September 25th

Two weeks have flown by! I only have one more week of training, thank the Lord. I am getting so tired of it!! Tonight was the first time in 2 weeks I have gotten home before 11pm! After training though, we won’t need to commute 3 hours per day anymore. Yesssssssssssssssss.

I have taught 5 lessons so far, each of them with some goods and bads, a lot of nerves and laughs. It is so interesting to teach English, especially through the Communicative approach with no Russian. I really like all the students I’ve had, they are usually super motivated to learn and they are respectful, quick to participate, and quick to learn. They have all been adults. I do hate lesson planning, but I’m sure I will get better and quicker. After next week I will be given my own classes, which is exciting but I know it will be a ton of work!

Last night I went to my friend from class Sarah’s flat. We made a frozen pizza for dinner! It was sooo good, we added peppers, onions, cheese, and spinach to it and it felt like a delicacy. We also made an apple pie, which we ate for breakfast this morning. Mmm. It was SO good!

Today was the first day I felt REALLY cold here. It started out with a gentle rain, like in Seattle. I was loving that, because it felt like a beautiful Seattle fall. BUT, then after training it was all of a sudden biting wet cold! Guess it’s time to start dressing warmer…

This weekend we are supposed to get internet. If that goes well, I will feel much better about my life, or at least more in tune with my other world.

I like my room, so much. I will post pictures when I have internet…