First day of teaching!

Today has been a full and exhausting day, but it has also been rewarding in several ways. Here's what I did today: I woke up at 6:30 to work out at the gym for an hour, started teaching at 9:55 and didn't leave work until 6:30. My first day of teaching went well I think. It was a little chaotic, because my schedule changed at the last minute, but it turned out to be okay.

I'm the main foreign teacher for 7-year olds, and they have a lot of energy. They're really bright, but it is tiring. By the time it got around to my afternoon classes, I was lagging a little, but I really enjoy my elementary kids in the afternoon. They're pretty chill and it's easier to communicate with them.

It's weird being the teacher and not the student. Sometimes I wonder if this is how my teachers felt...trying to get students to finish their work, talking over students, etc. It feels so good to just sit down right now, but I have to sleep soon because I'll be getting up in no time to start the day over and do the same thing.

I want to build relationships with these students. I know it's going to be trying at times, and it's probably hard for them right now to talk to me since I'm their new teacher, but I do hope to form some bonds with them given that I'll be there for a year. Ahh, I'm kind of tired to write about this all right now, so I'll write more another day. Sorry everyone!!