So I had orientation last week. It was kind of a whirlwind of information, but they have this great program in Mankato where they have veteran teachers take time off from their teaching duties to mentor new teachers full time for three years. It’s kind of amazing that they allocate those resources to supporting new […]
Well, Will had an interview today in Mankato, so it was a good time for me to try to schedule a little bit of technology training at the school. The computer keeper at the school said I needed ten hours of training, so I was prepared to do maybe five hours today and five hours […]
Will and I went down to Mankato today to look at an apartment. We’ve been having a heck of a time finding a two bedroom; probably due to it being a college town and September coming up. Anyway, it’s a great location for us. The high school is walkable for me and Will might do […]
The day we came home, we got up early to finalize the packing and clean up the room. Our train to Frankfurt was leaving at 7:50. We had a lot of luggage. I had our two regular sized backpacks, one on my back and one in the front, and I had our smallest rolly bag. […]
On day 2 in Bratislava, we took a tour, which started at Hviezdoslavovo Square. Before the tour, we just chilled in the square a bit. This is where the tour group meets, at the statue of Hviezdoslav. He was a poet. There was a statue of an unpopular politician here, but one day they blew […]
We’re back from Bratislava and Budapest and we need to blog about it before we leave for Venice tomorrow. We left early in the morning and got there around 1:00. The first thing we did was get checked into our hostel: Just kidding! Our hostel was completely normal. Bratislava is quite nice, although there is […]
I had my interview yesterday with New Prague. It went okay but not nearly as well as the interview in Thief River Falls. I’m not very optimistic; they probably interviewed at least one person who is a better match for their school than me. I figure I can have low expectations and be pleasantly surprised […]
On Saturday, we went to Mauthausen, which is the site of a former concentration camp. It’s not far away; only a 50 minute bus ride. The weather was nice for a little while. The birds were singing and the countryside out there is actually quite pretty. It’s a bit weird considering the unspeakable things that […]
Only a few things to report. On Saturday, we went to a barbecue picnic thing behind the building as a celebration of a friend’s birthday. The weather was nice and the food was decent. We made ham pickle creamcheese rolls, which most people thought were odd, except for those from Wisconsin or Minnesota. Everyone decided […]
When I learned German in high school, it was all based around little stories about these two young people named Michael und Sabine. They would do things related to the vocabulary and cultural items that people learn when they learn German. For example, we learn about their families, they go out to eat, do chores, […]