These photos are from "Los Dominicos". Some friends and I went exploring in this region of the city and found the views to be terrific and the air to be purer. It was pretty much a perfect day...blue skies, 75 degree weather & nothing to do!
Classes finally began today (after weeks of delay due to the earthquake!). I am teaching 5 classes-each of them meet twice a week. The school (Duoc-pronounced "dew-ock") is a professional institute offshoot of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. I have 3 intermediate level classes and 2 beginner. I have THE WEIRDEST schedule! I work from Tuesday-Friday. All of my classes start at 4 p.m. On Tuesday and Thursday I teach the 3 intermed. classes and I am at school until almost 11 p.m!
Classes went much better than I had expected...I had only prepared a few introductory games to break the ice. I had no idea about what their levels of English would be, so I was afraid of running out of things to do during each 90 minute class. All of my students are male and almost all of them are mechanical engineering majors. My first class was hilarious...though I think they might have a hard time concentrating on english. They stare at me like I am a strange zoo animal...good thing I have a good sense of humor?
Should be an interesting semester...
they stare because you're absolutely lovely. I'm so proud of everything you're doing. much love~ BA.
ReplyDeleteWho's that dashingly attractive young man in the bottom picture?
ReplyDeleteAlso, you'd be my favorite zoo. I'd throw cookies in your cage and even pet your head when the children ran in horror. :)
-Colby
make that zoo animal.
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