Blogs from United Kingdom, Europe - page 2937

Rain, rain, rain. My first trip to Wales was very wet. Despite the conditions I enjoyed Cardiff.... read more

What to say about Wednesday..... I had a non-US foreign policy class this morning which was nice. Today's contemporary lecture was on communist world systems starting with the Soviet Union, of course. It was a really interesting lecture, more cultural history than data or political/social history--I think I fit in the cultural history framework better than the political, although social isn't too bad. Lecture was the only real thing that occurred in the morning. After lecture I went home to eat lunch, quickly, before frisbee practice at 2pm. Practice today was good although there are some people who continue to come out, which is really awesome, except that they still haven't grasped how to throw a disc correctly and arrive at practice in jeans and a jumper. It's a bit insane and at some point I ... read more

I guess it’s a good way to see the different parts of London, but aside from that, the world of a temp isn’t too glamorous. Once we had managed to find a house, the next on the to-do list was to find an income. Our Aussie dollars were only going to get us so far, and the lack of income was starting to cause us both concern. London is such an easy place to spend money; however, it’s a bit harder making it come back to you. I registered with a few recruitment agencies, all of whom told me I should think about accepting a lower rate than I has suggested I would like to receive (dirty rotten scoundrels that they are) and the following Monday, I began hitting the streets. My first placement was with ... read more

Substitute teachers have never had any real control over students. We fill our days with empty promises and threats. Any logical group of students will know that: A) Students always have power in numbers B) Students are young and probably full of sugar and ridallin. No actions taken on behalf of students will result in long term consequences, especially under the supervision of a temporary teacher. C) Substitute teacher's will not follow through with any threat of consequences. They want to go home at 3:30. They don't want the staff at the school to think they are a bad teacher. They will avoid contact with school office. Once these 3 things are realized, chaos ensues. Yesterday my students realized all three of these things. I was spit on, had to restrain a student, was told to ... read more

Hey guys this is my Travel diary - so you can all keep updated with my news from China! Thanks to all of you who made it on saturday-had such a good time aah am so excited I leave not tommorrow but the next day! much love... read more