My first classes went well. So far I have started one advanced level course and one intermediate level course. Today I walked into the classroom and asked myself, Why don't girls want to learn English? There were about twenty five boys sitting in the classroom eager to listen to what I had to say. (Or at least patiently wait to ask me for coffee at the end of class.) Thankfully a few girls straggled in late.

I walked part of the way home tonight with one of my new students. She made a comment that I was smiling during the whole class (and actually sometimes laughing.) I think even the students can see how happy I am to be teaching again. Now if I didn't have to write a lesson plan for tomorrow I would be even happier. But I must get to that now...