Ok, so we've kind of neglected our blog for the last little while. And it just keeps getting worse as time goes by, because the more time we wait, the more stuff we have to write about and the longer the post becomes and the less we want to write, so we wait...
You can see where this is going. So... I decided that we should write at least something. There really is too much to catch up on in one post. I'll be honest. I don't want to write all of this in one go either. But really, neither do you want to read all about it in one go. But I digress...
So what's going on now? Hmmm, well my students will be starting midterms tomorrow (yes, they have exams... and regular classes too, actually, on Saturdays). So two of my classes today are cancelled so the teachers can review with them. Midterms will continue into Monday and Tuesday next week. This means that I've got a lot of time to prep for my next lessons and to slow down a little. The first month of teaching has been good, but it's been somewhat busy as we've been adjusting to a new workplace and a new home at the same time.
Outside school, we've been keeping an active social life and have been planning lots of activities and trips. We just returned from a mushroom festival (it was small and uh, well... interesting) and a river trek (super cool) last weekend. I'm still sorting through the pictures, which I'll post soon, but in the meantime, I have uploaded some pictures of past weeks' adventures, so check those out while you wait.
Tomorrow, we're having a large group of our friends join us for a Thanksgiving dinner. We're pretty excited! It'll be Richard's first Thanksgiving (he's a Brit) and a little early for Becky (she's from south of the 49th parallel), but we're all excited. No turkey, but there'll be roast chicken, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and apple pie for the traditional stuff. Then we've also got channa masala, chili, fresh breads and cheeses, and of course an assortment of salads and veggies. Our place is going to be packed (we're going to cram about 12 people into our tiny apartment!), but it's going to be a blast.
So that's the news of late. Hope that everyone back home is doing well.
-jeff
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