First Day of Teaching

Alright, today was my first day at Toledo Community College! It was interesting to say the least. I am with the head of the Physical Education and Sports Department, his name is Peter Castillo. He is an amazing dude. At TCC they have "forms" instead of grades. 1st form = 9th grade, 2nd form = 10th grade, and so on. I will be teaching all of the 2nd and 3rd forms (each class averages 40 students!!) The whole time I will be teaching (8 weeks), we will be in our football (soccer) unit. This is perfect since I love football and it is the most popular sport in the world. Not to mention it is the national sport of Belize and the students love it. I originally thought I would be teaching many subjects in P.E., but this is equally as fine. Plus, I only see a class once a week (although I have 12 different classes), this means I only need to make two lesson plans per week! I think I will will get to introduce softball before I leave, but we will see. The food at the school is amazing of course. I will send pictures of what it looks like soon, along with the other pics. I had stew beans with coleslaw and some fired plantans. So so good! Like I said, there are a lot of students and most of them come from Mayan villages, so they must travel greta distances to and from their homes. This means less homework otherwise they just won't do it. Doesn't really matter for my subject, but you get a better picture. Mr.Castillo (Cas) and I played some basketball after school in the local sports complex. This place is awesome. Nothing facny, but that is what I like! After that, I ran to the pier to get a swim in with the crew. From there we went to the Reef Bar, had a few drinks, and then I went home to eat with my family.

All in all it was a good day, but lots of work ahead. It will probably be awhile before my next post, but stay tuned!

noche, eddie