Lately life here has been "normal" and sometimes, instead of making me feel at home I just feel bored. Usually I'm pretty okay, but sometimes I do have my low lows. Ultimately I know it's up to me to make more exciting things happen, which I am working on. Right now the funnest thing I do is play with a group of kids for an hour on Wednesday evenings, followed by an hour of a light-hearted English class. It's a group of about 10-12 of my high school students, but it's really nice to get to know some of them better. Michael, Melvin and Carlos are 7th graders who like attention and like fighting each other and are super entertaining sometimes but one of them is going to get kicked out soon because they do significantly disrupt the class for other people. Ayaris and Gabriela are good studious 10th grade girls who enjoy putting the aforementioned 3 boys in their place. Guadalupe and Daniela are girly 8th and 9th graders who may slightly enjoy being annoyed by and flirting with the boys. Gioconda and Anyeli are quiet and studious but can get super enthusiastic about a competitive game of soccer or basketball. Katherine is a super studious 7th grader who is one of those who participates TOO much in class. Those are all the regulars, there are others that come and go. My Tuesday and Thursday evening adult English class has probably about 7 regulars, but I'm totally okay with that. Olga comes with her teenage son, Vladimir, and they are both hilarious and good at English. Actually everyone has a pretty good level of English in this class. Eduardo and Freddy are recent college graduates, and I think Eduardo likes Yasmina, who is another student, whose English isn't quite so good but she's very enthusiastic. Sergio is a nice tall thin man who always comes a little late on his bike because he's coming from work. That's pretty much it. A few other people stopped coming, which sucks. Oh yeah, Martha Elisa is an old lady whose daughter is in my 11th grade class, but she doesn't come regularly. I wish more old people came. I'm too lazy to describe all the kids in my kids class (not that they aren't worth it). I will have to take pictures of all these people.
Lately I have really been missing food! Fake meat! Veggie burgers! Broccoli and brussel sprouts and subway! =/ Nothing satisfies me. Also I could be starving and not want to eat unless it's something exceptional. So today I splurged on KRAFT AMERICAN CHEESE SLICES at the fancy supermarket in Jinotepe, I'm still looking for cheddar. And next time I'm in Managua I will spend whatever it takes on some frozen veggie chicken nuggets or something if they exist there.
I've also been missing friends and family and HOME. Family barbecues. Fireplaces. Wine. December is really far away. I want to watch Glee on Hulu but it doesn't stream internationally. So I guess I would like Glee Season 2 on DVD ASAP. And The Office. I've seen seasons 1-6, with a few missing episodes. Oh! I just finished the first season of Avatar, the Nickelodeon series, I dunno how many seasons there are but I would love to see the rest!
