Hi all,
So the posts are becoming less frequent, as things are quite same same here at the moment. The last week consisted of going to Spanish classes, and teaching (only one class that got cancelled twice which was a bit annoying).

I am all finished with Spanish classes for the moment - this doesn't mean I can speak Spanish, rather that I have run out of surplus money required for classes. I have the tools now to continue on by myself for a while now though. I really just need to get out and try practicing with people. It isn't easy though.

Class went well. My new boss is hilarious. The first night we both went to see the student (as I am taking over directly from my boss), and the student didn't show, so we bought a bottle of wine and went back to her house for drinks which I thought was a great idea! She has some good stories to tell, and seems nice, and extremely hard working! I had to go and teach the class myself the next night and the student is lovely. She is a fairly advanced level which makes things both easier (I can talk to her) and harder (the errors are more difficult to pick up and correct). She seemed quite flexible about topics that we can cover though which makes my job easier and more interesting. The school has lots of resources that we can work from, and books that we can mix and match activities from as we see fit. Hopefully I will get some more students really soon too, as I am going to have quite a bit of free time on my hands with no Spanish classes.

Spanish was a lot harder this week. I was in a class of six, with a fairly clear divide between the three good speakers, and the three poor speakers (like me). I understood the concepts but don't seem to have a fast enough brain to put it all together (or enough vocab) to say what I want to. It is frustrating. We were talking about our past jobs and somehow I managed to convey the fact that I like killing small animals (untrue), and that neurons are born in one place and 'have to walk around the brain to find their houses'. It was a very funny lesson.... Also, divorce was only legalised in Chile in 2004, and apparently in 2004 and 2005 there was 'an explosions of gays'. I never worked out if this was a coincidence or not. And what exactly does an 'explosion' of gays mean anyway? Did people start falling from the sky? It was an interesting way of describing the gradual acceptance of gay culture I think.

I was supposed to go to Valparaiso with my Spanish school yesterday (Saturday), but it was cancelled due to a lack of interest which was annoying. So I am messing around at home by myself again (the others are at a wedding). I am going to try going clothes shopping sometime this week, which will no doubt be an adventure (as I have to take a bus and could end up anywhere!). I am going to need some working clothes pretty soon I guess, so good excuse for a spot of shopping!

Righto, lots of fun things to do here like hanging out my washing, and then I might wander off to see a movie. The life of a lady of leisure - its pretty hard work!
Hasta luego,
KiwiKaz