English as a Second Language

I had my interview with Hospitalite Canada this week. I have to have a police check done, which will be fine - nothing to report there. But on January 11 I will be taking in 2 Korean students (12 to 14 years old) for 3 weeks. They are ESL students. I have to cook for them, make sure they have breakfast and a bagged lunch, and do their laundry. They will go to a Catholic school in the vicinity and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they go to "English as a Second Language" classes after school. Then I have to pick them up from school at about 5:00 pm. Hopefully my own classes will be done by then.

On Saturdays there are activities planned for them, alpine skiing, Toronto, Niagara Falls, so I will have the house to myself - so I can do laundry and get some meals ready ahead of time.

They will go home on February 4th and the same day I will get two students from Venezuela to stay for 2 months. Same deal for them, but they are high school students. So its a bit scary but its also exciting. But they will be just as scared as (or more than) me.

Well, time to take bed linen inventory and start keeping an eye on the sales.

Oh yeah, the girl from Hospitalite Canada took my picture so the students know what I look like before they get here . . . hope it doesn't scare them off.

appelmoes

Today i am making applesauce. Whatever I can make to fill up my roomies (if I get them) for cheap. Bargoonies, bargoonies, that's what I'm lookin' for.

Enjoying reading Sabrina's and Justine's blogs as they tour the other side of the pond. They must be having a blast!

Anyways, apples are cooking so must go put them through the food mill.

Well, I've joined the land, or is it space, of blogging. Hopefully I can actually think of things to write as time goes by. I'll be starting Chef Training in January 2007 and I AM STOKED!! I can't wait to start. I know, I know, don't wish my life away. But I really can't wait.

I might be getting some ESL students living with me for a bit. I have an interview/home inspection next week. It would help with the mortgage payments while I am a student. I just have to cook for them and do their laundry. Oh yeah, they'll want a bed to sleep on. We'll see what happens. They could be from any country, I don't know which. I may only speak English to them, nothing else. Shouldn't be a problem, 'cuz that's the only language I am somewhat fluent in.

Oh well, work to be done.