Teaching has started! This week I have four different students, they are starting me off slowly which I don’t mind at all. I teach a middle-aged man Mon. to Thurs. from 7:30 to 8:30 in the morning. It’s a 10 minute walk across the park. Mon. and Fri. evenings from 6pm to 8pm, I teach a young man (30ish). Tues. and Thurs. I teach a seven year old boy. The last two classes are at the Inlingua office. All of these are beginner classes. The fourth class is with my airbnb host and his girlfriend. We are trading English lessons for Spanish lessons. We will do this on an informal basis. Next week, I add another student who is at the advanced level. Today was my first formal Spanish lesson; I will take these twice a week for a total of three hours. Right now, I do about as much prep as actual teaching time, but that should ease off as I become more familiar with the courses. All in all, it’s enough to get me interacting with the people and not so much that I feel like I’m back on the working treadmill.
Fruit and vegetables are very cheap here. So far I’ve been buying at the store but I’m very tempted to start buying them from the people on the street. Anything manufactured is very expensive; I paid $3 something American for a small box of Kleenex. American dollars are the currency here. I think it was in 2000 that they made the switch as a way to help stabilize the economy, and from what I gather it has worked for them.
Till next time!
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