This is a short recap of my first week of teaching at Al Jinan KG. Overall it was a great week. The bus driver, Bahrang, who picks me up and drops me off has decided I need to help him with his English and inturn he's teaching me a few Arabic words. Though he's very nice, he's so loud. I don't want to be rude but in the morning all I want to do is get to work in peace and quiet but that has yet to be. It's also common here to give the driver your cell number 'cause keeping to schedule is a very foriegn concept. However, I am not comfortable with that so I just make sure I'm at my waiting spot with a book. I have no intention of giving anyone the wrong idea.
Now the most interesting thing part of the week was on Wednesday afternoon. My principal decided that she would conduct my first evaluation 4 days after my arrival. Yea. Let that simmer. I'm living out of suitcases. Trying to figure out how to get food that's not going to cost me an arm and a leg-beautiful hotels come with wonderfully expensive food. Still learning the names of my students and the staff yet she thinks this is a great time to do an observation. Whatever. So I pull on all my years of training at KU and teaching expereince for my moment of truth on Thursday. I kicked butt! She was so impressed and I was relieved to have it over. Then she decided that I should switch with the other English teacher...not quite sure what the purpose is but I just agreed then turned it over to my head of faculty.
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