Monday, February 17, 2014

I woke up early to shave my 4 day beard.  Shaving sucks.  After a breakfast of papaya and cereal, we caught the bus.  I wore one of my OSU polos, and got several “I like your shirt” comments from my kids, so Go Pokes!  During class, we dove into a lesson on absolute monarchies in Central Europe including Maria Teresa and Frederick the Great.  Did you know that Frederick the Great was a bit of a sissy while growing up and when he ran away from his strict father, his father made him watch the friend that he ran away with have his head cut off to toughen young Frederick up.  Bet you didn’t.  Anywho, I really like my students.  They’re really bright and I can teach them new English phrases like “you betcha.”  My Mondays are actually a lot of fun because I have students for most of the day and they’re much more fun than planning.  After school, I went on my first jog in Costa Rica.  McCall went with me and neither one of us died, so that was a positive.  I spent most of the rest of the afternoon uploading pictures of the weekend and updating the blog.  There was a lot to say.  For dinner, we had this Spanish rice with chicken, carrots, cut up chili peppers, along with a fresh tomato and chips.  Delicious as always.  I also had my second Skype date with my parents.  We’re all caught up on each other’s lives.  The rest of the night was spent recovering from the weekend.