Two things have come into my life and made it infinitely better: a hammock and a class set of textbooks.
The hammock now lives in between two of the three palm trees in our backyard, right where the ocean breeze blows. My new favorite activity is lying in the hammock and thinking about how busy my life used to be, and also how from directly underneath palm fronds look like giant stalks of celery.
Maybe someday when I am busy I will think about lying in the hammock.
Anyway, it is a great hammock.
The class set of textbooks is equally exciting. I came across about 40 almost brand new environmental science books. I'm teaching geography, but they are close enough. And now they are in my classroom. And I was so visibly excited about announcing this to my students that they now think textbooks are cool. Hooray. The discovery coincided nicely with the beginning of second quarter, too, such that I may even pass for appearing quasi-organized.
Teaching is still going well. My big secret is that I really like my students. Their big secret is that they let me keep thinking they don't know that. Second quarter will fly by because there are only six weeks in it, only two of which are full five-day weeks. Then next semester will probably fly by in the way that premature nostalgia makes things fly by. So if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go lie in my hammock.
Happy fall, New Englanders!
And happy Homecoming, Amherst! Eat some tea rolls for me.
The next post will be full of photos.
Sam
Sounds like you're having a great time on the Island of the Sleeping Lady. I was a volunteer there last year. I was sad to leave. I had planned to stay for many years. I know that I will be back some day. For now, I'm teaching in Korea. I'm glad I found your blog. I'm sure you'll have an amazing year.
ReplyDeleteHi Cory! I'm glad you've found my blog, too. It sounds like you had a really special connection with the place (Mel was actually my host mom for the first couple of weeks, and she talked about you a lot). Hope you enjoy teaching in Korea, and that you find your way back to Kosrae someday (I hear COM is hiring...)
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