Monday What a long day! I did not sleep well at all. I wasn’t excited to go into work because of the controversy over my schedule that had unfolded over the weekend. I wasn’t sure entirely sure what classes I would be teaching, so I was prepared to be flexible with my plans. Before classes …
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January 10, 2021
Sunday I spent most of my day preparing lessons for the week. My schedule changed, so the courses I’ll be teaching changed slightly. I’ll be teaching two 3ème in the morning, a 4ème, a 6ème, and the 3ème euro on Mondays. My Tuesdays will remain the same. I prepared two different lessons for the day …
January 9, 2021
Saturday I woke up late and watched the news from the day before. I went through my email and discovered a message from my coworker detailing a change in my schedule. Instead of working from 10-5 Mondays and 9-12 Tuesdays, they wanted me to work from 2-5 Mondays and 8-4 Tuesdays. They wanted me to …
January 8, 2021
Friday We love Fridays! This was a big day. I had another appointment with a bank to see about opening an account. I’ve been struggling since I arrived to get an account open because many of the institutions in the area don’t want to deal with the extra paperwork that comes with an international account. …
January 7, 2021
Thursday I didn’t have time to think about the news before Catherine A swept me away to Charvieu for the day’s classes. I spent the morning presenting New York to my 4ème and 6ème students. I made the main focus of my presentation Broadway. I shared clips from Wicked, Hamilton, and West Side Story again. …
January 6, 2021
Wednesday I got to start the day slowly and at my leisure. I made myself breakfast, got the coffee ready, and turned on the PBS Newshour. I absolutely love that I’ve been able to watch it recently. It’s my favorite way to unwind and get the day started. They discussed the verification ceremony that would …
January 5, 2021
Tuesday As usual, I was steeling myself for a challenge. I prepared a presentation on fairy tales for the day because the professor had informed me that was their subject for the week. I chose Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and Jack and the Beanstalk. I prepared a vocab worksheet that I knew …
January 4, 2021
Monday My first day back! Boy was it a long one! I headed off to the bus at 7:25 and had to pay cash for my ticket because I had been unable to recharge my card before coming back. We arrived at the school around 7:40. My first class of the day started around 10:00, …
January 3, 2021
Sunday I woke up full of nerves. One of the teachers from Pont-Chéruy invited me to eat a raclettes lunch with her family that afternoon. I’m always nervous when dining with the French. There are a lot of rules on dining that I feel like I should know, but don’t. So, I tried to make …
January 2, 2021
Saturday My last weekend of winter break! Always a heartbreaking time when you realize you’ll have to go back to work soon. I decided to take full advantage of my last possible day to be a full introvert. I had planned to go on a walk and do some exploring with the Italian professor, but …
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