You know how you always wonder what teachers do during their spare time? I always did as a kid, I thought that teachers must have some mysterious lives outside of school. Take my mom for instance: how many of her students know that she bike rides, or bird watches? I came into her class to pick her up one time, and they all stared at me for a long time, trying to figure out what kind of offspring Dr. Stanton must have….
Anyways, I digress. This weekend I went to the mountains, to eat more tasty food, and to meet English teachers! Well, it was for a workshop for the chaperons of an organization called BEST that sends high schoolers to English speaking countries like Australia, UK, South Africa, and the US. The teachers, although they slave away during the “vacation” get the benefit of an all expenses paid trip. Although I probably won’t snag a spot, it was worth a shot to at least go and listen to all the boring lectures. Plus we played some great games of mafia, although it involved werewolves instead of mafia members….I kept being chosen as the hunter, I don’t know what that means…
So what do English teachers do in their spare time? Play games, dance to loud music, and get drunk on champagne. Oh, and well, work or something. The trip was beautiful, with some pretty impressive mountains, and a cute little town with a Sunday artisan market. I didn’t get a chance to hike much, but it was worth it, just to see them drunk.
