Good morning to all. I can not believe that three weeks from today I will be back on the plane to get to the states. Time has gone by rather quickly. I still have so much to accomplish before it is time to depart. School is well.. the students were rather out of it yesterday. I started teaching about Amoebas. I know that it was a Monday morning and all but, they were really not focused. They are usually much more involved, asking questions and participating. My teacher, Victor spoke to them about not paying attention....perhaps it was the material, the way I taught it or as John added, what transpired the night before...sometimes the students have to clean the whole compound and work very hard doing manual labor....one never knows...So needless to say, I was not that satisfied with the work that I did. But, that is what happens in teaching sometimes.....
My dear little friend...Clinton.....came by to visit me yesterday....he was not in school....I told him that he needed to go to school.. he brought me some pictures that he drew for me....I love that little boy...he is so adorable....I keep thinking of a way that I can get him back to the states....So today I ran into him and he was once again not at school....he told me that his mom has no money to pay the school fees.....I think that I will take a visit to his mom today and see if I can pay his fees....he is so smart and he needs to be in school...so, I will let you know how that turns out.
My running has been going very well....it is rather challenging to run back up the hill...boy, you can really feel it in the legs.....I feel stronger in my legs and hope that it will benefit when I climb the mountain next weekend...I think that we will have porters that carry our stuff up..they supply us with all the materials...water, sleeping bags...etc. I am rather excited about it.....
But, I have to say that yesterday, John was curious about how much weight he has lost since being here....he is very skinny....we got out the scale and he weighed himself...he is down to 129 pounds.... he was about 142 when he came here in August....wow....so he told me that I needed to weigh myself...well, I am not one to get on a scale.....but, they pressured me and I gave in. I was shocked to do the conversion from kilograms to pounds. I have lost almost 13 pounds.....but, we rarely eat 3 meals a day and we walk at least 3-4 miles a day up and down a hill. I have also been runnning everyday...so I am sure that all contributes to the situation. I feel good...not sure where the lost pounds were lost from but,,,, I will not complain....
I went to the store today with Clinton and bought candy for him and candy and cookies for me.....
This weekend I plan to go to Limbe and spend an overnight there in one of the hotels that look out onto the ocean....it is so beautiful and the water is absolutely wonderful. I am hoping for nice weather....it should be a wonderful time.....
I hope that all is well back home and halloween is fun for all....eat some candy for me.....we have candy here but not like in the states......enjoy....take care and I hope to chat again soon. Have a great week....my love to all...Nancy
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Hi Honey! I am SO sorry that it has been so long since I've written. The new job at Von Maur is physically demanding and I'm "trashed" (not drunk, just exhausted). It's been difficult. I should have been running those bleachers with you! Our stock room is 2 floors and we run -- literally run -- for the entire shift. It's not been great for my health (what else is new?!) Enough about me.
I am so thrilled and excited to read all of your stories. You need to develop some fear, sweetheart! Especially with all of your adventures! I knew you would just fall in love with everyone there. I can't wait to see all of your pictures!
I am so sorry but glad that you did not badly hurt yourself in that trench! How horrible!
At this point, I'm not sure what to even say. Everything here seems so irrelevant compared to what you are doing there! You are so blessed and such a blessing for those you've met and deal with down there. But that's "my Nancy". You have always had this in you and am so glad you are living your dream! I love you with all my heart and miss you terribly! Love and Kisses, Vicki
Me again . . .
Just thought I'd let you know that nothing has happened with Trev yet. Still requesting discovery documents. Next court date is November 21 -- your return date!!! (I think). We need to schedule a date for a girls' get-together to celebrate your return and hear all about your experiences. I'm so glad you created this blog to tell us all about you teaching and social activities!
Much love, "Your honey"
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