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Three of my students nine years ago are my students again this year.. Darren, Jan and Eujean --- they were in grade three at Brightwoods School when they first became my students. They're my students again in their Speech class. It's good to see them -- and they still remember me. I didn't recognize one of them -- Eujeania Graelea -- but when I called her to introduce herself, she said I was her teacher years ago. I was really surprised. I didn't remember her face, not even her name. But while she was talking, I looked at her in her eyes and I suddenly reminded myself of a cute chubby little girl with a shiny long hair. Indeed, she was the sweet little kid I used to call "Eujean."
They were my students when I just got out of college to teach grade school. I only taught kids for a year. I immediately realized I wasn't designed to teach primary students. When I left Brightwoods School, I started teaching here in AUF. Unfortunately, and fortunately, (I have ambivalent feelings on this ), I've been teaching college students for 8 years now.

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