Thursday, December 22, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
After nine months...
it's back to work.
I started work this week, by teaching two students who arrived from Lengerich (45km away). They both work for a company that builds large scale printers. The company thought the two could benefit from a week of intensive English training and they ended up with me. I had finished a couple months of teacher training, but this week I was finally able to teach. It was a good opportunity to prepare for next month where I will be teaching full time.
January 2nd I will start the contract I was hired for. I will teach with around 15 other teachers, classrooms of around 10 students. These students will arrive from all over Germany to learn what we call 'Customs English.' We will be teaching English to students who are, or will become customs officers throughout the country. We have material that is specialized to them and we will spend 120 hours per month, per group for the next six months (five total groups) teaching it.
Not everyone will know what this means, but, I am fulfilling my Quaal obligation of being a teacher.
I started work this week, by teaching two students who arrived from Lengerich (45km away). They both work for a company that builds large scale printers. The company thought the two could benefit from a week of intensive English training and they ended up with me. I had finished a couple months of teacher training, but this week I was finally able to teach. It was a good opportunity to prepare for next month where I will be teaching full time.
January 2nd I will start the contract I was hired for. I will teach with around 15 other teachers, classrooms of around 10 students. These students will arrive from all over Germany to learn what we call 'Customs English.' We will be teaching English to students who are, or will become customs officers throughout the country. We have material that is specialized to them and we will spend 120 hours per month, per group for the next six months (five total groups) teaching it.
Not everyone will know what this means, but, I am fulfilling my Quaal obligation of being a teacher.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Happy Birthday Olga!!
Last night was Olga's birthday and what a great time it was. At one point Jason Reuter (Brad's older brother) took me outside to show me his Mercedes. Then asked me if I wanted to drive it. Of course I did.
We drove through Münster and onto the Autobahn. As we got into some pretty open area I got a chance to floor it, reaching 230km/h (142mph). Awesome!!
One more written off the bucket list.
We drove through Münster and onto the Autobahn. As we got into some pretty open area I got a chance to floor it, reaching 230km/h (142mph). Awesome!!
One more written off the bucket list.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Six Months
Six months ago today I landed at the Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik, Iceland. My little adventure had begun. I remember the feeling when I stepped outside of the airport at 6:00am. A light cold rain coming down and I just laughing to myself to what I had got myself into.
Since Iceland I have traveled to and through Germany, France (twice), Belgium, The Netherlands (twice), Switzerland, Czech Republic, Croatia, and Bosnia. If the rest of this trip is anything like the first six month it will be exactly what I had intended it to be.
Since Iceland I have traveled to and through Germany, France (twice), Belgium, The Netherlands (twice), Switzerland, Czech Republic, Croatia, and Bosnia. If the rest of this trip is anything like the first six month it will be exactly what I had intended it to be.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
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