Yes, that is how it feels here at times. It is absolutely frigid outside when we leave our warm nest in the morning. The cold may stem from the complete lack of sunlight. It doesn't get light out until 8:30am and the sun sets between 4 and 4:30. How does that make one feel? Well, a little depressed to say the least. The good news is that Christine and I hardly have time to notice it, what with our 40 minute lessons we have every other day that is piled on top of even more assignements. We escape our school around 6 only to return home to looming stacks of work. But, we still enjoy the actions and we really do adore our students. Why is it that everything they say in broken english is so ADORABLE?
We are learning so much here, about grammar and structure and teaching, but the truth is our minds are still focused on our great adventures to come. We have decided we are going to Inverness and Loch Ness for a couple of days in the first week of February. We plan to do some hiking and then make our way down to Dundee, where my friend lives. After visiting with him we will cross over into Northern Ireland and begin our Belfast tour. Christine of course has infinite contacts there and surely will show us a good time. After that, it is nothing but travel and leisure around Ireland, soaking up all its Celtic magic! As for after that.....we don't know, and we kind of like it that way ;-)
So, wish us luck as our first week comes to an end. We are almost a fourth of the way through, thank goodness! We are looking forward to Friday, when we get to go to the pub with our classmates and students :-) It is the small pleasures here in Scotland!!
Hope everyone is well and toasty.
Cheers,
Kristen
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