my new schedule is pretty good. it's 9 hours of mandatory class (mandatory for the kids) and 3 hours of voluntary class-- this is usually for the terminale kids who want to practice english, otherwise they would have a free period. if they sign up voluntarily for my class, they've made the committment and it becomes mandatory.
anyway, i work from 1 to 5 pm mondays, 2 to 3 tuesdays, 1 to noon wednesdays, 10 to noon thursdays and 8 to noon fridays. they said that even tho i don't get any 3-day weekends, i don't have to be back in class until 1 on mondays and i'm finished by noon fridays, so i can get out of town early for the weekend and stay somewhere sunday night, retourning monday morning. works for me.
i had 3 classes today and by the third one, i'd just about run out of steam. i was starving, it was almost lunch time and i was tired of talking about myself. it takes a lot of energy leading a class, duh. i am happy for my set schedule, although it doesn't begin until oct. 18. the last week of oct is a mini vacation, too; i think i will go to beaune for the week.
i am beginning to recognize students around campus; i always make a point to say hello.