Pues, como la Senora T me dio estos codigos para usar los acentos, me imagino que debo aprender como ponerlos.
Gracias tambien a Zhenya por animarme en practicar. Que bueno tener personas amables que nos animan cuando lo necesitamos lo mas.
Hoy tuve la segunda entrevista. Sabes, no me hicieron ni una pregunta en espanol! Dos paginas de preguntas, tres personas y un colegio nuevo. Un "magnet" school para los "media arts". Al pensar en esto, me imagino que van a tratar de usar mucho mas la tecnologia. No puedo decir mucho acerca de esta entrevista. Conteste suficientemente, pero al fin siempre pienso en ALGO que debia haber dicho. Por ejemplo "Porque no dije nada acerca de escribir el curriculo para conformar con los estandares del estado?" "Porque no dije nada de las ideas que uso en la clase, los proyectos o la realia?"
Pero al fin se que ya esta para Dios decidir que va a pasar. La realidad, la pregunta verdadero es si ellos quieren trabajar con la con quien tiene la entrevista. Una persona puede tener todas las respuestas mas perfectas y un CV que brilla como el sol, pero si las personas al otro lado de la mesa no le gusta como es esta persona, no hay ninguna oportunidad. Depende en como dices lo que dices, tus maneras, si puedes inspirar la credibilidad. Creo yo que todo esto es asunto de suerte.
Por ejemplo, yo se que los viejos casi siempre me daran el trabajo, si me estan dando la entrevista. Pues, casi siempre. Pero las mujeres, no. No se porque, y probablemente no quiero saber.
Pues, basta pensar en esto es un gasto de tiempo.
Ademas, hoy en noche empece pensar en como vamos a tener otro nino. Empezar un trabajo nuevo no voy a poder tener hijo...no se. J dice que no hay como podemos vivir en su suelda. No se. Al pensar en como vamos a tener un nino, es como soy cuando viajo... no pienso en como, solo que lo quiero mas que todo y ...
pues hasta pronto mis amigos. Les avisare la resulta de la entrevista que tuve hoy. Gracias por haberme animado seguir espanol. Les agradezco!
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Hay que practicar.
La habilidad de hablar espanol bien no se puede separar del tiempo que esta usado para comunicar. Como los musculos, hay que usarlos si no los quiere perder.
Ya se que mi espanol tiene fallas, equivocaciones y todas variaciones de cosas no bien dicho, pero les pido la cortesia de ser simpaticos al iluminar las fallas.
Hoy no tengo acentos. Quizas buscare como hacer los acentos. Pero quizas no. El proposito de esta practica es para hablar mejor, para ser entendido en las entrevistas que voy a tener para ser maestra de espanol.
Krashen dice en su teoria de aprender idioma que la ansiedad mientras hablar idioma extrano causa una persona de hablar peor, olvidar detalles gramaticales, perder la facildad que antes pudiera haber tenido. Vi esto al olvidar, en una manera que me da pena acordarlo, como se usa el verbo gustar en una entrevista. Fue increible. Me ha pasado mas que una vez, tambien paso en una prueba oral para conseguir la certificacion de ser maestra de espanol: se me olvido la palabra "correo". Queria morir. En el carro despues de la prueba grite CORREO! CORREO! CORREO! PORQUE????!!!
Pague 125 dolares para fracasar la prueba y olvidar correo. Empece a llorar calladamente. (esto es broma)
Pues, quizas piensas "Pues, quizas la realidad es que no hablas espanol muy bien?". No la acepto esta idea.
El problema es mas con mi ansiedad, mis pensamientos que son complicados y el deseo de comunicar mis pensamientos complicadas con un idioma que no, pues, no tengo la oportunidad para usarlo. Se que mi espanol es bueno porque si no, mis amigos no me hubieron pedido pelear con los taxistas para mejor precios o negociar con los empleos del hotel cuando habian pelitos negros en las camas de nuestros cuartos.
Pues, basta ya.
Decidi hacer esto porque el hombre me llamo del colegio donde tuve entrevista y me dijo que me esta recomiendo para un trabajo de maestra de ESL medio tiempo en vez de el trabajo para que tuve la entrevista...maestro de espanol full time. Al oir esto se que tenia que practicar mas y asegurar que nunca, pero nunca, dije nada de ser part time. Asi es mi plan para conseguir un trabajo como maestra de espanol. Ademas, seria una buena idea si no dije nada de la edad de las personas... soy el peor con "small talk" en espanol. No tengo idea en que decir, y si no digo nada piensan que no puedo hablar espanol. Gar!
Hasta pronto mis amigos.
Ya se que mi espanol tiene fallas, equivocaciones y todas variaciones de cosas no bien dicho, pero les pido la cortesia de ser simpaticos al iluminar las fallas.
Hoy no tengo acentos. Quizas buscare como hacer los acentos. Pero quizas no. El proposito de esta practica es para hablar mejor, para ser entendido en las entrevistas que voy a tener para ser maestra de espanol.
Krashen dice en su teoria de aprender idioma que la ansiedad mientras hablar idioma extrano causa una persona de hablar peor, olvidar detalles gramaticales, perder la facildad que antes pudiera haber tenido. Vi esto al olvidar, en una manera que me da pena acordarlo, como se usa el verbo gustar en una entrevista. Fue increible. Me ha pasado mas que una vez, tambien paso en una prueba oral para conseguir la certificacion de ser maestra de espanol: se me olvido la palabra "correo". Queria morir. En el carro despues de la prueba grite CORREO! CORREO! CORREO! PORQUE????!!!
Pague 125 dolares para fracasar la prueba y olvidar correo. Empece a llorar calladamente. (esto es broma)
Pues, quizas piensas "Pues, quizas la realidad es que no hablas espanol muy bien?". No la acepto esta idea.
El problema es mas con mi ansiedad, mis pensamientos que son complicados y el deseo de comunicar mis pensamientos complicadas con un idioma que no, pues, no tengo la oportunidad para usarlo. Se que mi espanol es bueno porque si no, mis amigos no me hubieron pedido pelear con los taxistas para mejor precios o negociar con los empleos del hotel cuando habian pelitos negros en las camas de nuestros cuartos.
Pues, basta ya.
Decidi hacer esto porque el hombre me llamo del colegio donde tuve entrevista y me dijo que me esta recomiendo para un trabajo de maestra de ESL medio tiempo en vez de el trabajo para que tuve la entrevista...maestro de espanol full time. Al oir esto se que tenia que practicar mas y asegurar que nunca, pero nunca, dije nada de ser part time. Asi es mi plan para conseguir un trabajo como maestra de espanol. Ademas, seria una buena idea si no dije nada de la edad de las personas... soy el peor con "small talk" en espanol. No tengo idea en que decir, y si no digo nada piensan que no puedo hablar espanol. Gar!
Hasta pronto mis amigos.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Job Interviews
I have gotten very superstitious about job interviews. The job I currently have, the principal actually talked me into taking the job. That was an experience that was surreal, and encouraging.
For that interview, my sister in law was itoning my shirt and accidentally burned it so we had to find a sweater to cover it that would match..but I got the job! I was not at all nervous because I wasn't even sure if I wanted the job.
For this interview, J's truck broke and had to stay home with A, which was awesome and made my life much easier. So I tried to explain to him that his truck breaking wasn't necessarily a bad thing. I don't know if he bought it... But then as I was getting ready, I couldn't find a cosmetic item. I was wondering if I was going to end up with the worlds shiniest face as I dissassembled the house looking for powder. I mentally recorded this second omen.
Arriving in the little town, it was like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, the town was cute, liveable, not backward and just seemed really wonderful. I got the same feeling from the high school, which was attached to a branch of the community college...another excellent feature. I slowly started to love the town full of old farmhouses and cottages and rolling hills, a drive-in theater. All this made me want the job more.
Even more so, the principal had assembled a panel of people to interview me and give my spanish a test drive. While I had anticipated a dry run of my spanish, I hadn't anticipated answering interview questions in spanish and I am sure that I came a little short for them in that area.
In fact, I flubbed enough times to warrant an end to their interest. But who knows what lurks in the hearts of Spanish teachers and Principals. I didn't think I would be granted my current job either. But still, I am not holding my breath. Especially because now I want the job...
But on to continue the job search. It is exhausting work if one lets it, I know I just need to remember that it will all work out okay. I will make sure of that.
On the good news angle, an old caretaker for A said she would stay with A for the remaining days of the year. WAHOOO!!! What a relief!! No daycare!!
For that interview, my sister in law was itoning my shirt and accidentally burned it so we had to find a sweater to cover it that would match..but I got the job! I was not at all nervous because I wasn't even sure if I wanted the job.
For this interview, J's truck broke and had to stay home with A, which was awesome and made my life much easier. So I tried to explain to him that his truck breaking wasn't necessarily a bad thing. I don't know if he bought it... But then as I was getting ready, I couldn't find a cosmetic item. I was wondering if I was going to end up with the worlds shiniest face as I dissassembled the house looking for powder. I mentally recorded this second omen.
Arriving in the little town, it was like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, the town was cute, liveable, not backward and just seemed really wonderful. I got the same feeling from the high school, which was attached to a branch of the community college...another excellent feature. I slowly started to love the town full of old farmhouses and cottages and rolling hills, a drive-in theater. All this made me want the job more.
Even more so, the principal had assembled a panel of people to interview me and give my spanish a test drive. While I had anticipated a dry run of my spanish, I hadn't anticipated answering interview questions in spanish and I am sure that I came a little short for them in that area.
In fact, I flubbed enough times to warrant an end to their interest. But who knows what lurks in the hearts of Spanish teachers and Principals. I didn't think I would be granted my current job either. But still, I am not holding my breath. Especially because now I want the job...
But on to continue the job search. It is exhausting work if one lets it, I know I just need to remember that it will all work out okay. I will make sure of that.
On the good news angle, an old caretaker for A said she would stay with A for the remaining days of the year. WAHOOO!!! What a relief!! No daycare!!
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Friday, March 09, 2007
Decisions, changes at home and International Womens Day
My husband commutes 2 hours to and from work every day (total of 4 hours!). This causes all varieties of little stresses in our lives. Dinner times, family time, married couple time. All of them are about time. We are pretty good at not stressing about money typically, but time is another thing.
So we are on the market. We are looking to move about 1 to 2 hours to the south. This means a new job and a new home for me. I like my job, I don't really want to leave it.
If his job weren't such a good one that I tend to think is one of the better ones he wish for, probably we wouldn't be doing this. It just brings alot of questions.
Will my new school be as good as the one I have now?
Will they let me go part time when we grow our family?
Will we find a new home that we like in a place that we like?
Should we move to a bigger town or a littler one?
Is living in a small town going to make me crazy?
Will this improve the issues we have now?
Should we take the plunge and move to the little town?
Should I go to this job fair tommorrow?
Should we move into one of those new neighborhoods that we don't like that much?
Should we spend more for lesser house to get into a better neighborhood?
Should I go to other mortgage bankers?
Can I avoid mortgage bankers?
Why do I have to have title insurance and how much will it cost?
How much am I going to have to pay to sell this place?
Should we move sooner or later?
Add to this that his wages are contingent on grants and the uncertainty mounts. Will there be money to pay him in the future or not?
I know it will all be ok. But for now it just seems like alot of decisions without alot of information.
Another reason to believe in God. I know it will all be ok.
And because I don't like to leave off on a heavy note, I will recount my recollection of Women's Day in Russia.
On my first Women's Day, I received a plastic drawstring bag with a picture of some long-stemmed roses. The string was real string, not that chinsy plastic string. And inside my bag? Way down at the bottom corner? A real tube of smudgy black no brand soviet mascara. Sighhhh. To think I missed so many years of this sort of appreciation.
So we are on the market. We are looking to move about 1 to 2 hours to the south. This means a new job and a new home for me. I like my job, I don't really want to leave it.
If his job weren't such a good one that I tend to think is one of the better ones he wish for, probably we wouldn't be doing this. It just brings alot of questions.
Will my new school be as good as the one I have now?
Will they let me go part time when we grow our family?
Will we find a new home that we like in a place that we like?
Should we move to a bigger town or a littler one?
Is living in a small town going to make me crazy?
Will this improve the issues we have now?
Should we take the plunge and move to the little town?
Should I go to this job fair tommorrow?
Should we move into one of those new neighborhoods that we don't like that much?
Should we spend more for lesser house to get into a better neighborhood?
Should I go to other mortgage bankers?
Can I avoid mortgage bankers?
Why do I have to have title insurance and how much will it cost?
How much am I going to have to pay to sell this place?
Should we move sooner or later?
Add to this that his wages are contingent on grants and the uncertainty mounts. Will there be money to pay him in the future or not?
I know it will all be ok. But for now it just seems like alot of decisions without alot of information.
Another reason to believe in God. I know it will all be ok.
And because I don't like to leave off on a heavy note, I will recount my recollection of Women's Day in Russia.
On my first Women's Day, I received a plastic drawstring bag with a picture of some long-stemmed roses. The string was real string, not that chinsy plastic string. And inside my bag? Way down at the bottom corner? A real tube of smudgy black no brand soviet mascara. Sighhhh. To think I missed so many years of this sort of appreciation.
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