I had a realization while doing my English corner and hanging out at the bookstore—I wasn’t just a foreign teacher doing an English corner. I was Justin hanging out at the bookstore. Not sure when that change happened, but it certainly wasn’t always the case. Happily, it is now.
[audio: http://www.grantedglory.com/happydance/hd2_20090509.mp3]Money in the Morning
Phone calls at 5:30 in the morning are generally unwelcome. Except when they are to inform you the government is going to give you money. Then they become pretty cool, I learned. Especially when you can go back to bed anyway.
[audio: http://www.grantedglory.com/happydance/hd1_20090502.mp3]Getting Out
I’m not sure if it’s good or bad to so extensively enjoy leaving campus, but just going to the further bookstore provided a nice respite. And the AFNY (yes, Air Force New York) hat a girl was wearing on the light rail contributed it’s own little share of mirth.
[audio:http://www.grantedglory.com/happydance/hd1_20090501.mp3]Dance Dance Revolution
My happy dances are contagious. As planned, at least a few of my students have picked up on the idea of looking for special little things in their lives. Hooray.
[audio:http://www.grantedglory.com/happydance/hd1_20090418.mp3]Yoghurt Dance
Important first step in getting comfortable here in China again: yoghurt (see British dictionary). It’s plain and somewhat more liquid than most Americans would anticipate, but I like it.
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