I’m not sure if you’re aware, but my school is pretty much the best at English in the area. You want proof you say? Well, how about the fact that we’re sending two students to the national olympiad competition next month. On;y the first place students in each grade level at the oblast level move on to nationals. So yeah, we’re kind of a big deal. Anyway, it’s fallen into my hands to be the one who works … Continue reading
So I mentioned about a week ago that I had dance practice again. You know, learning to waltz, polonez, and the like. In an article I read recently (12 Reasons to Date a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer), they mentioned, “We’re pretty good dancers. Yeah, we don’t like to brag, but after 27 months in Latin America or Africa we know how to move it.” Which bothered those of us serving in Eastern Europe again. I … Continue reading
I’ve never been one for resolutions, so I don’t make them. However, I don’t mind occasionally trying to change my life. If it happens around the New Year, so be it. This year I decided to get into better shape again. I was in decent shape before I left for the Peace Corps, I biked every day and I lifted weights a few times a week. However, since coming to Ukraine I’m lost nearly all … Continue reading
I want to go to India because that’s where people go to find themselves.
-Sasha, 8th grade
I had a really exciting weekend. After the school dance I got a great package, as I mentioned but I also got some great news. You may remember that I had an advertisement in my old website design asking for donations to a grant I was working on. Well, with the new layout (which no one has commented on sadly) I forgot to add the advertisement back to the page. But that didn’t stop people … Continue reading
A few updates which I think should be shared. First, I spent my weekend working at Camp Excite (our regional English language camp which we work on weekends and for a week during the summer). As seems it is the growing trend this year, we played dodge ball. I was nervous playing because I haven’t done any physical activity on my knee since I saw the doctor a month ago and I was afraid to find out … Continue reading
Today started out as a pretty crummy day for me. I’m not quite sure why. I woke up tired, but I’ve been tired all week; I even managed to accomplish more of my new daily exercise routine before I left for school. I had been getting too tired to go on during the previous few days. At school, I had no scheduled lessons. I went in to get some work done and show my face … Continue reading
This summer I’ve been trying to get back into running. A couple months back, I bought a pair of shoes to help motivate myself (not running shoes but Adventure Shoes). It helps that the other volunteers in town also are trying to get into running. We support each other. While I certainly haven’t stayed in my peak high school track shape (I dropped from 2:10 800m to a 3:26), I certainly haven’t lost my love … Continue reading
This week has been more work for me than the entire month of May. Partially this is because I had classes cancelled left and right all through May due to holidays, exams and random other events. Partially this is because Jacque and I are going all out trying to keep up with our twenty 8th graders. We’ve gotten over the fact that we are acting as gloried baby-sitters and we’re enjoying playing with the kids. … Continue reading
School ended last Friday. Here’s some updates on my life. Next week I will be visiting a friend for the week and helping her with her summer camp at her school. I’ve been telling students and teachers about this for a while. Today I received a text message from a teacher at school telling me I have to teach on Monday. It’s going to be difficult because I’ll be two hours away. Also, I thought … Continue reading