For the past couple of weeks at school we have had power intermittently. Some days it works, some days it doesn't. Some days we get it periodically, somedays just in the mornings. Turns out that the school has never paid the contractor so they have just decided to cut power. We had none yesterday and they sent us home at noon, as they could not feed anyone. Today, they told us to bring our lunches, not a very promising sign. Turns out we have power until noon today, and who knows tomorrow. Or for the rest of the year for that matter.
It makes it very hard to teach or learn without power. We have no access to computers, printers, or copiers. Not to mention it's very cold. Teachers and students are all in coats, hats, scarves, gloves, blankets, etc. Whatever we can do just to keep warm, as the weather here is similar to Chicago. At the moment this is not a very learning or teaching conducive school, and I have little hope as to how the rest of the semester will go. We go on winter break for the months of January and February, and I hope that they will have figured things out before the new school year starts in March.
2 comments:
WOW! That is pretty ridiculous! I hope everything gets ironed out for you. I am doing my practicum at an elementary school that was not air conditioned and had no ventilation.I was a sweaty mess in August and September. Now that it is cold, they have the heaters on full blast so I still sweat! I always hated being frozen while trying to pay attention to classes I had in the Marine Corps, so I feel your pain...and I hope it doesn't continue into March. It is starting to become nasty here in Chicago too. I wish I had a two month break in Jan. and Feb. Grad school stinks. I enjoyed reading your other blogs (weekend woes was not cool!)and apologize for not leaving any comments up until now. I've had some rough times. My father died on Veteran's Day and dealing with that alone is tough...and on top of it I have to proceed with grad school. :-( Which I guess is okay because it takes my mind off it a little bit. And then I had a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy to alleviate my obstructive sleep apnea so I couldn't partake in Thanksgiving. Anyway, this is about you, not about me! I hope you are doing well. It looks like you are having a great time, save the power problems. It seems like an awesome experience!
Geez. Seems to be time to bust out the bonfire. Has it gotten any better?
I'm emailing you some new pictures so you realize how little you're missing. :)
See you soon!!
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