So I get to my class around 1:50 PM and the room is empty. I was sure that they were late getting back from the zoo or something, Im waiting and waiting and waiting and finally someone told me that the class is across the hall. This is the kind of shit that has been driving me crazy. its the little details that people are not catching. I guess it is a throwback from my days as a meeting planner. I cant stand it. There are 12 of us in the class. 2 of them I know from our placement test last week, Manisha and Maria Laura (India and Argentina respectively), the rest are Russians, one from Angola, one from Bosnia, two from Israel, one from Thailand and me. We're a Benetton Ad.
The classroom itself is depressing. No AC and reminds me of an East German interrogation room. I half expect the hounds to be released as soon as we are dismissed. Our instructor is a lady by the name of Annette (pronounced An-ne-ttah). While I mentioned in my previous post that the average look of the instructors seem to come from the Gap, she stepped out of the Army Navy Surplus Store by way of the Dress Barn. I guess one has to be comfortable while teaching. Which I dont blame her as the classroom was rather warm. I made a mental note to dress down the next day. As the temperature rose in the room, so did the faint smell of body odor. I need to bring a little jar of Vicks with me and put it under my nose like Clarice did in the Silence of the Lambs when they examined the dead body.
I forgot to mention that the youngest person in class is FIFTEEN years old? I was bummed as it made me and the Thai lady the oldest students in the class. There was one funny incident in the classroom...we were doing an exercise of who, what where with pictures and we were placed in small groups. The pictures consisted of famous people, places and things that are specific to Germany. Well as we were going through the exercises, the Thai lady next to us, says really loud, where is Hitler? and I just busted out laughing because it was so inappropriate. The Instructor looked at her shocked and I then looked at the at the two people from Israel to see what their reaction would be...I know, it was not right for me to laugh but for those people who know me, I was the person who laughed when my friend fell down a flight of stairs and she looked kinda funny with her leg all messed up...sorry Heather!
Well I go back to class today at 2 PM but am meeting with an administrator to see if I can change my schedule to the morning. Im not giving that up without a fight...I was a total bitch to an administrator yesterday when I was talking to her about it. More updates!
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