spent.

Completely and totally spent. It is exhausting being in charge of not only my students, but also the students of my co-teacher who is away on vacation! In the past I have never tried to take on someone else´s classes for this long a period of time, but because Betsy and I have been trying to accomplish so much, it seemed like the thing to do. I am tired though. Not only do I have about 40 kids in each class instead of 20, I have also been spending inordinate amounts of my office hours and free time writing detailed feedback on the rough drafts of my students´ "Kitchen" or "Tourist" Observation reports. Two pages of generally painful-to-read, beginner English times 54 students equals a lot of red ink and blurred vision by the end of the day.
All work and no play makes Sylvia a very tired girl. All work and no play makes Sylvia a very tired girl. All work and no play makes Sylvia a very tired girl. All work and no play makes Sylvia a very tired girl.
To all of you who got that allusion to "The Shining," I´m just kidding... But I´m very seriously excited about getting out of work in about 30 minutes. I´ll be heading back into town to meet up with my friend, Greer, at the bus terminal. She should be rolling into town at about 9:30 pm if all goes well. I am looking forward to getting a nice dinner and then getting some rest tonight.
I imagine tomorrow we´ll go out to breakfast and I´ll show her around Valladolid until I have to go to work.
The good thing is, I am now done with the Observation report drafts. Next up: grading quizzes and Language Journals. At least I only have one hour of actual teaching tomorrow, and on Thursday I´ll be showing the movie, "Super-Size Me" for all of my groups. So maybe the worst is over this week!
Greer and I will be heading to Tulum for the weekend so I am very excited to relax on the beach and catch up with my friend! Maybe I won´t come back next week...Betsy won´t mind - it´s only exam week! ; )