All by myself...

So another teacher wasn't in school today, so I had to take all four of her classes by myself. Apparantly she is sick for the next 11 days. Some kids would refuse to do work. So I wrote their name down on a piece of paper. It worked for some, but not for others. I threw the list away, but it was pretty effective during class. Way to have my first real week of school/ second week in Santiago.  I don't know if I mentioned this, but yesterday these were the questions that stood out. 1-a) Do you have a boyfriend? No. 1-b) Do you have a husband? No. 1-c) Do you have a baby? No. 2-a) Do you smoke? No. 2-b) Do you smoke marijuana? No. 2-c) Do you do cocaine? No. These are not good questions to ask in school. It still only is my first real time teaching solo- man talk about sink or swim.

After school I talked to my vice principal about my contract, either my Spanish is getting better or everyone is learning to speak slower with me around. Or both, who knows. Either way... yay!!! I can have longer conversations solamente en español. My Spanglish is totally improving though.

I went with a teacher to a supermarket in Maipu, I bought myself some RECHARGABLE dry erase markers and an eraser. The place was huge, like a WalMart. I noted that it looked like a Wal-Mart, and apparantly they bought out the chain "Lider," but left its name the same. The teacher also LOVES the Maipu jokes. Sadly I found out that I do not work in Maipu, but instead Pudahuel. The kids make remarks when I say I live in Providencia since its a hoity-toity rich area. They take it back though when I say there are 8 people sleeping in my room. I just won`t tell them if I really get an apartment in Providencia. I can supposedly get a whole large apartment in Maipu for the same price as a room in Providencia. Hmmmm...

I hope the kids are quieter and nice to me tomorrow. I mean they weren`t bad, there is just so many that it is hard to do crowd control for 45 people.

No pictures today... just wanted to vent about teaching by myself. I really wish I had a camera that could take good pictures of the mountains. They are so beautiful by my school on a clear day.