A Tutoring Job and The Afternoon Off!

Herr Veit gave me the number of a hotel owner in the area who is looking for an English tutor for his son. He suggested that I call the man as soon as possible, and today was the day. I ended up getting in contact with him, and he will be calling me over the weekend to see when we could set up an appointment to meet. The pay would be good, and it would be great experience for me to be a tutor.

Once that was completed, I spent my morning assigning Tandem partners and emailing the student's their parings. This is a rewarding job, since all of the students voluntarily apply and are excited to be paired with someone who can help with their language skills, along with making a new friend.

The office seemed empty without Karin in it - she has gone on her holiday and will not be back for a few weeks.

I asked Brigitte and Claudia about any work that I could do for them - Claudia had just a small task for me to complete, and then it was my lunch break.

I had a nice, relaxing break where I ate some lunch and browsed social media and current events. This time that I spend doing this type of "research," if you can even call it that, has become such a wonderful part of my day. Through Twitter, Facebook, and news sites, I am keeping up with what is going on in Europe, back home, and everywhere else around the world.

When 2:00 p.m. rolled around, I was back in the office and ready for some work. To my surprise and excitement, I was told that I could go home early since no one was in the office but Brigitte, the office was closed to students for the afternoon, and there was nothing else that she could think of to have me do!

It is the little things, like an afternoon off, that make life wonderful.