Wow! It's hard to believe that I've been living in Mexico for over two months now! For those of you who don't know, I orginially came to Guadalajara with three goals in mind: (a.) Earn my CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) (b.) Improve my Spanish (c.) Find work as an English teacher It's been a rocky road at times, but I'm happy to report that I've succeeded in achieving all three goals (although my Spanish is of course still a work in progress). I spent my first month here doing the CELTA course at International House, Guadalajara. What an experience! All of us students read online that the course would be intense, but I don't think any of us truly realized just how difficult it would be. Several of us suffered from computer problems (in my case, my computer came down with a virus and the internet stopped functioning at my apartment for over two weeks straight). I'm not sure how I did it, but somehow I was able to finish the course with a passing grade (instead of the dreaded "not to standard"). I am so grateful to have had the support of my fellow classmates and tutors throughout the program. My Spanish has come a long way since I first got here, but I still have a lot to learn! I'm trying to speak in Spanish as much as possible. Luckily there have been many opportunities for this at my new job, where all the training has been in Spanish and I've met many Spanish speaking colleages. School has not officially started yet, but I will be working as a sixth grade teacher at a bilingual school where I will be teaching grammar, spelling, reading, science, and math. Although it would be a lie to say that I'm not nervous, I am also very excited to embark on this new journey!
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Hola, soy olivia.After living in the Midwest my whole life, I packed my bags and moved south to Guadalajara, Mexico where I'm working as an English teacher and studying Spanish. Keep posted to hear about all my adventures!
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