saffiter | Flyby Update..

..just to let you know that I am actually still alive ^___^.

So. It's snowing. But the snow isn't really staying on the ground as it's currently too warm for it to stay, so we end up with slushy/muddy ground. Walking to work is a challenge as I have to go down this hill with a dirt path. Said dirt path gets really, really slippery once it gets wet. I nearly fell three times walking down to work today.

Saturday is supposed to be about -1C (don't ask me what that is in Farenheit, I wouldn't know) and snow. [sarcasm] Yay [/sarcasm]. I shall try to take pictures of the lake with snow if I'm feeling brave enough.

Also, Lucja, my boss, and Agnes, my co-worker, are going to start teaching me how to swear in Polish... not somehting you'd ever expect your boss to actually teach you, but there you have it. My class of 8 year olds have apparently been taking advantage of the fact that I can't understand them and are swearing up a storm. The youngest student complained to his dad, who then talked to Lucja.

Me: Agnes, probably the weirdest request you're going to get in a while, but..could you teach me how to swear in Polish?
Agnes:... Okay. *stops and thinks about it* That actually sounds like a good idea. *turns to our boss* Lucja, tomorrow at the staff meeting we're teaching Sheena how to swear, okay?
Lucja:... *blinks and thinks about it* Good idea.
Me: O.o *mutters* not the reaction I was expecting, but I'm not complaining.

So, Sheena is going to learn how to swear in Polish. The things I do for my job.

Current amusing word for one of my private students: Painkiller. Don't ask me why, she just finds the word highly amusing and laughs her head off whenever she hears it.

My Adult beginner class find "Can I have a piece of cheese, please" one of the funniest sentences in the English language and pull strange faces whenver they have to say it.

Oh, and this happened a couple of weeks ago while my intermediate class was playing a speaking game but I forgot to share.

Adam: *reaches for the dictionary
Me: Adam, what word are you looking for?
Adam: *distracted hand waving* A Polish word. I want to know what it is in English... ah... here it is: Boycott...Huh... it's the same in Polish. Okay... If I do not win this game then I shall boycott it.
Class & Me: o.O O.o O.O ... *cracks up laughing*

Anytime someone reaches for the dictionary in that class now someone else will call out "No, you can't boycott!"

I love that class.