My day began with a bus ride that was extremely full of people. The weather was beautiful this morning, so I'm not quite sure why there were so many people wanting to ride the bus. It became so full that the bus driver eventually decided to stop stopping at all the stops (is there a better way to say that?). It was sad to see all the people who watched the bus drive by their stop, some looked panicked, others seemed confused and angry. At one point, the bus driver passed a bus stop and then had to stop at a red light. Three people ran from the stop he'd just passed and started angrily banging on the bus door while he yelled "THE BUS IS FULL!" through the window. It was a little uncomfortable, but actually a bit humorous as well.
Today was a crazy busy day at school! I got to do lots of things, which I was excited about. Miss Caulwell and I taught a poetry lesson, and I got to introduce Shel Silverstein to them. None of the teachers in the school had heard of him, I couldn't believe it! How can you be a child without reading Shel?
After the poetry lesson we went to the "IT Room" (computer room) and I got to teach the students how to use Powerpoint. Most of them have never even used it, so it was quite an experience. They of course caught on very quickly though. Tomorrow they will be doing powerpoints on Australia since I'm teaching them an Australian unit.
Afterwards, I taught a lesson on Aboriginal dot painting. Like I've mentioned before, there aren't "specials" teachers in the school. The general education teachers are in charge of music, art, PE, etc.
When I got home from school I began working on an assignment that is due to IU this weekend. It's really long and I worked on it for over three hours and I'm STILL not done. It was sadly a waste of a BEAUTIFUL day in Ireland, but I had no other choice.
I'm really excited! Five girls from North Carolina just arrived to Ireland. One is living with my principal and another is living with a teacher at my school. Two of them are student teaching at the school Diane works at. I got in contact with one girl tonight, and we all planned to go on a tour this weekend together! We are going to the Cliffs of Moher and some other places. Steph and I are going to stay in a hostel in Dublin on Friday night, and then the tour leaves early Saturday morning. We will be staying in a bed and breakfast Saturday night, and we'll arrive back into Dublin at 8pm Sunday. I can't wait to have some new friends:)
Randoms:
-The principal here says, "Yes, pet?" when the students ask her a question. I think this is very odd. I don't know if I would want to be called "pet."
-It's common to say "good man" and "good woman" to the kids when they do well.
-"It's my go" means "It's my turn."
-Instead of saying "Should I..." they say "Will I..." For instance: "Should I turn this paper in?" would be "Will I turn this paper in?"
-The students here think that ALL kids in America have these huge extravagant "Sweet 16" parties. Apparently there is a Hannah Montana movie where she celebrates her Sweet 16. Although my friends planned a surprise party for my 16th birthday, I can imagine it was nothing like a Sweet 16 party Miley Cyrus might be having.
-Corridor = hallway
-"How are you getting along?" = "How are you doing?"
-They work really hard to conserve energy at my school. The lights are off in the hallways and classrooms that have windows, and there are signs encouraging you to "be green" in all the halls.
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