Sorry for the slightly later post, but I have just been far
too busy relaxing in the sun. I
jest, but essentially that’s what I’ve been doing the whole time when not
teaching or preparing for class. I
actually felt quite ill last night but it only lasted a few hours and when I
woke up this morning I was completely fine. I’m almost certain it was caused by
the drastic change in time, temperature and diet. Don’t underestimate what a
large amount of rice every meal will do to you.
Yesterday’s class went surprisingly well. Having marked all
the tests, they were all painfully dreadful at forming negative sentences in
the past tense so I spent a full hour enlightening them on the correct verb
tense etc. By the end of the class they all understood it really well, which is
a relief. I think I’m going to teach them the time tomorrow and depending on
what their reaction is to that, numbers as well. Today we had no classes today
as it’s labour day here and so I capitalised on that joyful piece of news by watching
Barcelona get humiliated and then went to the beach in the afternoon (or
‘arvo’, as a couple of Australians I’ve met call the afternoon). I’m now back
at the house just relaxing before I go out this evening for a couple of drinks
with everyone. There’s a Canadian volunteer arriving tomorrow who’s staying in
the same house at me who will prove a welcome addition to the dinner table for
me. There’s no doubt my Spanish is getting better by the day but there are some
points when the family speak so quickly that I give up trying to understand and
stare blankly into space.
I’m trying to coordinate a trip in a couple of weekends’
time to see the other islands around the Galapagos. I don’t want to do it all
in one trip so will probably space it over two weekends or so. Right then I’m
going to get back to my book. I’m almost finished Frankenstein and going to
have a stab at Crime and Punishment. I will most likely get 5 pages in and give
up, but we can only live in hope. Until next time.
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