So there’s been a lot of stuff happening since my last update. First let’s talk about the housing situation. En gros it’s been an absolute nightmare. I’ve found plenty of people advertising spaces or looking for roommates. I’ve visited a good number of places as well. The only problem is that nothing happens after that. Either they find someone they like better or they want half my salary for a room the size of a bathroom. Hell, one man even replied to me simply with, “I’m not interested.” I’m not the only one in the boat here. I know at least a half dozen other assistants who are still looking for housing and who, at the moment, are crashing at friends’, their principals’ place or, God forbid, the youth hostel. There was one individual who sent out a message on our Facebook group asking if he could crash with someone since he was sick of the hostel.
At least the public transportation system is up and running back to normal.
Continuing on, one of the principals I work with was kind enough to put up an ad inquiring if there were any families in the area with an extra room to house a foreigner. One such family came forward and we talked and I am now in the middle of a 15 day trial to see how everything fares. Here’s the gist: I am living and eating here for free in exchange for looking after the 12 year old daughter between the hours she gets out of school and the hours the mother returns from work (between 5 and 7/8pm). How is it going? Um...I’ll tell you at the end of the trial period.
I also started my first day of teaching. This past week I was just merely observing the classrooms and getting a better feel for the students and their level of English. I was amazed how comfortable I was in up there in the classroom. I wasn’t nervous or scared or worried; it just felt natural. Some of you know that I’ve already spent 2 years of my life teaching various subjects at this grade level so I feel as though...well...I have this one in the bag.
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