The Schedule

I talked to my brother the other day and he had a lot of questions about what I do during the day, so I am going to give you an outline of what my day is like.

5:30 wake up and work out (Celine and I worked out a system where I would get up early in the morning, so I could work out. At that time Calvin was sleeping until 7:00, so Celine agreed to this. For past few days he has been getting up shortly after me, so I feel re-negotiations are coming. I must admit my negotiaton skills were not very good when I first got married, but have drastically improved over the past 4 years of being in the trenches.

7:45 Get ready for work

7:50 Elif the nanny comes and we do our goodbye routine

8:00 At the office checking emails and clearing off my desk

8:10 to 3:30 work: I leave different time each day, but this is the average. I teach 4 periods a day and have a total of 5 classes. There are 24 students in a class and I see 12 at a time. It's called "splits class" and it is so the studnets can get a more concentrated contact with English. I also have an endless number of meetings.

3:30 to 8:00 Monday and Wednesday: Shop, go to the park or for a walk, eat dinner. We also have a potato night most Wednesday nights where we all meet at the Social Center for a little pot luck.

8:00 Calvin's bedtime routine

8:30 to 930: Free Time

9:30 sleep

Exceptions:

Tuesday and Thursday

4:30 to 6:00 I watch Calvin and Celine goes to Turkish class

6:00 to 7:45 I'm at Turkish class and Celine watches Calvin

Weekend

Friday night: Hang at home or Celine and I will take turns going out (Mall, movie, ect.)

Saturday: Shop or go on a outing to the city.

Sunday:

9:30 arrive at Taksim

9:30 to 11:30 hang out

12:00 to 2:00 church - just down the street from where we are dropped off

2:30 to 8:00 hang out at home or go for walk and eat dinner