A Day in the Life

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

6:10 AM: Alarm goes off. I purposely set my alarm to give me just enough time to get ready so that I can’t hit snooze. I wash my face, drink 2 glasses of water, and turn on my computer to review what I’m teaching today.

6:30 AM: My first class starts. For the past 6 months, I’ve been working for a company called VIPKID. I teach 25-minute online English classes to kids in China, from the comfort of my living room! It took a few months to get a steady stream of classes, but now I’m trying to teach 3 or 4 classes a day, 4 days a week. Today, I teach Rita, Joe, and TIM (yes, he spells his name with all caps). I feel ridiculous singing a song called “I am Happy” to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?” with TIM, but he loves…