Settled in the Kak

Well here it is, my home town for the next year. Yes it's small but it's fully equipped (it has a Mr Donut). My first week was naturally very hectic and I was very glad to reach my weekend (Sunday-Monday) but I did enjoy myself and think I am going to be very happy here.

I taught my first lesson (observed) on Tuesday after observing a couple of the departing teacher's. I thought it went quite well although naturally I was pretty nervous. Apparently I managed to hide it pretty well and I think the students had fun but I was definitely glad to have it over with! I taught another observed lesson on Wednesday, which unfortunately I felt wasn't as good as the one on Tuesday but was assured that I come across as confident so I guess the appearance of confidence is probably more important than actually feeling it. I also observed quite a few more classes.

On Thursday I observed a few more classes and taught two, still with the departing teacher observing. Then on Friday it was my time to fly solo. I actually felt pretty good about the two classes I taught that day and was told that the students had had fun so that was a relief. Saturday was by far the busiest day and I taught five classes. Some ran more smoothly than others but I think they all went off ok. My biggest problem at the moment seems to be time management, they are either going far too quickly and I wonder how I will ever manage to fill the fifty minutes or they are far too slow and I am at a loss to think how I will get through everything, still I am sure I will get better at that with practise.

Of course I have also been busy with getting myself organised, I now have a bank account, which is sadly quite empty till payday at the end of the month, and this week I will try to get a mobile phone. I'm not sure I will be able to as I don't have my Alien Registration Card (ARC) yet and they have apparently been getting tougher on regulations but I will try. I am also trying to get my apartment organised and tonight I will go over to the departing teacher's apartment to see what I want to keep. Ordinarily I would have moved in there but the building is kind of old so I was lucky enough to be put somewhere new. I will also be taking over her bicycle so I am looking forward to being a little more mobile and to having a slightly shorter commute (specially while it's so humid or raining).