Four day weekends are great.
This weekend was refreshing. Taking the time to put distance between myself and work was certainly welcome after a hectic first week. I am proud to have made it through the first days of summer school. There were certainly some challenges, some I was prepared for and others not so much. This week is a short one. Two teaching days and a training day on Friday. A three day week. I am excited.
Then the real work begins. For three weeks, the routine and expectations really kick in. The lesson planning cycle begins hardcore. The times I meet with my coach become more predictable. The training sessions in the afternoon after a morning in the classroom will start to feel routine. The wildest part of training is almost complete. The real challenge is waiting to begin.
The complete lesson plans given to us at the start are starting to become less and less complete. I am starting to be responsible for more and more parts of the lesson. By the end, I am supposed to responsible for an entire lesson, start to finish. No pressure though. I would be lying if I said I did not freak out every now and then thinking about all the lessons I will have to plan this upcoming school year. It is a lot. I will have to take it one week at a time, only because one day is not enough prep time.
I did make it back to Austin this weekend. Let me first apologize to all the people I did not get to see. This was a bit of an impromptu trip that was also meant to surprise my mom. The joke was on me, she was not surprised. It was great to see everyone again. I think it is a major reason why I have not felt the need to write recently. I was surrounded by familiar people this weekend far away from most thoughts of work. No BBQ this weekend so that was a little sad but there is always next time!
Shopping for an apartment was terrifying. There are so many things to be mindful of. What are the closets like? What about the bathroom? The bathtub? How much carpet is in the place? How many rooms? How big are the rooms? Washer? Dryer? Kitchen appliances? Patio? Utilities? Dining room space? Living room space? Stairs? Community pool? Community gym? Distance from work? Distance from fun? Double-paned windows??? The list goes on and on and there was no way I could get all of these answered on every tour. I did ultimately make a selection but I can assure you, it was not easy. Signing up to live somewhere for the next year of your life is a major commitment, especially if you decide you cannot stand the place one month in. The application is in though. My deposit is paid. There is no going back at this point. More details about the apartment will come later, I promise.
It's a short week. It feels completely full though. There is still so much to do even with only two days left. The countdown to the end of Institute has begun. The feelings are as mixed as they are intense. I plan on preparing myself to buckle down and focus on getting stuff done. Not because I have not already been doing that, but because there is so little time yet so much still left to learn and practice. Do not let me get lost in the rush of it all! I enjoy hearing from you. What you did over the weekend. What random thing you thought of today while eating. It is all amazing to me and I will continue to share as much as I can. It is going to be a great month, I can feel it.
This weekend was refreshing. Taking the time to put distance between myself and work was certainly welcome after a hectic first week. I am proud to have made it through the first days of summer school. There were certainly some challenges, some I was prepared for and others not so much. This week is a short one. Two teaching days and a training day on Friday. A three day week. I am excited.
Then the real work begins. For three weeks, the routine and expectations really kick in. The lesson planning cycle begins hardcore. The times I meet with my coach become more predictable. The training sessions in the afternoon after a morning in the classroom will start to feel routine. The wildest part of training is almost complete. The real challenge is waiting to begin.
The complete lesson plans given to us at the start are starting to become less and less complete. I am starting to be responsible for more and more parts of the lesson. By the end, I am supposed to responsible for an entire lesson, start to finish. No pressure though. I would be lying if I said I did not freak out every now and then thinking about all the lessons I will have to plan this upcoming school year. It is a lot. I will have to take it one week at a time, only because one day is not enough prep time.
I did make it back to Austin this weekend. Let me first apologize to all the people I did not get to see. This was a bit of an impromptu trip that was also meant to surprise my mom. The joke was on me, she was not surprised. It was great to see everyone again. I think it is a major reason why I have not felt the need to write recently. I was surrounded by familiar people this weekend far away from most thoughts of work. No BBQ this weekend so that was a little sad but there is always next time!
Shopping for an apartment was terrifying. There are so many things to be mindful of. What are the closets like? What about the bathroom? The bathtub? How much carpet is in the place? How many rooms? How big are the rooms? Washer? Dryer? Kitchen appliances? Patio? Utilities? Dining room space? Living room space? Stairs? Community pool? Community gym? Distance from work? Distance from fun? Double-paned windows??? The list goes on and on and there was no way I could get all of these answered on every tour. I did ultimately make a selection but I can assure you, it was not easy. Signing up to live somewhere for the next year of your life is a major commitment, especially if you decide you cannot stand the place one month in. The application is in though. My deposit is paid. There is no going back at this point. More details about the apartment will come later, I promise.
It's a short week. It feels completely full though. There is still so much to do even with only two days left. The countdown to the end of Institute has begun. The feelings are as mixed as they are intense. I plan on preparing myself to buckle down and focus on getting stuff done. Not because I have not already been doing that, but because there is so little time yet so much still left to learn and practice. Do not let me get lost in the rush of it all! I enjoy hearing from you. What you did over the weekend. What random thing you thought of today while eating. It is all amazing to me and I will continue to share as much as I can. It is going to be a great month, I can feel it.
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