30: % of a cat’s life they spend grooming themselves
29: times I’ve played Happiness by Fray in my iTunes
8: pieces of mail I have received here in Kivertsi
5: seasons of the office I have watched and number of months until I’m a TITKA (aunt)!!!!
4.54: % of my service I have complete thus far
3: potential men folk suitors that my counterpart wants to set me up with
2.5: weeks’ worth of underwear that my host mother placed on every radiator in the house to dry (more embarrassing than teaching with a grease stain near my crotch that I didn’t know about)
2: falls on the ice (now I know how the Jamaicans in Cooling Runnings felt)
0: times I have worked on in Ukraine
countless: occasions that I have drank alcohol for not very good or American reasons
What I hope my sister names the baby: Elyse or Dwight, Michael, Jim or Creed (might have been watching the office; doesn’t really matter I’m hoping for a girl anyway)
What I learned about Ukrainian men: “Doesn’t matter if they are tall enough because they will be so drunk they can’t stand, you’ll just choose which one you want and carry them away.”- co-teacher
Food I miss the most from home in this very moment: rubbery chocolate doughnuts
Things that never should go together: Jell-O and turkey
Delicious dish that both Ukrainians and Americans eat: French toast (but no syrup here)
What type of music do Ukrainians hate: Country… bastards.
If I could be dinning anywhere for dinner tonight: Kman with my old RA crew plus Perrone
What I’m getting use to: washing my hair 3 times a week
Bitter sweet moment: the high of talking to friends & family on the phone/face book and then the 5 minutes after where I really wish I was home
If I could have two people observe the halls at my school to see the craziness: my sister and k.sluis bc they would open a can of whoop ass.
Biggest frustration: feeling useless in some of my classes b/c of out of control students
Biggest challenge: still dealing with the lost of my own language
Overall High: the fact I’m here with this great opportunity to help people and learn about myself at the same time
Overall Low: warm weather is still so far off and I haven’t worked out in 3 months…
Bible verse that helps me daily: Matthew 6:33-34 (thanks Casey)
Prayer Requests: Haiti for relief and aid to reach the people who need it. Strength for myself to keep pushing on and to live in the present while seeking the Big Man.
1 comment:
what about the powder donuts? they are best fool! slash k-man? okay i understand you miss your buddies, but you guys could like go somewhere else..i mean really. haha. jk. you know i'm just messing with you! have a good week!
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