This week marked the end of Speech Contest where I was working additional hours helping the students prepare. It was a week that started with a surprise "late start" for foreign staff! Although we had the morning off I arrived at work early. After my first month of teaching I had a plan on how to make productive lesson plans, prepping for the week and creating new activities. It proved successful! Not only did the rest of the week run smoothly, but it ultimately provided me with more time to relax at work, think creatively, and impress my manager.
The best part of teaching this week was teaching my elementary students about Paul Bunyan. It was fun to bring them on the journey that is so close to my heart. I think they thought he was real, and as big as a giant squid. The tales of Paul shall never cease.
In addition to this week marking the end overtime, it also was the end of Natalie, my co-worker, and my first month. To reward ourselves we decided to go on an outing to a sauna, SpaVille. SpaVille was incredible, and soon to become a weekly routine. The outing began when Natalie and I were stumped by buying a city bus pass. To give you a visual, the moment was similar to the following excerpt from Zoolander:
I am proud to say that Natalie and I "did not lose our cool" and we were "smarter than the machine." That is after we called a friend and found out the passes weren't in the machine after all rather, they were sold in a friendly kiosk nearby. The embarrassment of our Zoolander moment quickly ceased as we mounted the stairs for our first spa experience.
Spaville is a public sauna and bath house. Image a complex with multiple saunas, lounging rooms, food, and most important a luxury bath room with different temperature baths. It was an experience to behold. Natalie and I found our quiet places and washed away all of the stress and anxiety that may have compounded over the first month. Leaving refreshed and rejuvenated I was ready to do some interior designing in my apartment and relax.
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