Day 313 { Checking Cell Phone in Class } - Monday, January 26, 2009

Day 313 { Checking Cell Phone in Class }

Every day at my schools, I have to be very careful while walking... When the snow melts then turn into ice. Oh boy its dangerous when walking....I am glad though that even if I somehow slip and fall, there are no Jamaicans around me to see...Or else that would not be fun...well not fun for me...

So the head teacher in my area called me to evaluate a video that my company took of me one day in November... She highlighted 3 things that I should not do. I will place them in order of severity:

3) She said she noticed that occasionally, I was sort of blocking the cards on the chalkboard, from the view of the children. So next time I should try to get out of their way.

2) While the Japanese teacher was speaking to the children, I was either looking at the ceiling or looking at the clock. She said next time, even if I don`t understand what the Japanese teacher is saying, I should still even pretend that I do understand.

1) And this is of course the most severe of the 3...and the worst thing is that I don`t recall doing it... She said she noticed that I took my cell phone out of my pocket, peeked at it, then put it back in my pocket... I was like "REALLY!!!!" ... I honestly don't remember doing this, but it was on video so what can I say?... and now thinking back, I can't even believe that I did that...I don't even normally take my cell phone to class.

She said though, a part from those 3 things, my lesson was very very good and she likes my energy. And she likes how the children respond to me, even though they are in grade 6. Grade 6 kids are not so energetic like the younger ones and they tend to be very quiet.

Later in the evening, I went to bible study, then I met my Landlord and a couple of his friends... Including the same guy who I saw at the 100 yen store on Day 303 and he was pretending that he didn`t know me. His other friends then said maybe he was afraid to try to hold a conversation because his English is a little off. But still, I remembered the guy paused and was staring at me like "who in the world is this guy"....

At this short meeting with my landlord's friends, I drove there myself and the men were offering me alcohol...So I told them no, I drove... Can you believe that the men were still forcing me to drink??? I, however, learn the constant NO NO NO to their demands... and even after I said no, they were still persisting....What is wrong with these guys??????

I then actually dropped my Landlord to his house...BUT not before misunderstanding what he meant...I thought he wanted me to hang out with his family at 11:30 in the night but that was not the case...