Debbie Sealey » Blog Archive » Day 5 - Fat Camels and Road Kill

Somehow the morning managed to sneak in early. I swear I’d only slept a couple of hours when the alarm went off.

I went to class with a bunch of pictures, some handouts, a pre-recorded tape and no memory whatsoever of the dialogue I was supposed to be an expert in. Somewhere between going to sleep and waking up, it all fell out of my head. I cheated a little and put my dialogue on some sticky notepaper and stuck it on the side of the whiteboard (a tactic I brazenly copied from one of my fellow students). Again, I got great response from my character acting and pictures, but I missed bits out and got my steps so mixed up that I only got a ‘satisfactory’ from the tutor. CAN DO BETTER. Sigh. Fortunately I’ve never aspired to acting. But all the students have been really supportive of each other, so that kind of makes it easier to laugh at yourself and not stress out too much.

On the bright side, I’m apparently amusing, draw great stick figures and speak clearly and with a good pace. At least I have a few saving graces in there somewhere.

I had to go to the bus station at lunchtime to cancel my ticket back home. That started off well, but it was when I turned right instead of left that things started going downhill. Ever tried eating tuna and crackers with a plastic slither while wrestling with crowds on footpaths up radical hills and crossing highways without becoming road kill? I can recommend it as a very stimulating activity if you’re not too attached to surviving it.

This afternoon we looked into Communication Activities. Admittedly it was nice, light relief after the week we’ve had. At some stage soon I’ll share with you some activity ideas. But for now, it’s Friday!!! And you know what THAT means to a student, don’t you? So we’re off to the ‘Fat Camel’ for happy hour, which no doubt will turn into several happy hours and an unhappy head in the morning. But some things just have to be done, and far be it from me to shirk my duty. The last thing I want is for my fellow students to think I’m an unsociable type or the sort that shuns an opportunity for intelligent conversation over a sud or two. Or perhaps this can be looked at as furthering our skills in Communication Activities - aahh, such dedication.

Go away now – I have things to do!

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