It has been an amazing two months since I arrived here.
You've probably been wondering -if you've thought of me at all-
what's been happening here, the nature of the life of a Pole, et
cetera. So lets go with a brief rundown of my current schedule,
which I think I am now, after a break-in period of about a month,
sort of adjusted to.
So. M-T my schedule is as follows: 6:00 -- sleep
7:00 -- sleep
8:00 -- start waking up
8:30 -- actually get up
9:00 -- finish waking up :)
9:00 -- personal time, language study, work, ...
12:00 -- prepare for classes. This has been a fairly stressful time for me as a new teacher. I know now that prep time and class success aren't in a totally direct relationship. You have to factor in creative ideas, spiritual gifts, (which I am exploring currently, and not doing a lot of deciding upon) raw talent and brilliantness, love for students, willingness to take risks, and a host of other things. HOWEVER, a generous quantity (2 to 1 prep time to class time) is highly advisable, though rarely consistently attainable.
3:30 -- class (only M & W, until next week)
5:00 -- more prep
6:40 -- class
8:10 -- tutoring
10:00 -- home
11:30-1:00 -- sleep
Weekends are Friday - Sunday, with the only scheduled events being school cleaning Saturday and church on Sunday. For me its tough to have a long weekend with no plans, so talking about the weekend in advance is a good thing.
This schedule is currently being followed very approximately, which means there is still more adjusting to be done. I am not normally known to be a super scheduled person, but I do believe in schedules actually, and plan to try to conform to the above in the coming weeks, and see how it goes.
Overall, I say, POLAND IS AMAZING!
So there you have a little general info. It sounds like I'm really on top of things maybe, but there are hard times as well, no question about that. God has been there, both when I felt his presence and when I couldn't feel anything but frustration, and all the times in between.
If you want to hear more or get a personal perspective, please do drop me a line! I'd love it, and promise to try to respond.
Alrighty, take care folks. Peace!
Comments (7)
12:00 -
That paragraph is my life, too. I truly hope you manage to live in God's plan for your life to its fullest extent.
That sounded like a cliche, but it was still supposed to be real.
good thing Poland is amazing, otherwise you might not like being there...
seriously though... keep having fun, and God bless you as you teach.