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home economics: week two, survival!

Welcome to the second week of your Home Economics class! This week your teacher will be Professor Dingo Barber. Professor Barber is an alumnus from Beauxbatons almost five years ago, and already he is making waves with his new books Survival: How to Survive Anything Parts 1-12. In his books he tells of ways to survive anything, from the common cold, to the bustle of Diagon Alley the days right before school starts. A soon to be common face, he's recently agreed to do a series of question and answer series on the WWW, as well as a book tour to promote the fifth book in his Survival series. Classes will begin at eight am sharp and you will be meeting in the new classrooms in the tower on the Second level The first half of class will run until eleven-thirty at which point you will be let out for an hour and a half for lunch! Classes will resume at one pm and will run until four pm after which point you will be free to go back to your Common Rooms and chillax, I believe the right word is, with your friends!

Monday, August 10th: Today, the first half of class will be geared towards your living arrangements after school. You will learn what your options are, where you can find out more about them and what to expect when talking to realtors. You will be shows what to look for, and what to stay away from, as well as what is a reasonable budget and what isn't. The second half of class will be helping you begin to look at houses that you feel best, as well as the problems and advantages of roommates. At the end of class you will be expected to have at least four different options for after you leave school that do not include your parents house, grandparents house or friend's family members house. Tuesday, August 11th: Today all of class will be focused on nutrition. The first half of class will focus what the body needs to survival, the various vitamins and minerals, as well as what can happen if you don't have them. The second half of class will focus on restaurants and how to find a good place to eat, versus a bad place in both terms of what the food consists of, and nutrition. It will also point out a few good food options readily available at the market for quick meals. Wednesday, August 12th: Today's class will focus entirely on buying food. It will show you how to look for ripe fruits and vegetables, label checking, how to find the cheapest prices and the best foods all on whatever budget you have.