Good morning Canada! I know, it's 2am where you are...I feel a tad lonely at this time of day, like everyone I know is asleep! It's the first day of school for real today, I met my first class this morning and have one more this afternoon, that's right, only two classes a day! They're an interesting group....teaching pre-university and in a private school in a foreign country leads to a wide variety of students, and the nicknames are fantastic! Some of the teachers have already nicknamed me bigwheel betty, but I won't get into that!!!!
I realize I haven't told you much about the school. First off, it's huge! This campus (one of several) is located in Subang Jaya, which is also where I live, a suburb of KL. It is a university-college, therefore most of Taylor's is post-high school, business studies, law programs, etc. I work in the ICPU (Canadian Pre-University) but there are also pre-U programs from Cambridge (British system) and Australia. Someday soon I'll get my act together and bring my camera in and actually post some pictures!!! The teachers here teach one course only, 2 or 3 times everyday. There are 6 70minute periods and lunch, but no bells to announce the start or end of class, and really, we start everything 5 minutes late, and finish everything 10 minutes early!!!! Grade 12 is the only grade offered, aside from one grade 11 English class, and everyone is ESL....everyone! Most students are either working in the math/sciences or in the social studies sections with one elective choice.
So every morning I make the trek from my condo in the heat through the 10 minute walk to school, dodgeing the crazy drivers who I think aim for us! I then pop to McDonald's for my 3R coffee, or if I'm feeling rich (or hungry, cause I still refuse to eat McD) I do Starbucks for 14R, which I really have to stop! Then I walk up to the 5th floor, outside, and drag my sweaty butt into my office where I chill in the aircon and work. My first class doesn't start until 10:30, so technically I don't even have to be here until 10! Life is grand! Lunch is at 11:45, then I work until 2:15 when I go to class until 3:30 and then it's home! There are no sports teams here, no gym class, no visual arts, a bit of extra-curricular, but not much to do after school! Generally we leave at 4 and go home....and swim!!! I know, you're jealous!!!!!!!
That's pretty much school!
I'm off to meet my next class....peace!