Assistant Training

Had our 'training session' at Pate's today, which was more of a gettogether of all the assistants in Gloucestershire than a training session. Still, we got some information in between the coffee break and lunch. Lorna provided us with a range of websites and ideas of how to tackle topics which I found very helpful, yet it'll have to be put to the test next week. I feel well-informed about the English school system, as well as the expectations the students have to meet in their exams.
Meeting the other assistants was nice, although there are only three chaps of which one definitely and another probably is gay (although I don't want to indulge in prejudices, he was just soooo cliché, he must be.). There go my male contacts again ;). Considering the percentage of men among the assistants, I've drawn the conclusion that assistantship is quite a girlish thing to do. The two gay blokes also live in Cheltenham and will probably accompany us for a drink next weekend.
Then, there was another incident in the series 'The world is a village': I introduced myself to one of the other Germans who actually also studies English in Mainz.
I finally set foot in the garden today to take out the compost (which was overdue, unfortunately...) and saw that there is still produce hanging about, so I harvested (hehe) some green beans (or runner beans, as Mike has taught me, it's always good to know synonyms, even if it is gardening vocab), a cucumber and a courgette. See how healthy I'm living? You don't have to know about the crème fraîche and cream I used to get some sauce, though.
Right, I'll have to be in at 12ish tomorrow, assist in a year 10 and a year 11 and then I'm off to the weekend. Did I already mention that I like having extended weekends every week?

BTW, neither me nor my butt can be seen on pictures I've uploaded on this blog. The pictures also make no claim to be artsy, but want to give you a bit of an impression of what my life looks like, and I think they fulfill that task, even though the quality could be better, I admit ;)