CulturLingua

Here's the school I work at, CulturLingua. It's on Calle (Miguel) Hidalgo. As you can see, it's not much. There's an open-air patio that gets wet when it rains. Now that it’s winter, there’s no respite from the cold air outside. There are two gates at the front. Ricardo, the coordinator, has a computer, but no internet access. There are few resources here: one printer, one computer, no internet, no copiers, and very few office supplies. We have CD players and white boards in the room. There are only five classrooms, and one functional toliet.

I have six classes: one in the morning with young adults, and five in the afternoon. In the afternoon, my first class is four teenagers. They have the strongest command of all my classes. My next three classes are students between the ages of 10-13. The 10-year-olds are fun; 13-year-old students have little motivation and talk all the time. They're clearly there because their parents want them to be. My last class is two teenagers, who are motivated to learn. The school is closed between 11:00-3:00. I wish all my classes were in the afternoon or morning. This job is temporary, and I'm trying to learn as much about teaching as possible.

Kevin