Well.
I can't say it's everything I built up in my head, but upon careful reflection I have noted the following; that I have a 1) better job overall 2) better apartment and 3) better social network than the previous year. My landlord is friendly and speaks English. He fixed my light bulbs and toilet the first day I moved in, since they weren't working and when I bought new pastel green blinds he installed them within three days of my asking him for help.
As for the job itself, while I do have rather significant downtime between classes, at least this time I have two other native teachers to hang out with, sometimes three if my friend Dennis is around (he's the one who recommended me to apply at this school to begin with). I teach....a lot of classes. Not to sound vague, but without a schedule in front of me, I lose track. I teach thirty-one classes, to six different kindergarten groups and four elementary age groups. I think. I teach science, math, classics, drama, conversation, and boardgames. And maybe something else. It's a little complicated.
The kids, however, are adorable and well-behaved for the most part. I find the minutes much more rewarding then before, though the actual hours are just okay. 9:50AM to 5:30PM. Okay, so that's probably really good hours for a job back in the States. Probably mostly unheard of. And my rent is a twelfth of my paycheck.
I only have two real problem kids. The one I really just dislike. The other... I am actually getting quite fond of him and suspect he may turn into my favorite kid. He's just so curious and energetic with a strong predisposition towards learning. He just is too needy and wants too much of my attention in a class of ten. He wants me to focus solely on him, but I have nine other students to pay attention to.
Anyway, it is vitally important that I now eat Cajun chicken with pasta and a yogurt-based dressing with avocados, green peppers, onion, and carrot and watch episodes of South Park on a 48 inch wide screen full HD TV.
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