Mes éleves

Yeah, I knew things would pick up once I met the kids.

Today I was busy figuring out my schedule with one school that I am teaching at.  When they called a meeting with the teachers, I thought it was more businesslike than it actually turned out to be.  We met at the school and then went over to a cafe for a drink.  We didn't talk business until the very end.  It was all kittens and pets, living conditions, the weather, etc.  So very different from the American way.  I guess we like to have business settled before fun.

At least I came out of the meeting (yeah, to us MEETING means business, right?) with my schedule.  Then, I went straight to my other school to meet the English teachers.  They were all so very nice and pleasant.  First, the Gestionnaire helped me to find the prefect (?!?!?), who was absolutely charming.  Very typical French.  He complimented me on my french, first while we were walking when I told him I'd only been speaking for a couple of years, and then in front of everyone we met.  He told me I was very charming.

I then got to meet all the English teachers and participate in their classrooms.  They had me introduce myself and the kids asked me questions.  They are a noisy bunch, but I think we will get on splendidly. I write more on the french classroom some other time.  For now, YAWN, I have to go to sleep...

Mary