So, I was really excited about only having 12 (maybe 14) teaching hours this semseter.  Part of the reason I was so excited was so I could put more effort into studying Chinese.  (My listening is improving tremendously, thank you for asking.) 🙂  I was going to have weekend class and two tutor kids, each twice a week.  Awesome.

However, things change.  The FOC Homeschool is beginning it’s first year and I’m its math teacher.  I’m excited to teach math. (add three hours a week)  My Chinese friend Gretl taught for a Co-op (sort of like a homeschool with a few different families who have a few teachers for a few subjects and the rest is done online) last year and asked me if I was interested in teaching for this co-op.  They want a native English speaker to teach them English/Literature and also Physical Science.  There are 5 girls in this class. Three are 13, one is 15, and one is 17.  The 17-year-old also wants me to tutor her in math so she can take the SAT.  (add 1.5 hours for science, 1.5 hours for English, 1 hour for math)  I’m excited to teach these girls, too.  Hmmm….I see my free time dwindling away…

I find myself with 19 teaching hours, only 6 Chinese class hours, and 4 B studies.  We need to revisit this…

In other news: The brakes work on my bike (for now), I’m still not entirely unpacked, I’m photographing a wedding on Sunday, my washer still jumps around, and I have 1.5 days to plan my classes for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.  I better quit here!

Until next time…