Turkeys, Teaching, and Thanksgiving

Update on life:

Really starting to get into the swing of things at school.  So far I have taught about Halloween, Thanksgiving, the difference between American schools and French schools, Scotland (barely, mainly a review, but WTF right?), describing a person and what they are wearing, and I even taught/attempted to teach the 6e (sixième) or 6th graders (10-11) the hokey pokey (they had a LOT of fun with that).  There were also a lot of question and answer periods, but those have for the most part dissipated with the exception of a Q&A I have with the 3e at Beuvrages tomorrow (3e or troisième are the equivalent of 9th graders).  Tomorrow I only have to work 2 of my 6 hours at Beuvrages because two of the teachers have to train tomorrow and the other doesn't need me.  This has let me stay up late talking to my mother and watch 4 episodes of Prison Break.  I promised my darling brother Craig that if he would send me the DVDs I would watch them before I came home (originally scheduled for May).  I am trying to appease him but also loving the storyline!  Can't believe it has taken me this long to watch this show!

Although I don't have to work tomorrow, I do have a lot to get accomplished.  I have to try to prepare my answers for my students and ready some visuals if possible.  Also I need to shower as I did not take one today.  I also need to go to school early to talk to the principal about getting the Thursday before the break off so that I can leave December 15 instead of December 17 to come home.  As soon as I buy my ticket, I will let everyone know!  I am very excited to get to go home and spend the holidays with family and friends.  I think this holiday season will be pretty special.

Other things happening in my life...we had a holiday last Thursday so I had a five day weekend because I work neither Wednesdays or Fridays.  I drank a bottle of wine plus every night.  It was drunken bliss with minimal hangovers.  Also we tried to go to football (soccer) match here in Valenciennes, but it got rained out (womp womp).  Instead had a homemade meal courtesy of Allison and we hung out until about midnight when we met up with a bunch of British assistants.  New friends!  It was a drunken but fun night and we got to go out dancing (whoop whoop!).  Today I got sushi with Shelby.  It wasn't as good as the other place, but it was still yummy.  I cannot wait to mange on an Ichiban roll when I get home.

This weekend holds in store for us a Thanksgiving celebration!  There will be turkey and who knows what other sort of assortment of American, British, and French cuisine.  It's a potluck so I have to try to find something to make.  Maybe green bean casserole.  Maybe something else.  Who knows.  All I know is that I want to stop talking about Thanksgiving and just get my eat/drink on.