My first day was amazing, I woke up feeling great and I think and hope that the worst is behind me, and that I don't have to worry about getting sick. Meryl got sick on the way to New Zealand, and she went to the doctors today and found out that she has the flu. They gave her a drug for the sickness, and she is expecting to get back to school tomorrow.
The students are so well behaved and they are just wonderful and polite. The classroom is small and made up of windows. There is no air condition, so as you can image the windows make it like a greenhouse effect during the day when the sun is out!!!!! And on top of the heat, the students tend to smell bad after sweating at recess!
The toilets here are funny. They are against the wall and they have two buttons to push in order to flush. The one with only one line is for soft flush, so for number 1, and the button with two lines is for heavy flush, so number 2.
The American student teachers around Christchurch are going to get together and get coffee on Wednesday, and I have just met the one that is in my school. She has offered to help Meryl and I get on our feet! I am excited to begin my adventure here!
I am going to start a word bank, because I am learning so many words and sayings and I figured that you would probably like to hear them.
Good-on-you; which means good for you
clean my teeth; which means brush your teeth
toilet; means bathroom
There are so many more, but I just can't remember them!!! I hope all is well at home. Keep looking for pictures, I plan to upload some of my home!
The students are so well behaved and they are just wonderful and polite. The classroom is small and made up of windows. There is no air condition, so as you can image the windows make it like a greenhouse effect during the day when the sun is out!!!!! And on top of the heat, the students tend to smell bad after sweating at recess!
The toilets here are funny. They are against the wall and they have two buttons to push in order to flush. The one with only one line is for soft flush, so for number 1, and the button with two lines is for heavy flush, so number 2.
The American student teachers around Christchurch are going to get together and get coffee on Wednesday, and I have just met the one that is in my school. She has offered to help Meryl and I get on our feet! I am excited to begin my adventure here!
I am going to start a word bank, because I am learning so many words and sayings and I figured that you would probably like to hear them.
Good-on-you; which means good for you
clean my teeth; which means brush your teeth
toilet; means bathroom
There are so many more, but I just can't remember them!!! I hope all is well at home. Keep looking for pictures, I plan to upload some of my home!
