clubmed to the rescue???
you heard it here folks i am applying to go back to clubmed. after much deliberation about the subject jorge and i are applying to go to columbus isle in the bahamas. this club, a much more upscale version of turks, has scuba (3 boats a day) and a much more chill vibe, not the party that we don't need. we are hoping to go to save money so that we can come to canada after our season together. this is the one place that doesn't care about citizenships. and for us that has been the biggest problem. so i'm hoping to come back to canada in time for amanda bertrand's wedding on the 15th and then boot it back down to columbus (if we're accepted) here's to hoping this all pans out.
right now, i'm finding less and less stuff to do during the day. a city with no library/museum/artgalleries/cultural centres of any kind creates a bit of a cooped feeling for myself. the highlight of my day is getting a popsicle and reading in the park, its 1pm and i've already finished that goal. maybe i'll go to yet another beach to kill another couple hours. i know it may sound wonderful to live in a beautiful place but my life has been a beach for a year and we can only take oh so much beauty. i went to queen's and i'm an OWSI, i need more for my mind and body.
love to all.
k
my first official resignation....
my apologies for the tardy entry but my last week has actually been maybe the most stressful yet. last weekend i arrived back from honduras wide eyed and full of enthusiasm. after having not one, but three different people, on three different occasions, stand me up, my enthusiasm dwindled. i found myself on sunday night madly making lesson plans from my head of what i assumed i should be teaching 22 8 year olds for 6 hours with one break. may i remind everyone that i have never done this before. i kept hearing "don't be worried, there is no reason, we're very relaxed here". bullcrap. anyways i went to work and the kids were alternating between days, one day the grade threes were great and the next it was the gradefours, never on the same day. i was slowly losing control and composure. i started to realize, after reminding myself with my "what worked, and what didn't" pro and con list, that translating for the kids really helped them. i also had a couple of the parents come to tell me how gifted their children were and how i didn't need to help them along. again, bullcrap. these children are smart but there was no comprehension of most fundamental words or constructions. not counting the numerous learning disabilities i encountered, that were being unjustly overlooked, i also had no prior knowledge of the level these children were at, i mean they were in grade 4 but that meant beans in terms of a cohesive learning curve. my teacher's guides were coming tomorrow ie. the mexican calling card. but the icing on the cake was when i was telling the teachers these issues they told me, look, this is mexico, we just don't have the same organization or communication you have in canada. i was out after that.
however, i did realize that i am a good teacher and i do take pleasure in children who are open to learning. i also appreciated how well my spanish improved after only a week, i can now get angry in spanish as well i can explain to three teachers why i have to resign from my post. i'm really improving.
so now i'm onto my next task, to use my skills to try to finally find something i like, i'm thinking diving again, i've already put in a couple of job inquiries. i also may tutor out of the house, 16 and older, kids that really want to learn and that i can use my resources on a more equal level. i know i can't get ahead of myself but i really need to be doing something because i'm not the housewife type.
we're over a hump which is good and i'm feeling more like myself without all the stress. if any one has ideas about my tutoring fee that'd be fantastic. oh and i might teach yoga. so many crazy talents. maybe i'll look into massage therapy.....love to all.
