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it's been a long time. This weekend's just been too awesome not to post about.
so first of all, I'm living with Jens. I've got a new computer. I am teaching at Abbey in the evenings again. I have signed up for a course in interactive media production which starts in October. I taught teenagers for a month at a summer school where KK was the DOS. Spanish teenagers are hellions and I have no desire to go back to that experience. Now I'm doing my third straight week with college-age Spaniards at Swan, and they are a blessing- probably my favorite class yet.
Friday night we went to the new IKEA with Nina and Paulien and bought a plant and a whole bunch of house goods that makes me feel more like this house is ours, not just his.
Saturday we went to the Cake Cafe and had the last cream cheese pancakes of the day, then to Stephen's Green and bought Villeroy and Boch wine glasses on big discount, which Jens says are really nice and we couldn't have gotten that cheap in Germany. At the farmers' market I had a mushroom taco from Gus and Theresa, who I haven't talked to in ages, and a gorgeous-looking heirloom. On the way home I visited Fallon and Byrne and splurged on the vanilla malt ice cream I've been eyeing for a year or so. And I found out that they now sell Goldfish. I don't need to hoard that bag from the States any more!
Today we straightened up, including putting some clothes in the Ikea compartments which makes the shelf look so much nicer. Jens dropped a lava lamp on his toe, and I'm worried just a bit because it was so heavy. Now, we've finished making hummus and guacamole and are in the process of making a lasagna totally from scratch (minus the canned tomatoes and the veggie mince, but including the pasta and the actual sauce). I IMed with Jens's dad in German with really minimal help from him!
Next week I'm working a KK-last-summer week: 9-1 at Swan, and then covering an Abbey afternoon class for the next two weeks plus my regular evening class. I didn't want to turn down Abbey because money's money and it's a high-level class, which means less work overall, and I couldn't say no to my Spaniards because I like them so much. They're super motivated and listen and work really hard, so I hope they'll see their progress. This weekend we've been cooking big meals (like curry and lasagna) that I can eat during the week.
Back to the lasagna sauce!
so first of all, I'm living with Jens. I've got a new computer. I am teaching at Abbey in the evenings again. I have signed up for a course in interactive media production which starts in October. I taught teenagers for a month at a summer school where KK was the DOS. Spanish teenagers are hellions and I have no desire to go back to that experience. Now I'm doing my third straight week with college-age Spaniards at Swan, and they are a blessing- probably my favorite class yet.
Friday night we went to the new IKEA with Nina and Paulien and bought a plant and a whole bunch of house goods that makes me feel more like this house is ours, not just his.
Saturday we went to the Cake Cafe and had the last cream cheese pancakes of the day, then to Stephen's Green and bought Villeroy and Boch wine glasses on big discount, which Jens says are really nice and we couldn't have gotten that cheap in Germany. At the farmers' market I had a mushroom taco from Gus and Theresa, who I haven't talked to in ages, and a gorgeous-looking heirloom. On the way home I visited Fallon and Byrne and splurged on the vanilla malt ice cream I've been eyeing for a year or so. And I found out that they now sell Goldfish. I don't need to hoard that bag from the States any more!
Today we straightened up, including putting some clothes in the Ikea compartments which makes the shelf look so much nicer. Jens dropped a lava lamp on his toe, and I'm worried just a bit because it was so heavy. Now, we've finished making hummus and guacamole and are in the process of making a lasagna totally from scratch (minus the canned tomatoes and the veggie mince, but including the pasta and the actual sauce). I IMed with Jens's dad in German with really minimal help from him!
Next week I'm working a KK-last-summer week: 9-1 at Swan, and then covering an Abbey afternoon class for the next two weeks plus my regular evening class. I didn't want to turn down Abbey because money's money and it's a high-level class, which means less work overall, and I couldn't say no to my Spaniards because I like them so much. They're super motivated and listen and work really hard, so I hope they'll see their progress. This weekend we've been cooking big meals (like curry and lasagna) that I can eat during the week.
Back to the lasagna sauce!