So….I just finished Day 2 of Year 2..and I have to say that it didn’t go as well as I’d hoped for it to be. Ah what the hell, it was terrible!!!! T_____T *bawls eyes out *wipes mucous all over failed lesson plans To be honest, my heart did drop when I found out that [...]

These are some of the updates I posted on Facebook recently so thought I’d just put them here too. Last week, something horrifying and traumatizing happened, and it’s especially scarier now that i’m a teacher so i feel like a parent to all my kids. After choral speaking practice, the kids left and went back [...]

Another aspect of being a teacher that has become more essential these days is my ability to adapt and to be flexible when the time comes. Unfortunately for me, I was given practically overnight to suddenly acquire this skill of adapting to changes so adapt I will! Last week, we were told of a new [...]

Posted this on facebook so thought I’d post it here. Will edit this post tomorrow, have so much to update! Broke down AGAIN this week. This job is getting a little too emotional, I have to learn to detach a bit while maintaining the passion – As I plan my lessons for tomorrow after a [...]

I’ve been talking about really positive stories of kids inspiring me everyday, so I thought I’d like to share something else I see in school. I’d like to paint a more..realistic picture of the kinds of challenges plaguing schools like mine (and many more in this country). I teach Form 1 and 2 kids so [...]

A short update: I’ve been having acute abdominal pain for the past two weeks since I moved to my new school. At first I didn’t think much of it since it could be due to the stress of settling in a new place, teaching or maybe the water etc. Saw 4 doctors and they told [...]

Sorry for the complete lack of updates, the past few weeks have been overwhelmingly crazy! Institute is coming to an end and I’m feeling all kinds of feelings now Anyway this is going to be quite a long post on what I’ve been up to to make up for my lack of updates! Let’s backtrack [...]

Wow I haven’t blogged in two weeks! I wake up everyday having a million things to blog about but I just can’t muster enough energy to write at the end of the day. Then, the next day comes and I forget what I wanted to say the day before, and the cycle repeats So I’ve [...]

I’m having such a terrible day today and I just want to curl up on my bed and cry to sleep..except that I already had 9 hours of sleep so I can’t fall asleep again. Sometimes I really wonder why I have to work so hard and get so little in return when it’s clearly [...]

So today is the last day of my internship. I know it feels incredibly weird to be so emotional about a job, what more a really short two-month job, but I actually feel so much attachment to it. It’s been a great journey for me so far and I’ll write about it one fine day [...]