tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754425607844022098.post2376618460414904360..comments2015-08-03T06:35:50.204-07:00Comments on Surprisingly Seventh: Summer Time BluesSurprisingly Seventhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10273006553106399538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754425607844022098.post-49187935432473616462014-07-02T23:43:54.703-07:002014-07-02T23:43:54.703-07:00Summer break in New Zealand is only 6 weeks, so it...Summer break in New Zealand is only 6 weeks, so it's not as long to wait for your first pay check (which we also get fortnightly, not monthly). But I didn't get my first job offer until a week before the new school term. It was a crazy time. My parents helped out a lot, and I lived at there place rent free for about 2 months before moving back to the city I studied in to start my first job.<br />My advice, make sure that you get into a good sleeping routine early into the summer, as you will have sooooo many sleepless nights as the time gets closer. You will be EXHAUSTED! <br />Also, try and make those first few teaching paychecks go as far as you can! Trust me, you will thank yourself later when you don't blow your first "real" money the moment you get it. <br />Probably not answering your question, but hey!<br />Erin<br />,<a href="http://www.learningtobeawesome.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Learning to be awesome</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074430596801761824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754425607844022098.post-35166784100036074832014-07-02T12:25:59.869-07:002014-07-02T12:25:59.869-07:00I student taught in the spring and right after stu...I student taught in the spring and right after student teaching (which I absolutely think we should get paid for!!) I got a job teaching summer school from one of my professors who was also a principal! That way I got a little bit of on-my-own classroom experience before I actually started my first full year! It was crazy stressful though with teaching and I was also planning my wedding, but it was worth it! So technically, I didn't have a 'last summer' before I started teaching full time! I wish you the best of luck preparing for next year!<br /><br />Jamie<br />Drop By...<br /><b><i><a href="http://mommywifeteachercook.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life As I Know It</a></i></b>Life As I Know It...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05400743558111056658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754425607844022098.post-86915139173225668122014-07-02T09:59:00.866-07:002014-07-02T09:59:00.866-07:00The summer before I began teaching was full of wed...The summer before I began teaching was full of wedding plans! I was also working - at Sea World - so there was never much money but if you can just hang in there, it will get better! Just save where you can - make those pennies cry! :)<br /><br />-Lisa<br /><a href="http://mrsspanglerinthemiddle.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mrs. Spangler in the Middle</a>Mrs. Spangler in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268748395471302noreply@blogger.com