...I Got My Teach On

  I know I work in a school.  But I can't really call myself a teacher by any stretch of the imagination.  I am a volunteer in a class of babies/toddlers that also has a teacher and two teaching assistants.  So I'm more like a general playmate/feeder/take-to-the-toileter in the school.  Don't get me wrong, I love the work, it's just not teaching, which is what I originally thought I might do in my gap year back in the days before Project Trust came into my life.

So despite working in the school and the home in pretty much the most rewarding job possible, I think I still had a little bit of a hole to fill when it came to work. 

My inner teacher was not fully satisfied.

But that isn't the case any more!  Because me and Katie are crazy workaholics, in addition to everything else we now have tutor groups for English every Friday afternoon.  We have 2 boys and 2 girls that come at the moment, between ages 9 and 15.  This past Friday was our 4^th week of English lessons and I think I am finally getting into my teaching stride.  Our last lesson was on parts of the body and here are some of the highlights:

I have to admit, it doesn't hurt to have enthusiastic, entertaining pupils and a fellow tutor who is just as happy to make a fool of herself as I am :)

I am going through a “bliss” phase at the moment, where even bad experiences only serve to enhance the good ones.  And there seems to be just so many good ones!  I'm loving the challenge of trying to master the language, I'm loving the routine I'm in with work, I'm loving the girls I live with, I'm loving the fact that I've been here nearly 3 months and still have so much that I want to see and do although I'm not loving the fact that I only have 4 months left to do it in!