The girl turned out to be very upset when I said I wasn't coming back. I'm glad I left a message with optional other times I might be able to tutor. I feel so bad for her:( I probably made her feel abandoned.... The woman I talked to on the phone said the girl I tutor was very sad.

The girl I tutor sounded really upset about me not coming back, so I wrote down a message that hopefully she'll show to someone who knows English (some of her friends there do). I would be willing to keep tutoring if it's later in the day. I originally said I couldn't tutor mornings, anyway. I feel really guilty now.

I watched the movie Juno, ( Read more... )

Sometimes I'm so overrun by scattered thoughts that it blocks me from writing coherently or on a specified topic. I can't sort through all the chaos -- as entrancing and lovely as individual elements of these thought strands may be. I have been looking at a lot of pretty pictures in LiveJournal communities lately (my favorite post was probably ( Read more... )

I keep having trouble getting ahold of the girl I tutor, which is bad and frustrating. I'm supposed to try again tomorrow. I feel so tired, though, like I need more sleep. Time is disappearing and I don't know where it's going. I have lists of things to do, all kinds of lists, but I'm caught up in the chaos right now. There are a lot of topics ( Read more... )

I missed tutoring on Monday because I felt sick again, and I felt very guilty. However, I went today as planned and it went really well. One of the Burmese couple's friends came over again later on for some help, too. They are all very enthusiastic about learning English. They have a couple of beginning English books that have lots of pictures ( Read more... )

I wish I had better control of myself... It's just so important to me (and everyone else) that I gain some amount of emotional neutrality. It is absolutely necessary. I'm just starting to come out of a daze.

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Ugh... I took too much Klonopin to fall asleep last night and I can really tell now! When I first got up I couldn't walk straight at all and I felt drunk. I'm starting to get a bit more grounded now, fortunately... I have to leave in a few minutes for my first tutor meeting. Hopefully the girl will be there. It will only be an hour today, and ( Read more... )

Well, this morning I finally met the girl I am going to be teaching English! I went again with the volunteer coordinator to the girl's home and, again, there was no answer. I had to go home, but right when I got home the volunteer coordinator called me back, saying she was with the girl. Apparently there was some kind of session going on ( Read more... )

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I've been a bit scattered (of course), but I did manage to finish an art project today. I don't want to talk about it much, because it's going to be a gift. But I will eventually post a picture of it, I'm sure:-) Thanksgiving was basically uneventful. Which in my family, tends to be a good thing... I have so many things to work on right now, ( Read more... )