School trip to Barcelona: what “luck”

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted.  That’s because I teach English at a local high school here in Burgos and am one of the teachers in charge of an upcoming trip to Barcelona for the students in 4° ESO (tenth grade for all you people from the US out there).  The trip is next week and I’ve been so busy getting things ready for it that I haven’t had a lot of time to write a post.

You know, when I signed up to help lead this trip it sounded like fun to me; however, as the departure date approaches, I’m suddenly beginning to realize the magnitude of what I’ve gotten myself into.  Imagine this: four “fun-filled” days in Barcelona (a six-hour bus ride away) with about sixty adolescent Spaniards and only myself and one other teacher to bring “law and order” to the group.  If the long bus ride with sixty students doesn’t make me a little crazy, I’m sure the four days of worrying about someone getting lost or “escaping” from the group or doing some other “bobada” will get me to the “crazy” point and maybe even a little beyond (on a personal note, my goal is to progress from “crazy” to “wacko” and maybe even hit “mildly insane” by the end of the trip). 

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my job and would never imagine myself being anything but a teacher.  Yet still I have to ask myself, What was I thinking?  I guess everyone has their moments….

Hasta luego,
–Chris
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