Sur 41 C (What is that in F you may wonder? Hot)
The
weekend is here and a day to pause and get caught up on a few things on the
computer. I have been up with the sun
cooking mung beans, hard boiling eggs and sucking on dates. A bad habit I
think with all the sugars but I do brush my teeth after. I am glad to
have found a store last night that sells loose dates. For some reason
here they mainly sell dates that are all smashed together and oozing date
syrup. Very sticky and sweet and not something you want to eat while
typing at the computer. My original supply of loose dates was coming from
the Khimji's markets but recently they have not had the small 500 g green bag I
would buy for $2.26. I was going through date withdrawals and sometimes
had to buy the expensive dates from UAE for over $5 for maybe a quarter kilo so
you can image my joy when I found these loose dates for a good price per kilo ($2.07)
and they are from Saudi. With the kilo I bought, that should last me a
few weeks.
Today
marks 2 months until my flight to Boston.
How wonderful it will be to see color, to see trees, to see flowers, to
splash around in cold ocean water, to be with mom, relatives and friends while
in CT, and to be on a bike. I dream of
cottage cheese, kale, a cold beer sitting at the Dog Watch http://www.dogwatchcafe.com/ , an ice
cream cone from Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream http://www.mysticdrawbridgeicecream.com/
where they have been making ice cream from this spot since the early 1800’s,
speedy internet, libraries, hang out at the Velvet Mill Studios http://www.velvetmillstudios.com/
with artist friends, eating Greek style pizza, morning coffee at the Yellow
House, the quintessential All American 4th of July parade in the
Boro, the Saturday Farmer’s Market, and hopefully a bike ride along the RI
coast in Watch Hill, oh, and maybe Fire Water in Providence, RI (oops, none for
the start of July) and this is only for CT.
I still have stops to make in Denver and Seattle where there are still
more things to see and do.
Until
then, I will mostly dream of sleeping under blankets at my sister and
brother-in-law’s place in Silverdale, WA where it is always cold.
Time
for me to get back taking past IGCSE exams my 10th graders will take
on Sat as mock exams to get them ready for their real exams in May. And, I
better go drink a gallon of water to stay hydrated.
Don’t
forgot to click on the Photos link to see pictures.
Last
thing, I will end with a quote I read last weekend that made me think of what I
really want to do rather than classroom management of immature students.
The
woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.
-
Amelia
Earhart
More good quotes at http://www.ameliaearhart.com/about/quotes.html
