Second Day of School

Today was my second day of school. I had yesterday off because nobody needed any help. It actually turned out to be a really good thing that I had yesterday of because.... well lets just say the stuff coming out of my nose was not of normal color or consistency. Thank God my doctor gave me 4 rounds of anti biotic to take with me before I left so I wouldn't have to go to the doctor here in Germany when I have a sinus infection. (After you have sinus surgery you're extremely  prone  to sinus infections for about a year there after.... not that I wasn't already REALLY prone to them.)

So enough about the inside of my face.

School was really good today. I went to one on English class with the 13th grade. They were reading this story about an American in India. The point of the story was to show students things each culture finds important or significant. For example, the Indian man was very proud of his religion and his family whereas the American man was very proud of his money and material things.

After that class there was a 20 min. break, where I painfully hung out in the teacher's room. It's getting better though. I suppose it will get less and less awkward each day.

Then I went to an 8th grade Geography class that was in English. In eighth grade students learn all about America. Today their task was to fill in a few of the "important" states and their capitals on a map.

Then with that same class we did English.

Then I had an hour break.... again, painfully in the teacher's room.

Lastly I went into two 5th grade English classes. I was again really impressed with what they knew! As long as you talked very slowly and used very simple English, you could use only English with them. I really don't know why the United States doesn't get  it's act together when it comes to teaching younger kids foreign languages because they just soak it up like sponges!!!!!

Tomorrow I will be with a 10th and 11th grade English class in the morning and then 9th grade Geography in the afternoon.

I'm official now too because I got keys to the building and everything! I even have a key to the teachers bathroom. THANK GOD because the kid's bathroom is really gross!

This weekend I am going on a girls weekend to a spa in the mountains with some teachers from my school. The spa is near the Neuschwannstein Castle.... which I'm really excited about because that area is GORGEOUS!!!!! Hmm, maybe after a weekend away with some teachers the teacher's room won't be so painful!