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Saturday, December 12, 2009

On the road again...

My Mann has arrived last night and....he's gone again. He just had the time to un-packed, cleaned up and re-packed. He's now off to Toulouse, France, for 4 days and back again. I found his stop over a "bit" too short for my liking. And now, he just told me that he is going to Amsterdam at the end of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

More writings...More traffic...

Wow, I'm happy with myself today! Somehow, I had enough energy last might to write 3 new articles: one in Trazzler and 2 for ezineartcicles. They are about German carnival and Christmas. Hopefully, that'll bring more traffic to my web-site; it seems to have "plateaued" a bit lately. Same for the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Too much to do, not enough time!

Son has started working in a pizzeria, taking orders for delivery (but he doesn't deliver as he doesn't have a driving license yet...). He is working with a friend of his who told him about the job and when we asked about time schedule and working hours; he started laughing, saying that Son has to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Friday...at long last...

So happy: it's Friday! Yeh! I found that week so long, as if it was never going to end. I felt like I have been there, at this school, for such a long time, but it's been only 2 weeks and a bit. And I have 2 more weeks to go. My teacher associate (the one I am teaching with) seems to have full... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

A day in Hell on the planet of the Apes!

It must have been one of the worst, frustrating day I had for some times. The kids in 12e grade were like little kids, saying that they don't like the theater play, that it's a waste of their "precious" time. I can't believe that these kids are my son's age! They have no respect for others' people... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Another day, another course...

I think that I'm getting better with the kids (I hope that it's not just by chance that they were easier today!). I had a group of 9graders and one of 12graders and they listened much better. I had to do some relaxation exercices with the 9 graders (deep breath with everone stretching to touch the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 27, 2009

It's finally there! The Carnival!

Helau All! I finally did it! I finished a page I had strated last year but never had the courage of finishing (too much to read, too much info, too many pictures to go through...you know the feeling don't you?). But I've done it! It's not perfect, I still have a few cracks and nooks to fix... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Teaching: day two

Thank you all for your support! I did had to put my foot down and explain to them that what they do with me count as much as what they do with their teacher: it worked! They got calmer and listen better. Although it's still not perfect, it is much better. Just have to be constant I guess, like with... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

First few lessons

First day of teaching: not easy. The kids were kind of crazy this afternoon. I don't know if we're going to have a storm of what... I tried to correct an exercise with them and had to threaten them of staying longer, after school finishes, to get enough silence to hear the answer! And this group is... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Finally teaching,,,,

I'll finally be doing something tomorrow with the students! I'm supposed to do a correction with them about a little exercise they had to do today. And I might even give some explanations about Grammar. On the other hand, and I can't remember if I told you, but Son got an award and is now in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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