Today we have an "ice" day, meaning there is no school due to too much ice on the road. We have many kids who come from downtown Budapest, so it's just safer to stay home. It was a pleasant surprise to me. I really didn't think we'd get a free day due to weather. It's been cold, but there's been very little snow and just yesterday we got icy weather.
Actually, the staff at ICSB was allowed to go home early yesterday (2:30 pm) instead of staying after school for our weekly meetings. Any after school activities were also cancelled. Needless to say I was really excited to come home early, but then I remembered that I teach english to Hungarians on Wednesday nights. Since there is no way to contact all of the people coming to these free classes, we still had our classes. So, Justin and I just stayed at school until my class was over (it's from 6-8 pm). I got a lot done while we were at school, which was great, but I really did want to go home!
And my class started with three people and ended up with five! And only one of which I had taught before (a 13-year old). So, I was happy that I had new students to get to know. (Since this is an outreach to the community, anybody can come if they'd like to learn English, so I have all ages that I teach, from 13 years to about 60 years! One of my newest students is probably around 60 and he reminds me of Santa Claus!) It's an interesting class, but despite the difficulty with teaching different maturity levels, many have said how much they appreciate me and that they are learning from me. That makes me feel so great, especially since I am a science teacher by training and background. (I have to say, I am learning more about the english language myself!)
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Glad to see you back at blogging. Also glad to know that you made it home safely last night. I was hoping for ELI to be cancelled but understood why not. VERY low turnout. I was surprised at the day off today as well. One more day and then the weekend!
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