The Ending of Another Year

Wednesday marked the end of this year's Senka program at ECC. If you don't know, and probably you don't, it's a four hour a day, five day a week English program ECC has. Usually those who are really interested in seriously studying English at a company such as hours pay cash out the ass-load to study intensely for a year. It is usually full of the best and brightest, thought this year was marked with some shaky dealings.


Despite that, I'm sad we have to part. It's become the only good reason to stay at ECC. No offense to any of the people who helped me out during the year with the rough time my family and I were having. A lot of help was given and I appreciate it. However, I've come to dislike the kids classes. Not that I hate the kids or anything, but because I can't stand waking up to my own son, then teaching 15-20+ kids, then going back to my son. It's exhausting. I'll just take my son, thank you. I've also hated the Web Lessons for a year or so. It's grueling.

And in the end, the scheduling is killing me. I've been asking for a Saturday-Sunday weekend. I've been asking for morning-only classes. They won't give any of it. Not just to me, but to pretty much 90% of the people who are employed for them. I need a steady, regular schedule for my family, and I'm not getting it this year either. On top of that, while one of my night shifts ends slightly earlier, I'm stuck with the same private lesson I've had for the past two years. I don't hate the guy, but after a full day of children, he puts me to sleep.

The schedule screws everyone up, not only myself, but my family, too. My wife, who's looking for a job won't have an easier time of it with me having a night schedule. And I don't like to say so, but with the money I earn from ECC - and with no real raises in the future, we need her to work, that is, until, I can make money doing art. (HA!)

If I can find a new job, this will definitely be my last year at ECC.