On the mend

Well, well, well...look where we are.

I'm at school, in the Mount, on my last day, and I have nothing to do. All my requirements have been filled, all my classes have been taught, all the resources I want stolen. I am bored out of my mind and tired as hell from a long night last night.

So what have I learnt? Well...I've learnt a few things about teaching I guess - how to control a class, deliver material, etc. I've learnt that this is one of the best areas in New Zealand and I want to return here. I've learnt that high schoolers over here know that Canada has moose and that no one locks their doors. And most importantly I've learned to relax. Now...some of you may be thinking "Chris seemed like a pretty relaxed guy already?!? Wha!?!" Well...I feel even more so now. Looking back on that kid that started university 6 years ago, I realize how far I've come. Working and worryin were shortening my life and destroying my sanity. I think somewhere between first and second term I made a realization and from then and there I didn't worry about things as much. This time here has helped that journey even more. If you get up in front of a class and nothing goes your way...you just have to forget it and move on because you have another class coming in the door. And when you walk out the front door at the end of the day...you leave all the baggage there.