I haven’t been to an induction since like…University High School’s Thespian Induction 2005.
I got an e-mail from one of the UK Global Education people giving details about teacher induction. At first, I didn’t really think much of it; then I actually got around to downloading the documents and I got that uneasy feeling in my throat. (I know, most people it’s the stomach, strangely enough for me it’s this weird feeling in my throat when I’m uneasy.)
I have to like, be social. I know it’ll be a good experience and everything and this will be a good way of…what do people call it? Networking or some such. But still…uneasy feeling in the throat and I don’t even know if I’m making it to England yet!
I feel more uneasy about this than I did about Japan! And this is at least in a country where I completely understand the language!!
So yeah. Not exactly looking forward to this thing. At least it gives me some kind of idea of when I’ll be in England — the induction day is Friday 29th August 2008 ( <– I figure I ought to get used to writing the date like that since it’s the British way).
Sinking, sinking feeling. So gonna be friendless and alone. Maybe I’ll write more as a result?
Stupid induction…
Advice for mingling:
* Don’t stab anyone until you’ve known them for at least a week or have shared a meal.
* Try to broaden your noises vocabulary to things that sound vaguely like words. It helps that you’ll be a foreigner.
* If you have a plate and a drink, people won’t be able to shake your hand and you can hold them in such a way as to indicate a buffer zone, if they stand too close.
Wait…so stabbing people right off the bat is a BAD thing? I knew I was doing something wrong…
TeeHee. I heart you VoW.