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lol, Woke up a little late today by my friend, who after class wanted to go do some errands, and drag me along ^^;;;
It was good though, because I was running out of food, and needed to do some shopping, and its always nicer to go with a friend rather than doing it on my own....also to have an opinion on what prices, since I am absoluletly broke. Before that, we ate pho....yum pho-goodness...although I should stop eating out and actually cook ^^;;
Then I went through QFC buying anything I could find that was onsale...eheh hehe I was a little impulsive on some things but overall I think I am good for a 3 weeks on food at least. I bought some white macademia nut cookie dough...Okay that was the impulsive buy ^^;; BUT I have always wanted to try make cookies...um oksy I just wanted to eat them :P Then I went home...and waited for a tutee who didnt show up...
which now begins my bitching for today ^^;;;
I was like okay, whatever, I am sick of this...what the hell, I call them, I make sure they know the appointment. I am a resource damnit, and the time I wait for them is my time wasted, and money lost...since i am not paid on the hours I SHOULD be tutoring but on ACTUAL tutoting time. Sheesh, I need the money people...dont just blow me off!....Okay sorry about that...I am done with that part ^^;;;
Seriously though, I understand we are all busy, and that sometimes you cant make an appointment..but people seem to forget that this is a job for me that I get paid for...and will be evaluated and asked why this tutee didnt show up...and what not.
Then I got a phone call from the tutee that didnt show up today... This tutee was my favorite...even though he was struggling in class and unable to keep up with Suenaga's pace. He was really really interested in Japanese and willing to learn...but he had a hard time with Japanese, because it was so alien to him. I did my best to teach him hiragana and katakana...and I felt although he didnt have a full grasp on writing yet...he was making progress...but I guess it wasnt fast enough, because he called telling me that Suenaga sensei sent an email to him AND his advisor that basically told him that he should drop the class...and he told me that she said he should not take Japanese at all...which I suspect is an exageration...well i am glad that he is continuing Japanese through UW...but what I didnt like...was that he talked to the Modern Language Department and kinda complained about her...so now they are going to talk to her...
I dont really feel to down about it anymore...just frustrated witht the situation...because I really wanted to help him...but I couldnt. And now Suenaga Sensei is going to be interrogated...and she knows I am his tutor...So I dont know how she will react...
Well anyway I am done ranting ^^;;;
It was good though, because I was running out of food, and needed to do some shopping, and its always nicer to go with a friend rather than doing it on my own....also to have an opinion on what prices, since I am absoluletly broke. Before that, we ate pho....yum pho-goodness...although I should stop eating out and actually cook ^^;;
Then I went through QFC buying anything I could find that was onsale...eheh hehe I was a little impulsive on some things but overall I think I am good for a 3 weeks on food at least. I bought some white macademia nut cookie dough...Okay that was the impulsive buy ^^;; BUT I have always wanted to try make cookies...um oksy I just wanted to eat them :P Then I went home...and waited for a tutee who didnt show up...
which now begins my bitching for today ^^;;;
I was like okay, whatever, I am sick of this...what the hell, I call them, I make sure they know the appointment. I am a resource damnit, and the time I wait for them is my time wasted, and money lost...since i am not paid on the hours I SHOULD be tutoring but on ACTUAL tutoting time. Sheesh, I need the money people...dont just blow me off!....Okay sorry about that...I am done with that part ^^;;;
Seriously though, I understand we are all busy, and that sometimes you cant make an appointment..but people seem to forget that this is a job for me that I get paid for...and will be evaluated and asked why this tutee didnt show up...and what not.
Then I got a phone call from the tutee that didnt show up today... This tutee was my favorite...even though he was struggling in class and unable to keep up with Suenaga's pace. He was really really interested in Japanese and willing to learn...but he had a hard time with Japanese, because it was so alien to him. I did my best to teach him hiragana and katakana...and I felt although he didnt have a full grasp on writing yet...he was making progress...but I guess it wasnt fast enough, because he called telling me that Suenaga sensei sent an email to him AND his advisor that basically told him that he should drop the class...and he told me that she said he should not take Japanese at all...which I suspect is an exageration...well i am glad that he is continuing Japanese through UW...but what I didnt like...was that he talked to the Modern Language Department and kinda complained about her...so now they are going to talk to her...
I dont really feel to down about it anymore...just frustrated witht the situation...because I really wanted to help him...but I couldnt. And now Suenaga Sensei is going to be interrogated...and she knows I am his tutor...So I dont know how she will react...
Well anyway I am done ranting ^^;;;