ABD!

Yay! I finally did it.
The interview lasted for one and a half hour. They made very suggestive questions, and I got lots of hints for my project. I am finally liberated. Hilarious! I finally made it, yay!

と浮かれているのもつかの間、自分が教えているほうのクラスのファイナル。クラスについて行けていなかった学生が最後までねばって問題を解いていた。帰りに話したら、すごくアルバイトに時間を取られているようだった。

"how many hours do you work per week?"
"depen' on. But last week, I worked like 25 hours."
"geez, that sounds too much."
" 'cause I have to pay for tuition and fees. Mom and Dads cannot pay for me."
"hard life."
"yes. hard life. Plus, my grandmother is in hospital. Mom always cares about her, and often vents her stress on me."
hmm. It was hard to find words for encouraging the student. But as a TA, I encountered some students who are having strikingly hard time. Teachers learn a lot from students.