I'm a Working Man

Monday was the first day on the job.  As and English department, we had Smart Board training.  In each classroom there is a brand new Smart Board.  The capabilities of these models are incredible.  For instance, four writing utensils can be used at the same exact time - maybe more.

Mom and Dad, this pic is for you. :) Another will come on the first day of school.

I am very glad to be at school in the work environment.  Things have been a little slow but the communication among teachers had been spectacular. The English department has worked on the 1st floor, above the main floor.  We have had a lot of good laughs.

Lunches have been incredible.  If lunches were this nice in the US, gosh, we would have some amazing household cooks in each family. I do feel lunch time is the best time of the day...thinking all the way back to childhood lunches - STILL the best time. On Monday I sat with Cihan and another.  we taught each other the food names of our lunch in our native language. Then afterwards a gang of men hung around our tabel and we mimicked how to make perfect freestyle swimming strokes.  In the evening I ended up heading back to the school to swim with a few of the male teachers.  Cihan and I swam a few laps as others showed up.  Once we had enough players to play a 3-on-3 match of water polo, we did. The Turkish are competitors! I like that.

Today, Wednesday, Molly Corinne and I took to school as a typical training day.  We worked on posters for our classrooms and editing exams for students to take in the future.  Around the end of the work day we were suddenly surprised.  We all were asked to take photos with one of the principals. I'll comment that we weren't dressed for it.  I think one of our comments was, "I didn't know it was picture day."

Tomorrow we will again be working on getting posters together and setting up our classroom.  Friday is a holiday, so we will be cramming in some work, I suppose. After school the English department is planning on heading out for some social time.  I'm not sure where we are going, but Yay! I'm excited.