jobs!
Classes start Monday and as a result, schools of English must give teachers schedules. By teachers, I mean us. And by schools of English, it turns out that I mean Wizard (a franchise founded by Carlos "Wizard" Martinez who is also a member in good standing of the Mormon church, as we were informed by a couple of friendly missionaries in the supermarket the other day) and Cultura Inglesa. I got a call from them yesterday morning, and their offer of six classes was both exciting and disappointing as they require teachers to comitt fully to their school, and highly discourage employment at any of the other language schools. So I had to turn down the offer from "Whats Up" to teach a class of 5 four to seven year olds. I felt bad backing out at the last minute, but Cultura Inglesa is going to pay 700 reais a month, whereas the stint at What's Up was going to pay 120 reais. While I like to think of myself as not desperate for money... well, I am a little bit if I don't want to tap out my life savings on a six month stint in Natal.

Our apartment is finally starting to look inhabited. A borrowed sofa and coffee table complement our hand-fashioned natural wood (read 1.5 cm thick ply-wood) shelves in the living room and we're still shopping for bolts to assemble the bed frame. We're waiting for the phone people to come and hook us up and hopefully internet will be available in house, on tap soon after that.

Whew... now I just have to get ready for my first class. 7:30 am, Monday morning. End of vacation!

Liz ;)