taking the good with the bad

So I went to the dance class on tuesday and it was really good. It slightly kicked my ass... dancing for 2 and a half hours after not exactly doing any real exercise for about 3 months is not such a good idea. As for the class itself if was really good. They are really heavy on tahitian, which is totally different than what I'm used to. I'd say out of the 2.5 hours i danced 2 hours of it was Tahitian. we did like 2 awanas and 1 kahiko. I really liked the class and its a good deal, 300 pesos a month for two days a week of hour and a half class. However I will be unable to join the halau... want to know why???? Because I got a job!!!!

So I went for an interview today with a lady who runs a teaching school that sends teachers to businesses that want to hire English teachers for their employees. A new business just asked for a teacher to come and teach 12 hours a week, 3 different classes. So I went to talk to her she was really nice and she liked me. So next week I am going with her to a book store to pick out the book I want to use for the class. I basically get to do what i want, come up with my own lesson plans, decide how long i want to spend on what topics and so on. Once we pick the book that we think will work best for me and the company its basically up to me to use it how i want to and teach them how i feel fit. My schedule is pretty sweet, two days a week I will have a morning class from 7-9, and monday through thursday (no work on friday!)I will have class from 6 30 to 8 30 at night. so basically 5 days a week I dont have to wake up before 5pm if i didn't want to.

I get higher pay than that of a regular school teacher because of the demands of traveling to the business site and lack of a personal classroom. So basically I am making the same working 12 hours a week as a teacher at a language school might make working 25 hours a week. Sweet I know. So I'm totally excited. now I know how much to expect a month and can start looking for an apartment... everything is falling into place. I love it. The only bummer is now I have to find something else to entertain myself... no dancing :(