After living here for over twenty years I've finally been asked to run an English conversation class for ABF.
Last week Margaret was asked at the last minute if she could take a class because the teacher had rung in sick. She was already booked to run another English for beginners class the same evening, but she agreed to do an hour before starting the other course.
I said in passing that perhaps I should take it on, and she suggested that to ABF, who have now asked me to do it in place of this other teacher who has apparently let them down.
So now I have to talk with these people for 2.25 hours tomorrow (3 'teaching hours' of 45 mins = 2h15m 'real time'). We should meet for eight times in all, that takes it right up to the week before Christmas.
Margaret said that the three that turned up last week were very nice, so hopefully this will all work out all right. It'll be nice to get another, if very small, income in these hard times!
When the lady from ABF rang this morning it seemed that she already had my details, although she had a wrong digit in my ID number. I can't remember when or what, but I do have a memory of doing something there before. Perhaps I never got paid for it, and the money will turn up now (carried to me by those flying pigs I expect).
Perhaps I'll add to this post, or create a new one after the experience tomorrow evening - watch this space!
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Well it went well, 5 of the 8 turned up, and we had an interesting conversation. We covered most of the topics usually included in 'putting the world to rights', so I set the the homework of coming next week with a topic about which they can talk. I'd better take some topics myself as well, to be sure.
2008-10-29
2008-10-27
Greetings Strangers!
Well this blog has been read in other parts of the world. I haven't told anyone about it, but according to the map on this page it's been read in Germany, UK and USA!
Well Hello there folks! I'd love to know who's reading this, so please put in a comment.
Once again Greetings!
Well Hello there folks! I'd love to know who's reading this, so please put in a comment.
Once again Greetings!
Riddersvik weekend
Riddersvik
11 & 12 Oct the Mazer weekend play-in at Riddersvik took place. I had a group of Grittletonians from England and Germany come and play Frank Bridge's string sextet. I played the 2nd cello part on my bass. I knew this could be done because I've heard The Uppsala Kammersoloisterna play it on the radio that way.
The line up was
11 & 12 Oct the Mazer weekend play-in at Riddersvik took place. I had a group of Grittletonians from England and Germany come and play Frank Bridge's string sextet. I played the 2nd cello part on my bass. I knew this could be done because I've heard The Uppsala Kammersoloisterna play it on the radio that way.
The line up was
- David Hughes (UK) - Violin 1
- John Teague (Stockholm) - Violin 2
- Alice Smol (UK) - Viola 1
- Kathy Reed (UK) - viola 2
- Peter S-T (Germany) - cello 1
- Me (Sweden) - cello2 / double bass
2008-10-03
New month old problems
Well October has started, and I still haven't been paid from last month. This is unfortunately not a new problem. Our company has serious cash flow problems caused by the awkwardness of one of our bigger customers.
Work is plodding along as usual. Loads to do, not enough time to do it in, the usual. But everyone says that don't they!
Anyway, on the brighter side Margaret is now working, so there's money coming in there.
Ruth seems to be growing in her role as mother, and Victor is getting bigger apparently. I still have a while to get the train set organized however.
Work is plodding along as usual. Loads to do, not enough time to do it in, the usual. But everyone says that don't they!
Anyway, on the brighter side Margaret is now working, so there's money coming in there.
Ruth seems to be growing in her role as mother, and Victor is getting bigger apparently. I still have a while to get the train set organized however.
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