why is it that when you are in a bad mood, rather than try and pick yourself up and look on the bright side, it is so much more satisfying to wallow around like the world is ending instead? or maybe that's just me.
so my first day was stupid. technically, today was only the "opening day." just a small ceremony and party really. i didn't teach. i did get my schedule though. i was signed up for 8 whole classes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow guys, thanks a fricking lot. i dedicated two years of my life and cried myself to sleep on numerous occassions so that i could teach 8 WHOLE hours per week?! that's just lovely. and it's really not even eight hours if you want to get technical because the classes are only 40 minutes long. AND THEN, they tried to tell me i don't need to come to school until they have books.... did i mention the books are arriving in two weeks? (hopefully two weeks, actually-- i suppose it never dawned on anyone to order the books in advance so that they are here when school starts....). OH, and then they were surprised to see that i didn't want a two (or more) week break. two and a half months bored to teeth was just dandy and all, but i think i'll pass.
then, to top it off, all the teachers were going out to eat after the ceremony. i wanted to politely decline, because i knew it would be dreadful, but it would be "rude" not to go. so, let me get this straight.... it's rude for me not to go to an "optional" (their words not mine) lunch, but it's not rude for everyone else to carry on in bulgarian like it's my native language and completely ignore me the entire time? ok, just wanted to make sure i was clear.
oh yeah, almost forgot. i'm SUBSTITUTING tomorrow. (since there is nothing else for me to do). lords knows i just loooooved doing that in the US, can only imagine how wonderful it will be here. and there was the promise of future sub gigs.... goody gum drops!
if you can't tell, i'm in total bitch mode right now. and i loathe bulgaria. the end!
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