School is now in session and I have successfully completed my first week as an English Teacher. When I say English teacher, I do not mean a teacher who teaches English, but rather one who teaches subjects in English to Spanish students.
On my first day I met the math teacher, Manuel, as we were both walking into his classroom where his students were sitting on their desk chairs ready to learn. He asks me if I remember how to do equations that involve exponents and the use of the square root. Luckily I did since I ended up teaching that day’s lesson to the class. The entire lesson was in English, of course, and all of the students are under the impression that I do not speak Spanish, so all questions are directed to me in English.
My students are great! I love how hard they try to speak and to understand everything I say. I also appreciate their participation and interest in being bilingual. They all seem to put a lot of effort in explaining to me why Madrid’s Futbol team is better than Barcelona’s team. They’re all so adorable!
I have lived in España for a month now and I finally have a weekly routine. I work Monday through Thursdays during the daytime, then comes siesta, and at night I have some extra-curricular activities I have joined. On Tuesday and Thursday nights I take the bus down to La Universidad de Almeria and practice with Almeria’s professional volleyball team, named Unicaja. On Wednesday nights I am taking a Flamenco class with Maria and Christina. As for my three-day- weekends, I hope to travel and explore as much as I can.
My first trip is coming up next week as I discover Lisbon, Portugal.
