Math Teacher

I had a really hard time getting out of bed this morning because my throat is really inflamed. My tonsils and pretty red and I think I'm going to have to sleep a lot this weekend (I have to finish up the publication as well).

My job at CADEC today was math teacher. I really like this because the kids were surprising well behaved and this was something that I could not look stupid doing. We did very simple math problems and as always there were a few kids that breezed through it and then other kids that thought this little bit of work was gonna kill them. I helped for a couple hours and just walked around the room checking their work and helping them. They were have a pretty rough time with subtraction and addition so I taught how to use their fingers or tally marks on a piece of paper to count the answer. I didn't realize till after they were gone that these were 8-9 year-olds that couldn't figure out simple math problems. Hopefully I'll get to work more with them in math because this is something that I actually have utility in.

Nicole went to a concert in Vitoria last night and never went to sleep, so she stayed home while I went to the Portuguese lesson at UFES today. The first lesson was only with me and Glau and I was a little nervous that it would be hard to communicate without Nicole but surprising it wasn't. Glau usually speaks very slowly and I can understand her pretty well.

There were a few new people in the second class today and one guy is actually moving close to where I live. He name is Grant and he's from FL. He has a chem engineering degree from FU and has been working for Schlumberger in Alaska (told him about my Papa working in the oil field and he was really interested). He going to law school next year so he kinda taking it easy like me before he has to start up school again.

The second class was pretty good, but it drags on. I finally got home at about 9:30 and I was starving. I ate and then met my dad at the bar on the corner. I usually don't drink when I go with him because I don't really like drinking when I have to concentrate on speaking so much. Nicole passed the bar on the way back from her date (met some guy at the concert) and we finally got back to my house at 1. I told myself that I was only going to the bar to appease my dad, but it is literally impossible to escape because everyone makes a big deal about trying to leave.

The picture below is of my blind cat Pandora. It can sleep with its eyes open ( I guess since it is blind) and apparently likes to sleep in the most awkward positions possible.