I was just thinking today about how I never got my diploma. I think I would like to call my college to get it, because I think it’s well over due now.

Anyways, this week was awfully SHOCKING!

It started with a language class (took an exam in Czech, placed into the cusp of A2 and B1... T) In the class, I noticed that all of my classmates are Spanish (reoccurring theme with expats here btw), but fortunately, I have been taking Spanish for the past 6 months.

Then during my most advanced class, I asked them how to do we communicate non-verbally. This quickly resulted in one of my students giving me the middle finger...I think I spent about 4 minutes in utter shock in front of the class (unable to speak), while they cried from laughter for about 5 minutes... The next day, during my physics class, I was talking about sustainable energy and asked, "Do you have any questions?" One student quickly raised their hand and said, "Did you know Canada is playing the USA in hockey now?" So... of course I ended up watching Hockey with my students.

 Just now, I was just grading some papers. The assignment was to write a story using "linking words" about a memorable event. So, one of my students wrote about how he pooped in the woods and it looked like an elephant.... I think I cried/laughed for about 30minutes at my desk.

... I think this week had the most culture shock of the entire year.