End of Term

I was wondering through Trafalgar Square the other day and I spied an ice sculpture in the distance. I thought that it was of a man playing golf but it proved to be a man clubbing a baby seal.



Please notice the green water in the fountains left over from last week's Paddy's Day parade.

My goodness, it has been a busy week this week. It was the last week of term so there has been much running around trying to find out what is happening at the school on Monday. On top of that we had to have a goodbye party or two or......

Monday I was out and about, Tuesday I stayed home and rested up. Wednesday and my good friends from Korea, Patrick and Heimi, came up to the big smoke for a bit of a salsa sesh

There was no convincing Patrick to take to the dancefloor with Camilo but the rest of us had a quick spin.

Thursday and the official goodbye party season started. We had planned to take out our classes on Friday until I realised that it was Paddy's Day and so better to out the night before. The added bonus being that for once the students would be as hungover as the teachers on a Friday.

My Intermediate class were well up for it, of course, but to start there was only one member of my Elementary class there. It was a good night though the tequilas were probably a bad idea. And the sight of me and Sarah fighting over our best student was probably not our finest hour.

Learning from previous mistakes I somehow managed to set my alarm on my phone to wake me up when I got back to Purfleet that night thereby saving myself from another pointless taxi home.

Yesterday was a bit of a mixed day- tried my best not to think about the fact that I wouldn't be teaching the students again on Monday- getting a whole new lot.

Should be exciting but I am a little scared because I seem to have struck gold with both of my classes this term. I love both of my classes and am sad to see them go.

So we ate crisps and biscuits to celebrate.

The afternoon classes took the form of a quiz in the pub. Unfortunately the 12-3 classes hadn't left by the time that we got there so it was all a little crowded. And we didn't get even clase to winning. Ah well. We took a lot of photos

I am not trying to make out that all this socialising is either big or clever but it has been fun and I feel a bit more like me now- not lesast because I have put back on all that weight I lost when I had no mates before Christmas! Hooray- erm...

I would try and pretend that this week will be quieter but.... I am taking my students to Amsterdam on Friday! Yes, this is beyond the call of duty but I think that it will be fun. Plus I already have plans for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Possibly might have to have a student reunion on Monday night since all my lovely students in my afternoon class are mvoing up to the next level which means a change of campus for them too. And half the teachers are moving too- but I am staying put at Piccadilly for now.