Ali is here!

Ali (my quasi-cousin) arrived from the States on Thursday. He appeared at the school while I was in the middle of teaching a class. Our arrangement had been that I was going to pick him up at the bus station that night. He decided that instead of waiting around in the airport- he would just surprise me. well he def. did. I was insanely happy because he had made it here safe and sound.

Oddly enough Juvie (a new teacher from Jersey) arrived at the New School that day. He seemed like a nice guy but I couldn't pinpoint why I didn't trust him. Maybe i had to do with the questions that he was asking us. It seemed as if he was parroting Ruby. "So uh what do you think of this school?" and "So what do you think of your boss?". C'mon really Juvie?! Can't you be a teensy bit less obvious? Try to be a little sneakier perhaps. Oh! The best thing about him is that he is completely convinced that Ruby is the greatest human being on the planet. Her family is perfect and that "it's really great hanging out with them!". Oh tsk tsk. Poor, stupid, gullible boy. They are only acting this way for two reasons: 1. they want to suck you in so that you report back to them about us. and 2. Ali is here as well and they want you both to see that this is a super magnificent school and that if we have ever said anything bad about her or the school then we are obviously mistaken.

That day Juvie ended up passing out in Erin's class and Ali did the same thing in mine. The excitement, stress, and jet lag had caught up to both of them. Shockingly enough- Ruby allowed Juvie to sleep on a chair in the study room behind her office. It's almost scary how she is acting around him. Kind of like a mother shark who is slowly swimming around her offspring protecting them and slowly gaining their trust. Eventually when the offspring decides to do something that she doesn't like then SNAP! She has decided that she can't tolerate being phony anymore and he will be torn to pieces. Personally Erin and I can't wait for the day that happens.

By the way- I had been sick for almost 2 weeks at that point. It is all because people here never ever cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze so I was getting "sprayed" all the flippin' time. I mean this place is a flippin' cesspool of germs. Of course it doesn't help that the bathrooms don't have soap or paper towels. People do their business and go on their merry own way. It's beyond disgusting. I've taken to carrying around my bottle of hand sanitizer and box of tissues to my classes.