This week I finally took over my first two classes at school on my own not just team teaching! Both of them went well, but then both are senior level chemistry classes. The subject we are currently on is Organic chemistry, which is quiet fun to teach as for those who have never had the pleasure of taking it, it is like a puzzle. The only problem I had was I missed several points I needed to teach for all the teaching here is prep for the end of the year exams which does take a lot of the fun out of the teaching (I'm just happy to be doing something that is mine not part of another teacher).
Term break is almost here! To clarify as to what that is, the student here go to school all year round. Each year is broken up into terms, with four to a year. Between each term there is a two week break, and a three week break between term four and term one (Christmas/summer holiday). So as of Friday I have two weeks of adventure to be had before I have to be back at school.
The future plans of term break are the following possibilities: The first of which is I got an offer to work a sheep farm for a good part of the break to make some money and learn how NZ sheep farms operate. The second option so far is going road tripping with the other American student teachers down here for they teamed together and bought a car (all i have is a bicycle). They were planning on doing some black water rafting and surfing with a possibility of hitting the hot water beaches. Black water rafting is rafting through blacked out caves and hot water beaches are beaches that are over a thermal vent so when the tide goes out hot thermal water rises, so you did a small hole in the sand and make a hot tub and the thermal water rises into your hole making your very own sand hot tub! Then I can't forget that fishing season opens on the first of October and there is a fish competition that I'm going to enter in as a foreign angler! I feel like I have a good chance of winning some really nice gear in this comp as Allen (host father) used to be a fish guide for 20+ years where as most foreign people would have to rent a guide for all three of the days to compete in the comp I will get guiding on an every day basis!
Then when I return to school on the 11th of October. That week I am supervising a four day camping trek for senior students. The trek is considered to be one of NZ great walks. NZ great walks are treks that are deemed to be the most scenic and beautiful of the treks in NZ. I will post a link so you can check it out. The pictures are coming soon, they aren't going to be as amazing as the last ones for I have been in the city teaching for the past three weeks, but they will be of my home life and of the town of Rotorua. I made a good start on them yesterday as we had an uncanny sunny day, but today is down pouring like I have yet to see it here! I hope all of you are having a great week and I will post you later :D Cheers!
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Oh you have so many choices to do in your two weeks, what ever they are it will be good. Love ya Charlie
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to hear about which adventures you choose to do over break! They all sound so much fun!
ReplyDeleteHave an excellent break Charlie!