Spending Time With Students

In the beginning of my stay here, I was very reluctant to spend time with my students outside for school. This is in part because of the age difference and the fact that many of my students are male, and in the US it is unheard of for High School students to casually hang out with their teachers.

As time has passed and seeing as I am not an ordinary teacher, and I am closer in age to my students then the other teachers, I have become more relaxed about this.

Over the past few months I have gone to concerts, birthday parties, and to get tea with a few different groups of students. While I am still cautious of spending time with students alone and prefer group get-togethers, it has been nice to get to know my students and their personalities outside of the classroom.

With my students after one student's band's concert.

At a concert for my student's birthday. The band, Hibaj, is composed of a group of doctors that play mostly American music.