Working for the Weekend!

I am a working girl now!! Yay ME!! After a year of not working, this has actually been a big adjustment. The first week, I was absolutely exhausted every single night. But, when I withdrew money from my very own bank account for the first time it was all worth it!! I am somebody!! hahaha :)
The job definitely has it's ups and downs. Right before the school year started, the principal was replaced with someone new. So, the first week we were supposed to report (new teachers only) everything was in disarray. They knew who the new principal would be, but he was vacationing in New Zealand and wouldn't arrive until the following week. Although decisions had already been made about the upcoming year, it was all subject to change with the turnover! We spent the first week doing nothing, and it was a total disaster. The second week, all of the returning teachers came back and everything seemed a bit more organized. We also met our new principal, who is really wonderful. The following week, our children finally reported. After two full weeks of teaching, I am beginning to get in a routine a bit more. As of right now, I only have 5 children. After the first week of October, I will have 7. I will have 3 Chinese children, 1 Australian child, 1 child from Thailand, 1 from Brazil, and 1 who has a Vietnamese mother and a father from the UK. Wow! What a mix!! This means, that only ONE of these children speaks English as a first language. This has been really difficult, and something that I will struggle with all year. Although, I have already seen some growth in them. The kids are really cute, and they truly seem to enjoy learning. I also have a cooperating teacher in my room who speaks Mandarin & some English. She is usually able to translate for me, and we get along really well.
I know this will really be an adventure for me but...I am up for it!!