So on Monday, I just ran some errands in town. I walked by these nice flower pots that I had never noticed before. Seeing the flowers reminded me that spring is practically here!
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| Pretty flowers |
Monday night, Kate, Kim, and I went over to Jack’s and Camilo’s place to hang out. Then, we decided to go to a nearby irish pub because it was St. Patrick’s day! They even gave out hats to celebrate the occasion.
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| Happy St. Patty's day from France! |
Tuesday was my first day back at work after the holidays. Today was mostly review in my classes. I taught the oldest kids furniture using a worksheet. I reviewed the rooms of the house with the younger kids by having them mime actions and the others would guess where they were using complete sentences. The student would come up and mime something, then ask, “Where am I?” and the students would answer, “You are in the _________ (room).” The kids really like this game, lol. With another class we just reviewed how to ask lots of general questions in partners such as, “What’s your name, how old are you, When’s your birthday, do you have any brothers or sisters, etc.”
In the first Skype class, I reviewed rooms of the house with the same miming game and I also had them write the rooms of the house as I spelled them in English. In the second Skype class, we reviewed everything we have learned so far, and I checked their understanding by asking them tons of questions relating to a lot of different topics such as sports, school supplies, clothing, body parts, food preferences, colors, the date, their age, the months of the year, the alphabet, names of friends and family, etc.
I had lunch at the cantine with Kim and Kate as usual, but my phone died before I could take a picture! It was a very delicious lunch as usual! I had fish, bread, couscous, pasta, lentils, cheese, and a chocolate eclair for dessert! Sooo yummy!
On Wednesday, I showed my classes a powerpoint presentation on St. Patrick’s day, along with a clip of the St. Patrick’s day parade in New York. The kids thought it was really interesting, and the boys all had funny reactions to the guys wearing kilts, lol. I also gave them a word search to complete with the St. Patrick’s day vocabulary. The kids really enjoy word searches!
After class on Wednesday, I went to the bakery for bread and a little treat. This bakery is the best, so I like to try something from it every once in a while. I tried a pain au praline this time, and it was pretty good!
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| pain au praline |
In the late afternoon, Kate, Kim, Jack, and I headed to Lyon for the Disclosure concert! We were so lucky to get tickets because it was a sold out show! We arrived pretty early in the evening so we hung out a bit at the parc de la tête d’or. It was fun just hanging and chatting. Later on at the park, we met up with more of Jack’s friends who were also going to the concert. It was nice to meet more assistants in Lyon!
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| pretty park |
Around 8ish, Kate, Kim, and I decided to go to the venue. There was a long line to get in so we got in line and just talked to pass the time. After a few minutes, I was surprised to see one of my friends right in front of me!! It was my friend Anna, who I had met at UGA! She heard my voice and came to say hello! It was so great to see her again and we ended out together during the concert :). The concert in general was really good and I am so glad Kate introduced me to their music!
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| Anna and I at Disclosure! |
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| Kate and I at Disclosure! |
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| Disclosure! |
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| Disclosure |
After the show, we ended up spending the night at Anna’s and I am so thankful that she let us stay the night at her place!
Thursday morning, I took a train back to Roanne, because I had to work. The train came in on time, and I made it to school perfectly fine. I taught the little kids about how to describe hair (length and color), eyes (color), and colors of clothes. I taught the third class the months of the year with the months of the year macarena :). The kids really enjoyed it and I really believe songs and actions help the kids learn.
Then, in my afternoon class, I taught them pieces of furniture, then showed them the presentation about St. Patrick’s day, then the parade video, and then they completed the word search.
I walked back home from school, and I was crossing the bridge, I noticed a lot of flags with twin cities written underneath them. There is even a twin city in Poland!
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| It's a city called: Legnica |
As I was walking home, I ran into another assistant, Patricia, who I haven't seen in a while! We had a good chat and it was nice catching up. We talked about different places that we visited, and we realized that we both visited Bordeaux. It was great to talk to someone about this great city and it brought back my good memories from when I was there. I really hope I get a chance to go back to Bordeaux!
I was kind of tired when I finally got home, but I'm excited for the weekend!
Magdalena
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