Erasmus+ Leaders in Language February 2022

All of a sudden, with less than a week to go, I have realised that this is really happening.   The training has been great, although I am honestly nowhere near my best at 9pm on Sunday!  I'm really looking forwards to meeting everyone in person and getting to know people in real life.  That's probably been the hardest part of the training is not knowing people in person. Like everyone else, I do have fears.  What if I am no good at teaching?  What if teaching is just not for me (see Paul, we all think the same!)?  What if I get sick?  What if I get homesick?  What if I get Covid?  What if, what if, what if.  These are just fears and I can rationalise them, but it doesn't stop them!  As soon as we get together, I am sure they will go. It's also really comforting to know that everyone feels the same and a problem shared is a problem halved.   On a brighter note, I spent the weekend with my niece and nephew, aged 10 and 12 who gav...

 OK, so I am meant to write this I think to encourage future participants in Erasmus, keep people up to date with what I am doing and share my experience with fellow Erasmusers......is that right? Basically, it's all worries right now and questions, so many questions... who will I teach?  How will I do it?  How do I make it fun and engaging?  What is different about a Spanish school versus a British school?  Will they really trust me to teach Spanish kids alone?  Where will I live? How can I manage for a month with 1 suitcase?  And the many what ifs.  What if....I can't do it?  I love it and don't want to come back?  I eat too many tapas and can't fit into my clothes?   What if I carry on mixing French, Italian and Spanish, will anyone understand me? We're chatting to the people from Schola today and I'm sure many of these will be answered.   Hasta luego!  🇪🇸