Well gang, as of the 28th of October I will officially have been here for one month. I am happy to report that I am very content here. Of course there are days when I miss everyone so much that it literally hurts, but then there are moments like today. I work up happy, took a stroll to buy a pizza, ran into a teacher that I work with and enjoyed a glass of wine with her, and then I went home and watched a movie I rented from the library. And I'm still happy. It is a very relaxing lifestyle here. Don't misunderstand me. I spend a lot of time working, and when I am not at work, I spend a lot of time preparing lessons for work. But I now understand what it’s like to really love a job. I wake up at 7am generally. (I can hear some of you saying "YEAH RIGHT"), but I do and I even shower and do my hair and makeup!!! That’s right Dad, I am a real human now haha. But I still have to say that I look forward to being retired (again). :)
Some reflections:
-I would really love to have a car again. Its frustrating taking the bus for 45 mins. to go 8 miles.
-I stand out like a sore thumb and attract a lot of African immigrants haha.
-Carrying a lunch to work is a huge savings, but it makes for some really awkward moments because of the fact that no one else does.
-TONS of families want me to teach their children English. How wonderful!
-Nothing, apart from "negrita" rum, is cheap in this country.
-I still can't figure out the driving system here.
-For some reasons Spanish people have extremely well trained dogs!
Well, that’s all from Lake Woebegone. The link I've included is an image of my front door, but if you move the arrows around you can see the whole area.
Over and out!
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