Oh my god is that a new post??

Yes, I am finally updating my blog after weeks (months??) of being useless. Truth be told there hasn't been much going on here besides the ordinary, so I will use that as an excuse for why I haven't updated. Well, that and my laziness.

Anyway, hello!

If I look a little bit tired it's because I am. I have just got back home from my two week holiday in England, and cleverly I chose to get a 7am flight from Heathrow...Still, it is good to be back, and tomorrow I will begin what is to be my final half term at the Stephen Hawking Schule here in Neckargemünd. It really has gone fast!

Last half term was a bit mad to say the least. We had two weeks where most of the students in our section were away doing work experience, which meant there was nearly no one about during break and lunch time. Instead we took it as an opportunity to have a major clean up, so I spent a large amount of time shredding paperwork, cleaning the kitchen and tidying the store cupboard. It was well worth the effort though, the place definitely looks a lot better. Following those two weeks of relative calm, however, we were suddenly greeted by a couple of weeks of craziness. The combination of school trips and illness meant that a few members of staff were all away at the same time, and that left the rest of us much busier than normal. I found myself doing a few extra homework lessons and cleaning up the kitchen alone on most days. As weird as it sounds, I actually quite enjoyed it. Sometimes it's better to be run off your feet than sitting around with nothing happening. Finally, last half term was exam time for the students! That meant that the students had to do their English presentations, which I have been helping to correct since February. Happily enough they all got great marks, which is good for them and also nice for me. I hope I was helpful to them in some way; if anything being in their lessons has made me realise that English can be pretty difficult sometimes. That's one of the things I find most interesting about being here, it gives me the opportunity to see things from a completely different perspective. Next time I'm complaining about German I'll have to remind myself that learning English isn't exactly a walk in the park either!

As for the next few weeks, I'm not really sure what to expect, but I assume that we're probably going to be very busy again. Although exams are now finished, lessons are still going on as normal and in addition there will be a number of class trips, which will mean more members of staff will be away. Hopefully it should be a fun few weeks, especially when things start to wind down for the holidays. I will definitely be trying to update more often, if only with more pictures from around Heidelberg. Summer is in full swing now and everywhere is green and covered in flowers. I loved it here in the winter but this is definitely my favourite time of year here. There's nothing quite like having a late afternoon wander around Heidelberg with the sun shining and an ice cream in your hand. 

Until then, thank you for actually still reading my blog, and I hope you're all well!

Tschüß!