nomad_teacher's Journal

It's begun...
The CELTA is a harsh and hurried course of study. Four days in out of thirty by the calendar, two days in out of twenty one by "working" days, and I'm exhausted already.

On the upside there are seven of us on the course. For a while it seemed there would only be three. Myself and Sam (30, married, 2 year old daughter, son on the way, living and teaching in the Ukraine, heading back there once he finishes the course) are the only guys.
There's three Bulgarian nationals:
Ralli (Rallitsa) - 21, student, overworked,
Marietta - 40's, teaches aviation english to pilots
and Niki (Nikoletta(I think)) - 20's, teaches english locally.
Two americans:
Michelle - 20, from Texas, youngest of our group, plans to head to S.E. Asia (Thailand or Indonesia) for a year.
and Terry - from Colorado. In her 40's I think. Been in Bulgaria for 3 years on church work with husband and two kids.

That's all I've really got for now. Exhaustion has set in already.

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