Toto, We're not in Saskatchewan anymore

So . . . I really am not in Saskatchewan anymore.

Yesterday was probably one of those days I will never forget . . . ever!

So it is 6:00 AM. I am about to leave my apartment to got wait for the bus and I hear "Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang (long pause) . . . BANG". This time I am sure its not fireworks . . . and it really doesn't make me feel much better about going to wait outside in the dark on a street packed with people. GREAT START TO THE DAY!!

Around 9:30 AM I am in class with one of my classes that I normally really like but yesterday not so much . . . I had just finished lecturing them and am a little worked up when I sit down in my desk. I thought I was so angry that I was shaking my desk with my foot. Nope not that angry . . . It's just an EARTHQUAKE! The kids start freaking out I have no idea what to do . . . no one briefed me on what to do in the event of an earthquake! So I run into the hall and see the middle school coordinator and she says "you need to evacuate" . . . great to where? It's a good thing these kids knew what they were doing because I sure didn't.

My first earthquake . . . doesn't turn the day around.

I swear there must have been a full moon yesterday because the kids were insane! The earthquake probably didn't help much . . . but seriously I had to pop quiz one of my classes just to get them to calm down. It did not work . . . and after marking I am realizing how poor some of their English really is and that is not going to make teaching them science any easier.

To top things off . . . the bus left the school 2 minutes early . . . and we missed it! The bus that is always 10 to 30 minutes late picking us up in the morning leaves early . . . wonderful! So the next bus we could catch meant a 5 block walk home with 20 pounds of books on my shoulder. Gotta love that!

So the day ended with me crashing . . . hard . . . I couldn't even wake up to finish my planning for today. Uh oh!

Today was a better day. I actually had enough planned to make it through the day and I am finding the use of study hall very satisfying. HEHE!