the house in the woods is a no-go. the deal kept getting worse and worse. i’m still looking around. i saw a nice house yesterday that is the perfect balance between living downtown and having a house. it’s only a couple blocks from downtown, and yet it’s a very quiet residential street. this could work.
my dodds sponsor lent me his car: a huge toyota 4-runner with huge tires on it. i feel a little out of place driving it around town. on base, i blend in fine. but it has been extremely helpful to have transportation. i’m starting to learn my way around a little.
it is a typical german day- cold (46F) and gray. makes me want to stay in and watch tv all day. but out of the 12 channels i have, only 1 ½ are in english: cnn world and mtv. interesting thing, this mtv- it actually shows MUSIC VIDEOS! they still have some other shows. i like the one where a guy goes on dates with 3 moms and has to pick a daughter based on what he learns from the mom.
i’m starting to settle in at work. i was freakin because i started teaching the first monday i was here with no lesson plans, no knowledge of the materials in my room and very little knowledge of k-2 curriculum. so i’ve been pulling it out my ass. the cool thing is that kids this age are so easy to fool. i’ve had high schoolers who would call me on that. these kids are so CUTE! i’m more used to the thug and psycho variety. these kiddos smile and wave at me in hallway and fight to hold my hand. now if i get them all to count to 10…
Tschüß!
(pronounced “chews,” an informal good-bye in Bavaria)
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