The song I danced to with Carlito on New Year's Eve, in the ever so high depths of me mind ...
Little nothing yet meaning everything ... raising a smile on me face .. thanks anyhow, anyway
Dear Diary ...
Actually yep it's true that's how I used to begin each of my entries in those bulky, dog-eared notebooks of mine ... Kept under their protective sheet of unmoved dust, I think I no longer have this urge to jot down every thought, every phoney secret ...
Yet, this story is another one. A new page, not-so-shiny brand new notepad ... No secret stories here, nothing about my private life I'm afraid, just a little personal reminder of my first steps in the rather hermetic circle crowning their members with an aura of glory: teaching in university.
Temporary job .. so what? This golden opportunity was brought to me free of shipping costs on a silver plate, an opportunity that seems to open new gates or at least little side-doors each day.. til the day when .. oh well .. let's not be too ambitious...
I must admit that, contacted in emergency (yer I'm taking up the job from someone who finally couldn't.. bothered?) I was panic-striken: what was I to do? Dealing with second degree students implied much more than hosing down knowledge onto fresher pupils ... What would they think? A student, teaching? My word that could be lethal ...
And I finally made it ... Seeing gleams of comprehension discretly fluttering in their eyes then see those eyes brighten more and more, to finally reach the participation of a rather good percentage of the class (that is, for the 1st group anyway) .. That was class
Disparities in group, sure there are .. But well, that gives me the opportunity to try my hand at working with different levels of knowledge/mastering of the language. Instilling the basics while feeding rather hungry mouths on the other side ... how could you dream of a better training ?
Got back home with a huge smile over my face, the bliss that lies in the bottom of your belly, giving you a reason to keep on with you efforts, because that .. THAT is what you aim for
P.S : let's consider the buying of some tissues for next issue ... what comes around goes around
