I have a really hard time throwing away socks and tights that have holes in them. I don't know why I get so attached. Today, however, I would do my mom proud. I threw away a pair of grey tights. How bad did I let them get? Runs were showing, regardless of the length of the skirts or dresses I wore with them, and both my heels were fully exposed, such that about half of my foot wasn't covered. On my walk home from school this evening I finally convinced myself that they had to go. I did, after all, purchase a replacement pair a couple weeks ago in Warsaw. So there. The hole won.
Still feeling especially teacher-y. Most of my classes have exams this week. With the younger students, we have an oral test in the form of a game, as a whole class. I then fill out evaluations and comments for all the students. With teenagers and adults, they write a test in my class (prepared by the Polish teacher) and I call them out from the test in pairs, to speak with them, and this I evalute. Giving grades...look at me go!
One of my adult groups gave me homework last week (I needed some motivation to learn more Polish). They told me to learn ten things to say about myself. TEN!! Overwhelming at first, but I'm working on it! And hey, I'm learning Polish out of it!
It's officially a winter wonderland here. We had the first sprinkle on Friday evening, and snow's continued to fall a little every day. We don't have lots, but there is a thin white blanket on the outdoor surfaces. The temperature is sub-zero...perfection. I AM SO HAPPY!!! This also means that at last I was able to bust out my red winter coat - the coat that made the airmail journey from Canada in October (thanks family)!
The party (and I use the term very loosely) that Heather and I organized for Saturday night taught me/us a lesson - we can really do without Radom nightlife. It was a fine night; we had fun as we always manage. There was a decent turn out, peaking at about ten people at one point (keeping in mind we know maybe fifteen people here), so that wasn't the issue. It's just draining when people at the bar stare at you because you speak English or because clearly you are from a different culture. Throw in the language barrier, and it's just hard in general to meet other people. Not that that's what it's all about - but I am a spectacle every day. It would be nice to go out on the weekend and not be for once! That's why going out in bigger cities is always so great - we don't stand out and it's easier to just BE and meet other people. Radom weekends are much better spent watching movies and saving money so that we can have nights out when we do travel to other cities, inside and outside of Poland. Anyways, the feedback from others was positive. It was a good group out - a mix of Native English speakers and our Polish friends. Yey! Highlight of the night? We cheers-ed to immaculate conception. Uh....
My last day of teaching before the holidays is December 22, next Tuesday. This means that starting tomorrow I won't see some of the classes until after the new year...which means Christmas lessons! Woo! I'll definitely be playing Michael Buble's "Let it Snow!" many many times.
I had a Christmasy afternoon on Sunday. I watched the cartoon "Grinch who Stole Christmas" cuddled on my couch with a blanket, hot chocolate, and a clementine. Just what I needed.
Scattered thoughts. I apologize. Talk soon! Hope your holiday preparations are going well!
Still feeling especially teacher-y. Most of my classes have exams this week. With the younger students, we have an oral test in the form of a game, as a whole class. I then fill out evaluations and comments for all the students. With teenagers and adults, they write a test in my class (prepared by the Polish teacher) and I call them out from the test in pairs, to speak with them, and this I evalute. Giving grades...look at me go!
One of my adult groups gave me homework last week (I needed some motivation to learn more Polish). They told me to learn ten things to say about myself. TEN!! Overwhelming at first, but I'm working on it! And hey, I'm learning Polish out of it!
It's officially a winter wonderland here. We had the first sprinkle on Friday evening, and snow's continued to fall a little every day. We don't have lots, but there is a thin white blanket on the outdoor surfaces. The temperature is sub-zero...perfection. I AM SO HAPPY!!! This also means that at last I was able to bust out my red winter coat - the coat that made the airmail journey from Canada in October (thanks family)!
The party (and I use the term very loosely) that Heather and I organized for Saturday night taught me/us a lesson - we can really do without Radom nightlife. It was a fine night; we had fun as we always manage. There was a decent turn out, peaking at about ten people at one point (keeping in mind we know maybe fifteen people here), so that wasn't the issue. It's just draining when people at the bar stare at you because you speak English or because clearly you are from a different culture. Throw in the language barrier, and it's just hard in general to meet other people. Not that that's what it's all about - but I am a spectacle every day. It would be nice to go out on the weekend and not be for once! That's why going out in bigger cities is always so great - we don't stand out and it's easier to just BE and meet other people. Radom weekends are much better spent watching movies and saving money so that we can have nights out when we do travel to other cities, inside and outside of Poland. Anyways, the feedback from others was positive. It was a good group out - a mix of Native English speakers and our Polish friends. Yey! Highlight of the night? We cheers-ed to immaculate conception. Uh....
My last day of teaching before the holidays is December 22, next Tuesday. This means that starting tomorrow I won't see some of the classes until after the new year...which means Christmas lessons! Woo! I'll definitely be playing Michael Buble's "Let it Snow!" many many times.
I had a Christmasy afternoon on Sunday. I watched the cartoon "Grinch who Stole Christmas" cuddled on my couch with a blanket, hot chocolate, and a clementine. Just what I needed.
Scattered thoughts. I apologize. Talk soon! Hope your holiday preparations are going well!
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