The View Up Here

I have been trying to post something for over a month, now. I start typing, then I need to finish later, and then a week goes by. So I have re-written this three times, now. Today, I'm posting it no matter what! In my last post, I wrote about living in a transient space, a hotel room, for twelve days. I moved into my apartment on February 22, so I've been in here for about 5 weeks, now. The academy directors had re-wallpapered every room (wallpaper is used on walls and ceilings, whereas Americans would use paint), replaced the appliances, and added just a couple pieces of new furniture. Since then, I have brought in a Korean-style low table, several accessories for my desk and the shelves in my bedroom, and of course, I've started my apartment garden. The place is starting to feel like home.   Quicksilver days The teaching continues to go well. I'm amazed how fast the day goes with shorter class periods. At first, seven classes seemed daunting, but I've found the d...

If you're like me (and you may not be), you don't really like exercising. Lots of people seem to love it -  they like to run, they like to push their body to the edge of endurance and beyond. If they don't want to break someone else's record, they want to break one of their own (even if it's only a personal best, no where in any official record books). And to these I say:  awesome! It is a blessing that you are gifted with this focus. Then, however, there's the likes of me. I would rather sit and read. Or sit and pray. Or lie down and read. Or watch the clouds roll by from a supine position. Okay, and I absolutely love LOVE to swim and be in the water of any sort ( except for Lake Ontario's algae-ridden shores this time of year ). However, that's not always an option. Neither is this, apparently: via GIPHY Fortunately, I do like to walk. I like seeing things, places, animals, people at eye level in person, rather than speeding by in a car or th...