Nothing spectacular
Date: Nov 19th, 2007 6:16:01 am - Subscribe
Mood: joyful
Well, I got my custom made britches back. They fit beautifully and are very comfortable. I have to say I am pleased. I bought a bike to replace the one that had been stolen. A cute little fold up person powered bike that I can take into my building with me and into my classroom where I teach.
Every month, the school has an English corner/Korean corner/Performance/event thing that we just call Coffeehouse. It is about four hours long and is wildly popular. For most of the time I have been here I have been a featured performer because everyone here seems to think I have some sort of spectacular voice. Yeah, if my voice were that good, I'd be making records, not teaching English. Anyway, one of our new teachers, T, is really quite a good guitarist. So, I have been relieved of many of the performance duties. I have to admit, I hope he never leaves.
So, this month the theme was "Thanksgiving" With the American Holiday fast approaching, it seemed a good theme. I was tapped to write and direct a play about the first thanksgiving. Ya know, it was hard because it could only be a few minutes long, and there was a whole bunch of exposition that needed to happen. So, I had a narrator. All in all it was a good Coffeehouse. The play went over well,the songs went over well, everyone had fun at the English Corner and Korean Corner. I think next month is gonna be about Christmas. Just a hunch.
The heat is finally on here, and just in time. about the time the heat came on, the weather turned from chilly to cold, and the wind has picked up. For a displaced Midwesterner like myself, the cold air and raw wind remind me of home. One of my colleagues is from Atlanta. She doesn't like the cold. The Britons working with us are also not terribly fond of the cold. I seem to be the only one who kind of likes it. There isn't ever much snow here. A few inches once and some flurries. Snow is a welcome sight. It covers the general grubbiness of the city. It does however, create whole new terror when crossing the street. Drivers who I suspect have never been through a defensive driving course on snow and ice?!?! Scary.
I should probably start on the prep work for Friday's Thanksgiving dinner. The Americans are cooking for the British, Chinese and Korean Staff. I have to make stuffing for about thirty. If I use Mom's recipe, I'll have to make enough for sixty; it's that good.
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