I feel a little bit better. I'm chalking all of my frustrations up to the beginning of the year when no one knows what's going on. I actually completed everything on my To-Do List today which may have something to do with why I feel more relaxed. I'm usually not one to make lists, but I needed something to feel in control today...a day when I felt as though I were just a wet rag being tossed around in a washing machine, unaware of which direction I would be thrown next.
Everytime I walk out my door, I see historic Buda (or Old Buda = Obuda)...cobblestone streets (which are a chore in heels or any kind of sandal) statues, old buildings, flowers, cafes (within throwing distance) and I am internally pleased at the neighborhood. My apartment is great and it's starting to feel a lot more like home now. I finally purchased a fan as the school keeps my heat on year round and this has helped me sleep better at night. And I bought two bamboo sticks on impulse for 195HUF or roughly a dollar. I've always wanted bamboo, but have never gotten up the courage to buy any...until now. It's kinda that extra touch that makes you pleased when you walk into your home after a day away.
I'm getting Internet tomorrow, I think...but it's all good, because my random, moody wireless signal has been popping up more than ever lately. Some other things to be pleased about...I have my very own classroom, tiny as it may be. The fact that it's so small pays off though, because this means that my class sizes are automatically limited. My biggest class so far has been FIFTEEN!! Marvelous!! My room has windows that face the Danube and for the most part, my students have been good, trying to show me how much English they know. KNOCK ON WOOD. Also, my first, second, third, and fourth grades consist of the best kids and are not mandatory. I have blocks of these kids for twenty minutes only which kills some of that attention span problem. One thing that is annoying me, only minor, is the fact that ENTER doesn't work on blogger right now, so I have a wall of font and my ideas cannot be separated.
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Understand the thing about Bamboo.
I have a garden planned in reverse where the fungi is larger than the grass, is larger than the trees - and none of it involves ingesting mushrooms first.
Bonzai, vertikal shitakai logs, and bamboo are the main ingredients.
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