PSA

Wow, CELTA is no joke! I've been extremely busy the past few days, and perhaps unwisely took a long morning of poolside lounging today to ease my stress, before diving back in headlong to a very weighty and time-consuming assignment. I know I haven't Skyped with a fair number of you in a while, and I miss you. Let's just say, I'll do my best to be online between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CA time, if nothing else, starting Sunday night! Email me for my Skype name. :)

To come:

• The classmates' first night out (survey says: "social O," i.e. fantastic, in many more words than that)
• My second lesson. And when I say "my lesson" I mean ones I teach; we do participate actively in our own training classes for about 5 hours a day.
• Weekend plans

British slang of the day:

• Take the mick/the piss out of someone: to make fun of someone. Yes, this was in Harry Potter, and yes, British people really use it! Apparently, this is used often, while my pet favorite from The Inbetweeners, "to be on the blob" for "lady times," is used less. Example: "Why did you make that hand motion?" "Oh, I'm just taking the piss out of her."
• Moreish: yummy, something you want "more" of. For example, "These chips are really moreish!" An American equivalent is simply the word "addictive," which incidentally, we really overuse.