Day 101

Tuesday April 29th

Well since I didn't have class in the morning I woke up late caught up with eating and the news. The only class I had was Colloquial Arabic, which John and I were the only two students. This means we just talked about our vacations. It was actually quite beneficial. Afterwards, John and I went to our ESL class and helped the students with a review session. Their final is next week, and hopefully we have taught them enough English to help them out in this world and make it worth their time. I never knew that teaching was such a stressful job. You have these kids future on your shoulders and if they fail it's almost as you have failed them. These kids are depending on us to give them a chance to really get somewhere, to beat the line and not fall into the status quo of Egypt, which in many cases means poverty and zero opportunity for advancement. What if this is there only option they have to learn English? That is a big responsibility. Good teachers are truly amazing people, and its a crime, a shame, that they get paid what they do. However, I also realize that they get paid in other ways that are probably a lot more rewarding in the long run. I mean money is not happiness, but it sure is convenient to have around, and I think its about time we try to make teachers lives a bit more convenient.