Babette in five years...:)

A difficult task it is:))) I will wake up at 6:30 in order to tell my husband to go to work:)Then I will go to school and teach EFL succesfully by applying the knowlegde I received in TTT:))) After few hours of effective language teaching I will go back home and probably call some of my friends form 2nd group to make sure I keep abreast of things;)I may also start studying something quite different(German?)and devote my "free time" to this new passion:) All things considered, I will be happy and satisfied with my life:)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama seems to me a reasonable man with enough experience to perform his prestigeous function. Although I disagree with some of his opinions, especially concerning abortion, I appreciate the fact that Obama tried to "take the bull by the horns" by adressing difficult issues even in his first speech (among other problems to be tackled he mentioned financial crisis and unemployment). He seems less vulnerable to silly faux-pas and embarrasing behaviour than his predecessors, and I hope he won't let his followers down bo doing something inappropriate. To be frank, I wish we had such eloguent and, at the same time, easy-going, politicians in our beautiful country:)

my teaching practice

I always wanted to be a teacher, even when I was a child and could not understand what it is like. That is why I was extremely anxious about my teaching practice and wanted to do my best. I spent hours searching for both interesting and informative topics, involving activities and nice visual aids. Me first lessons weren't that bad, but I must admit that I was scared and just pretended to be confident. I also tried hard to do everything "according to my plan" and my students probably felt like privates during their first days in army:) Fortunately, my "mentor teacher" was kind enough to give me some positive feedback and I could eventually calm down:)But the worst was to come...:) It turned out that my first "observed lesson" was going to be on Friday 13th. I called my sister every five minutes to ask if she thought I was going to pass or not:)I had the worst premonitions possible, including fainting students or me making a silly pronunciation mistake...Of course I exagerrated, everything was ok and I passed with flying colours. My next lessons were easier for me as I finally realised "who was the boss in the class:))and could focus on teaching itself. I can say now that it is really enjoyable for me and, although I have to improve in some respects, teaching seems the best option for me:)

Photos and Memories

Happy New Year everyone:) I know that it's a bit too late to post this, but I've put the blame on Santa who was so kind as to bring me everything I wanted apart from a scanner:))) Well, that's life. Since I eventually managed to scan some old photos of my family, I'd like to write about our memories of Christmas. You may not believe it, but I was a naughty child and I used to argue with the Santa himself:) The only activity I enjoed was baking gingerbread with my Mum. I loved it that she allowed me to make my own bell- or Santa-shaped ginger nuts:) Here's a photo of my Mum and me. Unfortunately,the right part of it is destroyed (you know, it's almost as old as me:)))



Now I have more duties when it comes to preparing food, decorating our house, looking after naughty children (it seems to me that life takes revenge on me- they're as crazy as auntie Basia used to be:))) What's more, I am the Santa now and I've just realised how difficult it is to imitate a jovial man in his eighties:))) Ok, that would be all- I'm getting sentimental;) I wish you all good health, true happiness, everlasing love;) whatever you dream of...


This is me at the age of six:)

My music- Eva Cassidy

First of all, I must say that I found it pretty difficult to choose just one song. There are so many musicians, melodies and styles I admire:) One of the singers I love listening to is Eva Cassidy, a great performer of famous songs. I used to think that covers are made by unimaginative people who want to make a fortune using someone else's ideas, but it's not like that in her case. When you listen to her, you discover well-known hits afresh and realise that the original versions of them were...well, just versions, not the best possible performances. At least this was what happened to me:) Unfortunately, Eva Cassidy died 12 years ago, at the age of 33. Her soothing voice always makes me sad, but I really admire her interpretations. I'd like you to see one of my favourite covers by Eva Cassidy, I'm sure you'll recognise it:)

Kórnik

I live near Kórnik, a small town 20 kilometres far from Poznań. As you probably know, there is a famous castle in my hometown. Some say that the sao-called White Lady haunts it but, frankly speaking, it's just a gimmicky idea to attract tourists:)))

There is also a beautiful garden

behind the castle. It's full of

breathtaking views, rare plants

and...truant players:)))

Kórnik is really beautiful at night, but I wouldn't advise anyone to go out when it's dark- you might put your life in jeopardy:)

As you can see the spelling of my hometown's name is debatable:). The truth is that it used to be "kurnik" in medieval times, but the inhabitants didn't find calling them hens funny:)))

what a horrible weather:/

as the weather today is not very nice I advise everyone to see Elwajra's blog and sing her song. This will cheer you up, I guess:)))