Planning is stressful!

Now, we've come down to only one week left in Switzerland. We leave Arosa on the 9th, and leave St. Gallen on the 11th. We have all of the hostels in Italy booked already. Now we are just figuring out how to get to Barcelona from Rome, and as we plan, I see my bill rising and rising and rising!

Not only is it expensive in Europe, our proposed salary was no longer what it was. The contract was written incorrectly, and we get about $1000cdn less than what I had budgeted at the beginning. Just travelling in itself will probably cost up to $1000 CDN. 60 euros between Berlin to London, 40 Euros between Madrid and Paris, and probably around 100 euros between Rome and Barcelona. However, we must buy train tickets while in Italy, Spain, France, and Belgium. Well, let's hope I don't return with a debt of more than $2000!!

As for the job, we will likely NOT have a day off next week because there are only about 6 teachers left for 80 students. We're here for the long haul! This is of course, after not having a single full day off since I've been here! I don't know how Joey does it, I think he's meant to be a teacher or something. He always volunteers to help out even when off duty. I just need my solitude and alone time, without kids screaming and whining around me. Of course I've had my share of great moments with some of these kids, but nonetheless, I need my peace and quiet.

Today is National Swiss Day, so there is a special program to take the kids out to see fireworks. That means, that I have been off since about 1pm, and will be back on duty at about 6pm (when dinner begins), as there will be conversation class afterwards, followed by all teachers helping out with bringing the kids out to watch fireworks. I am probably just considering it work too often (possibly because of the screw-up with the pay etc.), but I am a poor student who has to figure out how to pay tuition after all!

I've finally managed to get photos up for Zurich, Munich and Vienna. I haven't been able to blog as much as I wanted to. Now, I've forgotten what I had wanted to say about each! haha. Oh well.

Missing home now; especially the food. Oh Asian food, how I miss thee!!

Speaking of food, yesterday we went out for dinner, shared a plate of pasta for 21 Francs (21 CDN) and had tap water for 6.50 Francs. High standard of living whattt!

That's all for now!