Lazy Sunday

It is almost noon and I just got out of the shower. I only woke up about 20 minutes ago. Maybe I am adjusting to the noise and light in the morning, or maybe I was just exhausted. I was up until almost 3 chatting on the phone (having friends on the west coast is a challenge). The temperature isn't unbearable, only 90 at the moment, and my door is open so I can hear the birds chirping and the hum of the traffic. It's a wonderfully lazy Sunday.

I used to really hate Sundays. It always meant finishing homework and getting everything done before Monday morning. But I am enjoying my Sundays in Thailand. I like having the the day to prepare for lessons. I look forward to going back to school. I am excited to do my work.

As I write this, I am realizing how wonderful it is to feel this way. Not only it is awesome that I love my job, but it is amazing that I love my job after last week. Last week was really, really hard. My students are out of control. They have not had a consistent teacher all year long, and they are crazy. Last semester alone, my students had 4 different foreign teachers. The teacher's assistant that was around last semester has now left to study at university. The Thai teacher in the classroom is rarely in class and often has other teachers teach her lessons. The students think I will leave them, just like the rest of their teachers. But I have news for them. I'm not going anywhere. I may not have a voice from having to yell so much last week, but I am here to stay.

This is the first time, in a long time, that I have felt truly challenged. I want these students to succeed. If anything, I will teach them to behave. I am here all semester, and we will make it work. I already love them. I think Not is wonderful. Uefa is brilliant. Neung and Song (One and Two in Thai... they are twins) are a handful, but I will figure it out. Boss will learn to listen, and Earth will never cheat in my class again. I have a lot of students that need work, but today I will make my plan. By next Sunday I want to be even more excited to return to school.