today ...

... i've been called crazy (in a good way. i think.), wonderful, lovely, (very nice), supportive, fun, a super trainer, the best. i've been hugged. someone made me laugh at 06.40 a.m. and my lovely students, the group i'd been teaching for 8 weeks, gave me this:


flowers from andreas, renate, robert, reinhard, henry, regina, dariusz, franz, birgit, johanna, nadine, martha, irene, karin.

i was/am not as sad as i often am on the last day, because i will see half of my students again next monday when english III starts, so i will see them again for another eight weeks. it was absolutely touching to see how happy they were when they heard they could all join my next class! :)

and happy birthday to my friend and colleague nathan! :)

song of the day: you ain't seen nothing yet by bachman turner overdrive.

this is what you get ...

... when you enjoy what you do, and you - apparently - do something right:


"woman of the year"

this is what my students (sandra, renate, margit, piroska, nadine, uschi, hilde, susanne, sabina, irene and michi) awarded me today, last day of class. what a lovely idea, i was both tickled pink and touched. they also gave me a book with photos and poems, a chocolate bar, and a card which they did not simply sign, but in which they left a few personal messages. it's wonderful to touch people's lives like that.

song of the day: 1234 by feist.