Teacher called me before class and talked about preparation for his month long departure. In a moment of drunkenness I volunteered to take the adult class while he was gone on vacation. Let me stress that I, in no way, feel comfortable with this task. For whatever reason I felt that there was an obligation to the class to continue on, but I sure as hell don’t feel like I’ll even do half the job that he does.
Noting my anxiety Teacher had me not only lead warm-ups, but do the first hour lead in. I was able to this without too much trouble, but honestly didn’t have a lot of ideas for the second hour. When I asked if I should continue at the hour break he took over to my relief. It’s going to be a long month for me and the class.
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During a moment of quiet I noticed that Little Sister wasn’t in the class and asked Teacher if she had left already. He was somewhat mystified, but it became clear when she came in at halftime. She thought we went back to the Fall schedule this week.
We worked on trips and throws for the second hour, but near the end of class Teacher had us all sit down and had Little Sister stand alone. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but the air was filled with a lot of positive energy no matter what. Teacher announced that LS would be get to fight whoever she liked. She covered her eyes and spun and ended up picking him. After they finished a few minutes later I volunteered to go next and we tore it up! I ended up with a stubbed toe and and torn skin on my wrist. The remaining fights were pretty sterling and if Teacher could figure out how to get them off his Blackberry I’d post it here because we were awesome.
After class we took plenty of pictures, had lots of hugs, and promised we’d all keep in touch. Hopefully, we’ll see her during the college breaks.
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