Happy Day 81

I always go through bouts of anxiety attacks on my first day of school, whether that first day is actually first day of school or just the first after a long break. I always have crazy thoughts and ideas crossing my mind such as handing in y resignation and  staying at home for good and the fact that I don't need work after all and maybe I should just stay at home and ignore everything and everyone. That was me the night before school started.

Today is Sunday; September 18th

I woke up terribly late this morning and I had to get ready and get my lil one ready in 30 minutes before the rickshaw arrives. Thankfully, I am great at doing things very quick and so I was pretty much ready in 32 minutes which was perfectly timed with the rickshaw's arrival. My lil one was extremely happy to get to the centre where he goes every morning, and I got to school on time as usual. I managed to prepare everything, all the handouts, homework and exercise sheets for the day, and to my surprise as I walked down I found out that my Teacher Assistant was absent. I was happy because I didn't have many students and I didn't have much work to do as it was the first day after a long break. 

The day went by very smoothly to t he extend that my little ones were helping me quite a lot with clearing and organizing their folders and prepping their homework sheets. This made my bond with my lil one grow even greater once I was able to trust them with little chores around the classroom. I had one great teacher checking on me, bless her heart and she was able to see how much I was handling the little monkeys. 

My biggest challenge today was to stay awake throughout this exhausting day as I had private lesson as well as an important interview at the Radio where I am expecting my guests to arrive at 5:45pm. Thankfully, and a massive one too, the private lesson finished quickly and I was able to get to the Radio just in tie for my crazy important interview which was about an important event taking place on Thursday. The interview was crazy and I enjoyed every bit of it and I felt like I have a great group of acquaintances in the cultural scene of Khartoum which I am grateful for (I met Mr Manfred the head of the Goethe Institute, Mr Akinbode a famous Nigerian Photographer and Mr Ala a famous Sudanese Photographer)

My interesting Interviewee :)

I feel a bit queezy so you will have to excuse me for now, Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 68

My series of no sleep continues and my dependence on coffee continues too. I keep having less sleep and hence drinking coffee throughout my school day due to my extremely long work day.

Today is Monday; September 5th

School started as usual and my student are all over the place as usual. I was excited today because I didn't start the first lesson and I could enjoy my morning coffee with a bit of peace without having them around me. The day passed quickly and I was extremely happy to come to the end of the day;. It was about time to start panicking about the assembly that my little students are going to conduct on Thursday. Not Prepared anything as of yet.

The private lesson this afternoon was extremely interesting as my student shared with me her new pet grasshopper which was the most intriguing thing I have ever experienced in quite a while. I obviously could not hide my pure joy when I saw the grasshopper but my student could not stop shaking the plastic bottle, where the grasshopper lived, vigorously.

I had to continue the radio topic where I started talking about guys fighting and why they do that. This evening I talked ladies if they like guys who fight and why. Girls are extremely shy when it comes to opening up on live shows. But it went well as usual.

Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 67

And so the week begins with a massive bang. Today was the day I figured out where bonkers have come from. My lil angels were all over the place and I am trying to deal with it and I am trying to accept them the way they are. (I AM THANKFUL I BOUGHT COFFEE THIS WEEK..!! It was the only thing that kept me awake throughout this day).

Today is Sunday; September 4th

No matter what I get given, I always try to deal with my students, no matter what..! I treat my students the way I would want my lil one to be treated by teachers (It is Karma and it is the right thing to do). I honestly love each one of my cheeky monkeys, for some awkward reason I am excited to see them every single morning. I love their little characters and their little ordeals they put me in.

Today was the beginning of the week and they have gone completely bonkers and nothing could stop them for some reason. They were all on FIRE..!! After my all-over-the-place day at school, I continued to have a crazy day at my private lesson where my student wanted to get away with chatting to skip the part where we study. I was laughing at her silly attempts to escape studying but I was able to continue and cover quite a lot.

Radio was interesting as I talked about the fight I was part of over the weekend. I love my listeners reaction over my topics and I absolutely adore the fact that my listeners are able to understand me and have as much fun as I do.

Have a Great Evening Lovelies as I had no sleep last night and I would like to catch up with all the sleep I didn't get (^_^)

Happy Day 60

Other than my hormonal changes, I have nothing to complain about as the challenge has unfolded great hidden aspects of my great personality. I can't wait to learn more about myself and my surroundings in the next 40 days which will be great.

Today is Sunday; August 28th

I GOT MY FIRST PAY DAY THIS AFTERNOON..!!

Before I start mumbling about how great it felt to get such a check at the end of the month, I will start you off with my morning which was great as I slept early and I woke up having slept more than enough. Although I was late to get out of bed, I actually got to school on time and around the same time as the Deputy Head (aka Principal but she hates being called that). The morning was a complete struggle as the electricity kept cutting during the lessons which was extremely annoying to the point that my lil students started complaining of death if they did not go somewhere else. Therefore, I quickly moved them somewhere cooler and with a bit of air conditioning. The day continued to become busier and busier until I finally had a break and during that break I came to the realization that it was pay day and you just walk to the accountant's office to collect your cheque! (I WAS CRAzY HAPPY AT THAT MOMENT)

At the end of the day, after I got id of all of my kids and I made sure that they all went home, I went to the accountant and I collected my FIRST CHEQUE from that school (after a month's worth of blood, sweat and tears).

I didn't have time to enjoy my cheque as it was time to hit the road to get to my private student as I will get paid there too after my long lesson. The lesson was great but my student wanted to play a lot more than usual and so we were only able to do a bit of work in comparison to the other days.

After my lesson, I suddenly remembered my lil one who went to physio at around 2pm and I wanted to know if someone had picked him up. To my surprise, he was still at physio and it was lovely getting him from physio because he was so happy to see me and he was excited to get on the rickshaw again.

I ended my day with the most random topic on my show and the most random decision of the evening that I will do my lesson although I have to concentrate on setting my lil one's Arabic curriculum since I will start him on home schooling fully tomorrow.

Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)

Happy Day 59

I just realized today that when you can't find something that suits you just go and tailor make it yourself. And no matter how hard you try to believe that others will be as concerned, honest and trustworthy as you want them to be, you are the only person who can complete something as satisfactory as you want it to be.

Today is Saturday; August 27th

Waking up in the morning was the most difficult part of today, as I had to be out of the house by 9:45am then I had to be back by 1pm. I had so many pied lessons to the extend that I felt a bit overwhelmed during my day. I came to the conclusion that I will cancel all my lessons for next week to concentrate a little bit on my lil man and my primary work which is the radio plus the school. Everything was great today although we suffered from a massive power cut in the middle of the hot afternoon but we got over it and the electricity came back just before sunset.

My decision this afternoon was that I will be homeschooling my lil man for the next couple of months till I find him a great school with a great group of teachers. I decided that I will set up the curriculum for him in Arabic and English will be his second language. I don't know how that will work since I work 24/7 but I know I am capable of putting something together that will suit his needs and will be great for him. Wish me LUCK everyone!

I will stop my post here since I am in the middle of putting a curriculum together for my 1st grader and I will update you on how the teaching is going. Have a Great Evening Lovelies (^_^)