Holy crap, we're tired. It's pouring rain, and we're hiding at home and trying to recouperate. We each have 14 classes total (7 on MWF, 6 on TuTh, and one daily summer intensive course) and, including time to plan our lessons and fill out general daily paperwork, we're at the school from around 11 in the morning to 9 or 10 at night. Our courses range from the youngest children, about 5-7 years old, who do not know the alphabet, to the oldest students, in high school, who will be studying abroad soon. Despite being tired, despite the huge range of lesson plans we have to prepare, and despite the 70+ names we have to remember, we're loving it. The students (or the vast majority thereof) are wonderful, the variety of lessons is exciting, and no matter how tired we are at the end of the day, we are energized for every class by the students themselves. I'm sure that we'll have more to say on this later but for now, we are very happy with our decision to come here and to teach. We've both found that we love teaching (so far), and are inspired to work hard to teach well. Hurray for inspiration! And now for a most-welcomed weekend of relaxation and laziness.
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