Thursday, July 21, 2005
I'm far from home but I'm feeling alright/ I've got three weeks behind me and four more in sight/ (If you were here we could go fly a kite/ and we'd walk through the fields til the day turned to night...)
Well, really, I'd want to sing a sad parody about the fact the Brookings Institute is hiring a part-time librarian, and I'm too far away for too long to apply....but its hard to rhyme things with "4 health plan options"....
or I could do a guilty blues parody about class size: last week I waited and waited, and my group c class didn't show up. wary (kind on their part but a bit humiliating), my old host sibs came to class today, and when no one came they dragged me home after a measly five minutes that I tried to stretch into at least seven. alas, group d did come, 10 minutes late....and it had been pouring rain, so I feel worse that I wasn't there.
lesson 1: the fifteen minute rule should be enforced, even if its a non-reciprocal agreement
lesson 2: have a little more (if not much more) faith in my students.
a harvest moon tonight, Zakopane tomorrow. saw the mayor at the local pizza place this evening, figured (since our little kid was playing with his little kid) he'd seen me and I should say hello; turns out he hadn't seen me but was enthusiastic when I went over, except it was awks because we had nothing- and could say nothing- beyond hi how are you. so I bolted.
Well, really, I'd want to sing a sad parody about the fact the Brookings Institute is hiring a part-time librarian, and I'm too far away for too long to apply....but its hard to rhyme things with "4 health plan options"....
or I could do a guilty blues parody about class size: last week I waited and waited, and my group c class didn't show up. wary (kind on their part but a bit humiliating), my old host sibs came to class today, and when no one came they dragged me home after a measly five minutes that I tried to stretch into at least seven. alas, group d did come, 10 minutes late....and it had been pouring rain, so I feel worse that I wasn't there.
lesson 1: the fifteen minute rule should be enforced, even if its a non-reciprocal agreement
lesson 2: have a little more (if not much more) faith in my students.
a harvest moon tonight, Zakopane tomorrow. saw the mayor at the local pizza place this evening, figured (since our little kid was playing with his little kid) he'd seen me and I should say hello; turns out he hadn't seen me but was enthusiastic when I went over, except it was awks because we had nothing- and could say nothing- beyond hi how are you. so I bolted.
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