Hello, a quick update before I head out on two weeks of vacation. My friends and I have managed to collect a list of the most adorable things said by our students, and I thought I might share the list.
When I arrive at school, there are about five 1st graders who surround me saying: Hello. I love you! How are you? I love you!
Often we hear: I’m fine, sex (trying to say: I’m fine, thanks).
They all think the word "beach" is hilarious because with their accents, they think I'm saying "bitch"... why would I teach you "We're going to the bitch tomorrow."
My favorite food is stepdad (simply not paying attention).
From my friend’s middle school student journals:
I too like senile Lady Gaga (who doesn’t?)
On Gossip Girl:
My favorite character boy it’s Chuck because he is evil and sexy. Nate it’s very very beautiful. My favorite character to girl, it’s Serena beautiful, nice, famous and trash. I also love Blair (my favorite part is Serena trash… indeed)
On trying to say “I like... “ --
I am eggs and bacon.
I am the coffee.
I asked my students to write a short postcard about Paris, Rome or Barcelona. Various responses included:
There are very many Eiffel Towers, they are big and fast (the girl simply substituted Eiffel Tower for kangaroo from an earlier example we read).
The Big Pizza very tall and long eat (I have no clue)
Love is to the football stadium because love the football (in general, I get the impression he likes football)
There is a lot of snow and it’s hot (we say the weather everyday, and yet it is both HOT and SNOWING… amazing, sounds like Colorado)
Finally, while grading workbooks the other day, I found a doodling of "Fanny + Sebastian = amour"... love it. I wonder if Sebastian knows?
In other news, I have been applying for jobs like mad. After figuring out the American system of jobs apps, the French are totally opposite. For one thing, they still use the postal system. You write a resume and cover letter, send it in the mail and I have gotten about three negative letter responses in my mail box each day for a few weeks. It's destroying my ego. For someone that doesn’t have a printer, and having to buy stamps at 75 cents a pop, this has been an expensive process. BUT… but but but, it doesn’t matter because I’ve had one interview and another for after break, and in talks for another. I am hoping to stay and teach in a private school so we shall see!
Off to Romania in a few days! Updates to come!
