I am about to venture back to the Hill of the Quane's for winter break. That means that I will not have a heater, dryer, or (gasp) internet for the next 2 weeks. Yes we are still stuck in the stone age with a fire place, clothes lines, and dial up, but frankly that is home and I'm glad to get away from the city life.
The last week of school I went through a variety of emotions. At first I did not feel ready for the break to come. I had so much more work to do. The students had their essay to write. I was anxious thinking about how many essays I will actually get returned when we get back from break (I am thinking about 10% will be completed...sigh). After I snapped out of that crazy-work-aholic phase around Thursday, I turned to the depressed phase. My roommates were leaving for 2 weeks. That may not seem very long, but considering I have not been separated from them for more than 3 days since June, it is kinda a big deal. We live, eat, sleep together. I work with Caroline, and I basically know all of Theresa's students because she can't stop talking about how much she loves them. We get along so well, and they have been my lifeline since I've been here. I miss them already... The next phase came around 3:00pm on Friday afternoon, when my students had either mysteriously disappeared from school or had turned into wild animals. That is when I realized that I wouldn't mind a nice break from the madness at school. I asked a lot of my kids what they were doing over break and it seemed to be a consensus of "nothing" or "going to Mexico." We'll see how many come back (somehow the 2 week break gets stretched out for 3-4 weeks for some families). Finally I ended the week in the "I can't believe I made it" phase. I have been living life day by day, hour by hour, second my second. I never took the moment to look up and realize how far I have come. I only remember how far away winter break felt, yet someone, here I am getting a much needed break. I still can't believe it. I am not half way done until February, but getting to Winter Break has been a monumental achievement.
I could write forever, but sadly, I have to pack up and prepare for my winter break adventure: Quane Hill-> Tahoe-> San Jose -> Quane Hill -> Berkeley ->San Francisco -> Berkeley. No rest for the weary!
Merry ChrismakakwanzaSolstis.
-Ms. Quane
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