I SKI INSTRUCTED today.
Oh my goodness. These kids are SOO cute. In my group, I have Sara, Callum, Chloe, Anastasia, Leal, and Brooke. Anastasia is sooo cute! She's really little, and wears all pink, and 7 years-old, so I have to help her onto the lift. And she's russian, so her English is accented and kind of halting, and she babbles on and on about everything, and it's SO cute. When we're in the lift line, I have to hold her hand and pull her along, because she doesn't move very fast on her own, and she goes "Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeah..." because she's nervous. It's so cute, I can't even tell you.
And then Brooke falls all the time, and can't get back up, so I have to like, pick her up, which is pretty annoying when I'm down the hill and she's sitting there in the middle of the hill struggling to get up, and so someone invariably has to help her. I really need to teach her how to get up, except I'm pretty bad at getting up myself without popping my ski.
I didn't really teach my kids anything today, but I will tomorrow. These kids are going to learn how to side slip, so help me. They don't even know to stand across the hill! They don't edge! It's insane! But they're much better than I expected, so that's good. They can all ride the lift, save for Anastasia, who just needs help staying on the chair. :)
But eating lunch is so difficult! These kids just LOVE talking at me. I'm trying to pay attention to everyone, and struggling to eat my sandwich. But since they're talking to me, I have to reply, and so I can't talk with my mouth full, and... sigh. I only got one half and a sliced apple in. But it was fun. By the time I got home though, I was STARRRVING. I woke up at 6 today, left at 7, and got back at 5:40.
Did I mention the part where my boss picks me up and drives me up with him? It's pretty... embarassing, I guess. I feel so... impose-y. But they live like, down the road, and my mom's not working Christmas Break, so she doesn't want to drive me... Bleah.
But. I LOVE TEACHING. I swear, it's the highlight of my life. It's so nice to finally be here.
I've gotta go finalise my Lesson Plan for tomorrow, so I'm off.
Later!
And then Brooke falls all the time, and can't get back up, so I have to like, pick her up, which is pretty annoying when I'm down the hill and she's sitting there in the middle of the hill struggling to get up, and so someone invariably has to help her. I really need to teach her how to get up, except I'm pretty bad at getting up myself without popping my ski.
I didn't really teach my kids anything today, but I will tomorrow. These kids are going to learn how to side slip, so help me. They don't even know to stand across the hill! They don't edge! It's insane! But they're much better than I expected, so that's good. They can all ride the lift, save for Anastasia, who just needs help staying on the chair. :)
But eating lunch is so difficult! These kids just LOVE talking at me. I'm trying to pay attention to everyone, and struggling to eat my sandwich. But since they're talking to me, I have to reply, and so I can't talk with my mouth full, and... sigh. I only got one half and a sliced apple in. But it was fun. By the time I got home though, I was STARRRVING. I woke up at 6 today, left at 7, and got back at 5:40.
Did I mention the part where my boss picks me up and drives me up with him? It's pretty... embarassing, I guess. I feel so... impose-y. But they live like, down the road, and my mom's not working Christmas Break, so she doesn't want to drive me... Bleah.
But. I LOVE TEACHING. I swear, it's the highlight of my life. It's so nice to finally be here.
I've gotta go finalise my Lesson Plan for tomorrow, so I'm off.
Later!