Realised today that on wednesday I will have been here a month and will only have two weeks remaining. It's crazy how quickly time flies by. I suppose it means I'm at least having fun.
I woke up this morning and had a swift breakfast. One of the things I have truly missed is a good coffee. I haven't had a single proper good one while I have been there and Nescafe instant coffee simply doesn't do it for me. Call me picky, I don't care. I went into the office to plan my lesson and to book my flights to Isabella Island. It comes out cheaper to go by boat, but after the last horrific journey I would rather swim than be thrown around like a rag doll for 2 hours. Plus the flight is only half an hour so I get the whole of saturday rather than only half if I were to travel by boat. The main attractions there are apparently a hike up a dormant volcano which I definitely want to do and a couple of great snorkelling spots, so I am already very excited.
Today in the lesson we went through the daily routine verbs, which they all understood. I gave them a couple of worksheets which I almost couldn't use because the photocopier at the stationery shop wasn't working. That's about as dramatic as island life gets here. My adrenaline levels rocketed believe you me. I need to give them a test on wednesday but as of yet I have no idea what it will contain. Part of me is slightly tempted to do it on stuff they haven't done like the subjunctive and watch them squirm for an hour. That would provide quality entertainment. In other, rice related news, my family are all fascinated by my use of their condiments on rice. So much so that they tried soy sauce. They were not convinced. Oh well, more for me I guess. Resumed my nightly run today and bumped into (not literally) a couple of my students who tried to run with me for a minute. They eventually fell back as I embodied the spirit of Mo Farah as I took off down the main street before developing a stitch. Rice is a cruel mistress when she wants to be. Off to sleep now I reckon, need to get up fairly early to head over to the airport to pay for my plane tickets to Isabella. Until next time.
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