Monday, August 07, 2006

HOSTILE TOWARDS HOSTELS

So I got an email back from the school. The language barrier might be preventing me from understanding the email properly but it seems that they are saying that I can't move in until the 18th because of permission with my VISA. But it's my understanding that I can be in the country for 3 months without a VISA so I'm not sure why that would matter. I don't want to keep asking them about it though. I feel like they've already done enough. But I also don't want to wait until the 18th to go to Poland. So I can either stay with a friend or stay in a hostel. But I'm totally afraid of hostels. Especially since I have all my stuff with me and I'm just not sure where to go and what to do with all that. I"ll have to think about it.

Saturday, August 05, 2006

THAT'S THE TICKET

I'm waiting to hear back from the school I'll be teaching at in Opole. They finally got my paperwork in the mail and are starting the process for my VISA. I'm getting really anxious. Excited and nervous. I try not to think about the actual teaching. It's been a while and I know it's gonna take me some time to get comfortable. I'm trying to remember that failure is a part of success and I'm most likely gonna make a fool of myself more than once in front of my students. I just hope they're respectful, want to learn and are excited about the lessons. I was really lucky with my students in Denver. They all really liked being there and learning and that was awesome. But again, I'm waiting to hear back from the school to see how early I can move into my apartment. I'd like to buy my plane ticket this week so I can really look at my finances.