Past Two Weeks in Vienna

The past two weeks in Vienna have been very crazy, I feel like I started moving when I got here and I haven't stopped yet, there is just so much to do, in the schools and the city. Here is what my schedule looks like during the day:

Yes I know my day is over at 2pm but nothing is routine here so I think that's what makes my schedule the most difficult.
I began my first week working mainly with Christine Schneider-Heinz, a high school English teacher. I observed her in many of her classes. The students were very interested to know why I was here and what I would be doing in Vienna so I was able to tell them a little about myself. As it turns out some of the students will be coming to Baltimore in March, so I created a presentation on Baltimore to give them a little information before coming. Since giving my first presentation I have probably given it ten additional times. The other English teachers and their students are anxious to get to know me. With a school of about 700 middle and high school students, I have probably meet close to half of them.
Mu experience in Vienna is different than Mako in that I don't really have one mentor teacher, although I have spent the majority of my time with Mrs. Schneider-Heinz. Each of the teachers want me to come to their class so their students have the opportunity to hear a native speaker. Maybe if there were two of me I could divide and conquer, but as it is I feel as if I am being pulled in all different directions.
Each day I spend time in the elementary, middle and high school. I am teaching each class in the elementary school for 30 minutes a day, and I see either 2 or 3 classes a day. My first class in the elementary school was on Thursday Dec 1st. I thought I was there to observe but the teacher had a different idea. She handed the class over to me so I had to do some quick thinking on my feet. They were first grade students so we went over names, introducing ourselves, colors, numbers and asking how someone is. It went well, the students were excited to use the English they knew to communicate with me.
Although I started observing in the schools on the Monday the 28th, Thursday was the first day I had a set schedule created by the principals. Unfortunately, Friday I arrived an hour late for my elementary school lessons because I got my times mixed up. The elementary school leaves an hour before the middle and high school so they were packing up for the day when I arrived. I made a note to pay better attention to my schedule and I haven't missed a lesson since.
Starting on Monday the 5th I began teaching lessons I prepared in the elementary school classes. I was teaching from 1st to 4th grade so I had a variety of activities to do with the students based on their knowledge of English. The majority of my lessons focused on teaching colors and animals by reading the students the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"

The school system here is very different than the United States and the teachers have expressed an interest in me giving a presentation on the American School System which I am currently working on. One day I may feel ambitious enough to explain it on my blog. But that's all for today :)