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Lauantai 🇫🇮 Laugardagur 🇮🇸

We got a taste of winter today. After a long and windy Friday - the wind has blown ferociously since yesterday morning - which brought much colder air above us, today was quite chilly. We popped into town to post some goods Ági'd sold on the internet, and even though the walk per se was pleasant, the strong wind couldn't make it desirable. We can't really complain about the weather returning to its normal temperatures towards the end of November, right? 


The class I taught today was all right. My plan worked, and I could remain within the allocated sixty minutes, which is quite an achievement, I would say. Planning is one of my strengths, and it has been acknowledged today and during the CELTA course. I reviewed the syllabus several times, calculated how much time each stage would require, and guesstimated how my students would react. I was lucky as things panned out eventually.


After the last few classes I've taught recently, I started to believe in myself. I'm well aware of how much I still need to work and learn to become a better teacher, but I'm resolute, and my determination gets higher after each class. Nevertheless, I shouldn't forget two important things:

  1. I need to shift my focus onto my learning, more precisely my CPE preparation, very soon; 
  2. and to start to step out of the shadows and advertise myself as an available English teacher.

In order to achieve my goals, I need a clean master plan. I plan to spend the remainder of the year developing a strategic plan that addresses the gaps in my knowledge of English, allowing me to study and build my clientele simultaneously.

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