i have decided to go for the new job at the unemployment office. i don't expect it to be extremely interesting, but i guess the chances of getting nice co-workers are quite big. i think they said we will be 80 people working together...

and i don't find the job i'm having extremely interesting either, to be honest :)
sometimes it's nice, and sometimes it's "un-nice". in some ways the "un-niceness" can be quite interesting though, for instance: how one student can affect the mood in the entire class. there's one student that is rather demanding, and i have to admit i'm very relieved when he's not there, because that means we can actually *do* something that day, but it's also a bit fascinating how a grown man can be so self centered that he doesn't even notice (or care?) that there are other people in the room that might have different interests than him. another interesting thing happened the other day, when a new student started. she didn't say much, but somehow she managed to make all the others restless and nervous, and when she left after the break everyone was so happy and relaxed. maybe there was some political tension between her and some of the others... apparently it's quite common at the school that people can't be in the same room as certain other people without fighting.

but the most horrible experience i've had at this job so far is when i had to take care of a class whose teacher was away. they were mad! running around hitting each other with sticks... like monkeys :) i was exhausted after 20 minutes, and was finally totally convinced that i'll probably never like being a teacher.   ¶ 3:26 PM