Private Classes

I FINALLY have private classes all set up! Fran helped me get students signed up for the classes I'm going to give for their Trinity University English examination... there are 22 who want to take the class! So I'm splitting them up into two groups, two classes a week for each group. And two days ago I met with the woman who runs the conversation group I go to and she took me to a beautiful apartment where her friend lives, and I met four mothers who want me to teach English to their daughters for one hour a week. Basically what I will have to do is just speak to them in English and help them with their English homework. I can't believe I'm going to make money by doing something I barely have to think about; talking in English.

I have also been trying to learn French. Last week the French teacher at my school started talking to me and so I told her that I was interested in learning the language. She told me to wait a moment, went over to the cupboard, and pulled out three books for me... first and third year French textbooks with CD's included! That day I went home smiling, and remembered that Laurie has been listening to podcasts to learn a little Spanish, so I did some research and found some free podcasts that teach French! I have been listening to these for the past week, and I am planning on calling my French friend here and doing some sort of trade-off between learning English for him and French for me. I am determined to at least know SOMETHING for when I go to Belgium in January.

Last night Magda and I went out with one of our friends to a salsa lesson at one of the bars... it was SO FUN! I love dancing! After we got done stumbling around and laughing at ourselves, the teacher and some of the Spanish girls danced together and I just stared at them. They were SO GOOD. I was almost hypnotized by it... they were so fluid and sexy and awesome. I WANT TO BE LIKE THAT! So we have vowed that we will go here every Friday night until we are good, haha. Today we are going in one of our friends CARS (Woo!) to Lucena, a nearby town that apparently has good shopping. I need to buy some boots before I head off to Scotland and Ireland in two weeks... also I am celebrating the fact that if all these private lessons work out, I will be almost doubling my salary. I FINALLY WILL HAVE MONEY!!! That feels pretty great. I have never been so broke in my life.