First week of work.

I've now officially finished my first week of work. I think it went well, but I'm kind of tired of talking/answering questions about myself. There are only so many times I can answer the question 'What are your favourite bands?' and receive blank stares in response.

Some of the classes I'm working with are the youngest students in the school, around fourteen- and fifteen-years-old. I'm also working with BTS students, who've already finished school, but are taking more courses in preparation for university/the job market. It's a pretty good mix and, with the BTS classes, I get to hear about things like real estate and international trade, rather than how to describe people in English.

On Wednesday, I had to go into the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine for a meeting for all of the English assistants in this part of the académie. It was nice getting to meet some of the other assistants, especially ones that speak English. It gave my mind a bit of a break. I have to go back again next Wednesday for the second part of the meeting. Hopefully, it will be more work-driven, because this last one just dragged on and on talking about administrative things. It got tedious before we'd even had lunch, and it went until nearly 4:00pm.

I don't really have too much more to report and, unfortunately, I don't have any pictures for this entry. I'll try to get some when I go back to Neuilly-sur-Seine because, from what I've both seen and heard, it's a pretty ritzy place. Fun fact: Sarkozy was once mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine.