Today I went for my first teaching practice in an Indian village school. Honestly, in the morning I didn’t feel very comfortable about it, because I thought I am not, for sure enough prepared at all. I walked a long way to get there, because my school was quite far inside of the village and after 30 min. or more, I don’t really remember, I was there.

In the classroom, in front of many children, who were looking at me with interest, it felt that, they expected something from me. The 40 pairs of eyes were carefully watching me and I felt so important when they greeted me, good morning teacher. In the beginning I was watching, how Indian teachers give a lesson for small ones, and after me and Andreea, tried to involve ourselves. Success.

We were teaching English, making many drawings on the board, and the children told us, what they saw. They were so wonderful; they made me smile all the time. Then I tried to teach them one song, it was so great. They really loved it. Even if I didn’t remember this song 100%. Funny, I just put some other words, and it was fine, most important was that they enjoyed it.

Next what I was teaching, was the dance. They were laughing, me too – and it seemed that they were happy. Later, while Andreea was talking with the teachers, one teacher from youngest class, pulled me in the class, and told me dance, dance. She saw, what I was doing with bigger ones, and she really wanted that I showed the same to the small ones. I can’t call it a dance, because it seemed more like pushing game, pushing each other, but they looked so happy and I think it was the most important part of this day.

After dancing they still looked at me wondering and expecting something more and more, and then I spent a little bit more time with them, I drew pictures on the blackboard, and they tried to call those things in English. And after that we were trying to imagine that we are on the train, airplane, bus, and bicycle.

I think the teachers were happy, to see us, the way how we spent time with children, because I really enjoyed this time with them. And I went away with full heart, with good emotions, and with a thought that I would like to come here again. They were so sincerely nice, and with open hearts, that, I felt, like I wanted to hug them all… Thanks for such a nice day…