Whether or not my other class goes ahead next week, I’m definitely taking on a class starting tomorrow for the Summer Discovery program at Georgetown—it will be very similar to the course that I still hope will start next week, as it’s focus is also essay writing. I’m going to adapt the syllabus I already have—it feels kind of crazy. They were meant to start yesterday, and still hadn’t found someone to take it on, and I got the email this morning—responded within moments to say: yes! I’ll do it. It will be high school students, which I think is a good opportunity, since I haven’t ruled out teaching that age group when I get back to Australia… Australia. I miss home some days!

If the other course does go ahead, I’m going to end up incredibly busy for the next month. But it will also give me the money to go somewhere in August if I want to. (My impulse is road trip… since I haven’t driven a car, except a few times at Christmas, for a year, am I allowed a few weeks of high gas comsumption? Seeing America while I’m here is a good cause, right?)

Now I have to get into gear and finish my syllabus. Obviously this will be a three week version, but I think I know where I’ll be able to cut down…

It’s quite exciting! Expect reports…