The ladies who make me lunch at school – I practice my Nepali with them also.
Third period I now see class 3 again, and fourth and fifth period I have off. I am thus able to go home for lunch, which is something I do four times a week. The administration practically begged me to eat lunch at school with them so I eat lunch at school on Mondays and Fridays. The food isn’t as good as at home, but it’s kind of nice to be lazy, stay at school, chat with the kids, and get a little extra work done.
Sixth period I see class 5. They are a great bunch, and actually probably the most talented group I teach. There are 24 students in the class and almost all of them are enthusiastic and receptive. Of course, I quickly had to learn how to teach to the style that Nepali students are used to (more on that later) and I also have to hold back from bringing literary terms or philosophical interpretations of poems into the mix (which I quickly learned when I tried to explain what a metaphor was and why “climbing the mountain though it may be hard” actually refers to trying again and again to reach your goals – their English is not THAT good, come on!). But on the whole, I enjoy teaching them and I think they also have a lot of fun with me. I have found that when I am in front of a class, I tend to act quite silly and funny – I do a lot of facial expressions and large movements and gestures, and I tease kids too. I don’t know where this side of me comes from, but it feels like the most natural thing when I’m teaching, and to hold back from doing so would actually feel unnatural.
Sixth period I see class 5. They are a great bunch, and actually probably the most talented group I teach. There are 24 students in the class and almost all of them are enthusiastic and receptive. Of course, I quickly had to learn how to teach to the style that Nepali students are used to (more on that later) and I also have to hold back from bringing literary terms or philosophical interpretations of poems into the mix (which I quickly learned when I tried to explain what a metaphor was and why “climbing the mountain though it may be hard” actually refers to trying again and again to reach your goals – their English is not THAT good, come on!). But on the whole, I enjoy teaching them and I think they also have a lot of fun with me. I have found that when I am in front of a class, I tend to act quite silly and funny – I do a lot of facial expressions and large movements and gestures, and I tease kids too. I don’t know where this side of me comes from, but it feels like the most natural thing when I’m teaching, and to hold back from doing so would actually feel unnatural.
