In the past month, my school has spent thousands of leva on new windows and getting the furniture in the teachers’ room reupholstered. Yes, we needed the new windows. Yes, we needed the new furniture. I just can’t help but think that money would be better spent on hiring a school psychologist or special ed [...]
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Hey, Good Lookin’
Posted in Bulgaria, school on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do Unto Others
Posted in Bulgaria, frustration, school on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have a student in 7th grade, let’s call her N. N is a chubby girl. Being overweight is never easy, but when you are in 7th grade, it is absolute hell. As someone who was an overweight 7th grader, I am starting to think it is more hellish to be one in Bulgaria. N [...]
Posted in Bulgaria, my life is so awesome, school on December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” -Mahatma Ghandi Ah, he was a wise man. He seems to know exactly how I feel. Only, instead of dying each night, I slowly have the life sucked out of me during the week so [...]
Only in Bulgaria…
Posted in Bulgaria, frustration, my life is so awesome, school on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
…would getting the entire next week off from school because of swine flu mean that I will actually be required to spend MORE time at school than I would were I teaching classes. Let me clarify. The STUDENTS don’t have to come, but the teachers do. I have no aversion to work. The problem is [...]
Black Coat, White Shoes, Black Hat, Cadillac
Posted in Bulgaria, school, tagged swine flu on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There was a time when I considered myself a well-dressed person… At this point, I am pretty sure my school is one of the few in the country not on swine flu vacation. I suppose I should be happy that we are healthy enough to stay open. Apparently, there is some rule that if 30% [...]
Posted in Bulgaria, Holidays, school on October 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
So Halloween was a success, all things considered. Much like most things I do here, I never know if it’s gonna bomb or be a hit until about ten minutes before. Today was not much different. My director was cool enough to allow the kids to come to school in their costumes. I really didn’t [...]
Halloween
Posted in Holidays, school on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was feeling pretty bummed today about the state of my Halloween plans. I had lots of decorations and goodies and game ideas and nobody interested in helping me pull off a party for the kids. Then I got sick. Then my plans to decorate were thwarted because my room is in repair AGAIN. Then [...]
British English
Posted in Bulgaria, school on October 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m feeling better-ish. Sort of. I went to school, but I guess I didn’t look so hot. “Are you ill, Andrea?” one of the fifth-graders asked me. Now, I long ago realized that I had bigger fish to fry than being miffed about having to teach British English. Really, I could care less. When the [...]
