that I did a great job! He knew of my problems from the past semester, so I'm sure that's why he made the extra effort to do so. Nonetheless, it boosted my confidence! This professor always has a way of complimenting you in the best way possible!
This afternoon, I was so proud of my after-school students! We have been studying the verb "to be" and how we conjugate it for each person. Today, I split the kids up into three groups and had them work with each other, studying the conjugations. Seeing my little first and second graders memorize the verbs, made me so proud! They were teaching each other!!!!
I really wish Madrid would make an ordinance that requires people to clean up after their dogs. Not only do I have to power walk between work and school, but I also have to watch myself so I don't step on a landmine. They seem to be everywhere. And they're huge. It's really gross. Especially when you see smear marks where someone has accidentally dragged their foot through it. I would even stand on the street corner and pass out plastic bags, just so people would clean that stuff up! It's supposed to be the job of the city workers who clean streets and sidewalks to do it, but they are clearly not doing their job. Today, I noticed a prize so big, I had to question as to whether or not a horse had traveled on the sidewalk. That gross....Sorry to be so graphic.
I am completely exhausted. I'm sure I am forgetting something, but my brain is not functioning right now. It's in shut down mode. I'm about to hop in the shower and snooze off to la-la land. More later!!!!
Last weekend I bragged about the warm weather. I ate my words this week. I woke up Monday morning to a cloudy, foggy sky. Today was the first day all week I wore sunglasses. It's been cold and dreary all week and I've been fighting a cough. There's a virus going around at the school - it seems like the students that I come into contact with outside of school, have been sick at one point or another over the past two weeks. I'm praying I don't catch it!
Today was a good day - I had to turn in a spanish summary on Tuesday and today my professor handed it back to me. I only made three mistakes - and of course they were stupid!!!! He even caught my attention in the cafeteria to tell me that I did a great job! He knew of my problems from the past semester, so I'm sure that's why he made the extra effort to do so. Nonetheless, it boosted my confidence! This professor always has a way of complimenting you in the best way possible!
This afternoon, I was so proud of my after-school students! We have been studying the verb "to be" and how we conjugate it for each person. Today, I split the kids up into three groups and had them work with each other, studying the conjugations. Seeing my little first and second graders memorize the verbs, made me so proud! They were teaching each other!!!!
I really wish Madrid would make an ordinance that requires people to clean up after their dogs. Not only do I have to power walk between work and school, but I also have to watch myself so I don't step on a landmine. They seem to be everywhere. And they're huge. It's really gross. Especially when you see smear marks where someone has accidentally dragged their foot through it. I would even stand on the street corner and pass out plastic bags, just so people would clean that stuff up! It's supposed to be the job of the city workers who clean streets and sidewalks to do it, but they are clearly not doing their job. Today, I noticed a prize so big, I had to question as to whether or not a horse had traveled on the sidewalk. That gross....Sorry to be so graphic.
I am completely exhausted. I'm sure I am forgetting something, but my brain is not functioning right now. It's in shut down mode. I'm about to hop in the shower and snooze off to la-la land. More later!!!!
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