Tomorrow marks the end of our fourth week at City
Mission Educational Services, and I feel like I’m finally settling in. It was a
little hectic in the beginning; we weren’t really sure what we were supposed to
be doing, and we spent the first few days just helping out in any class that
happened to be going on at the time. Now we all have set daily schedules, which
I’ve found really helpful. I’m teaching Arts & Culture for the 8th
and 9th grade, where I’ve been focusing on how to read music, and
I’m also helping out with 11th and 12th grade English
classes. It seems insignificant, but I love knowing where I’m supposed to be
and being able to plan for lessons in advance. It’s like I’m a real teacher,
and I feel so much more comfortable than I did that first week.
A big part of my feeling at ease at CMES has been the
other teachers. They’ve really gone out of their way to welcome us, and they’ve
been incredibly patient when I’ve had no idea what I was doing. They even went
so far as to take us on a “girl’s day out” this weekend! First we all went to
the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, which is like a sort of market place with a
very cool, vintage atmosphere. Next, we did some shopping, and then we got
lunch at Mzoli’s in Guguletu. The food was delicious as always, and I have
never seen it so busy. It was packed with people, and there was music and
laughter in the air. It was a great day, and I was thrilled to get to spent
time with my coworkers.
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