We were just in the US four months ago, but we're totally ready to go visit again. This time, we're taking that slightly longer trip I insisted upon (we'll be there about two and a half weeks), and splitting the time between South Dakota and Colorado (and maybe a trip to New Mexico thrown in).
We'll be leaving on April 17. Until then, we're just trying to keep up with ourselves, taking advantage of the fact that this is still high season (which corresponds almost perfectly with dry season) -- and by the time we return on May 5, many of the people we see every day will be gone for the summer.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
How many hats?
It feels good to be busy, but holy smokes.
Over the last few months, things have really picked up. We managed to weed out the nasty time-suckers that didn't pay off, and we're left with what we do best. In my case, that seems to be a great many things. It's sort of become a joke, that I'm the one with 18 jobs or whatever. Never gets boring, baby!
Something I think I've failed to mention over the past few months, which is a weird oversight because it's so bizarre even in my own mind: I'm teaching Spanish.
To beginners, mind you, but Spanish, nonetheless. Sometimes I hardly believe it, when I stand up there and grammar-Nazi the heck out of them (I have a knack for it in both languages), that after what feels like ages of struggling to speak Spanish, I can actually trust myself to accurately teach it to others.
I still have a long way to go, and I'm the first one to admit that. I will not be teaching advanced language students any time soon. In fact, that's a class I could probably still stand to be in. But, weird as it is, I've got a pretty darn good handle on Spanish. I'm not afraid to talk on the phone (in either language). I don't freak out if someone approaches me with a Spanish-speaking tongue. And I teach a Spanish class!
It's so much fun. The students are all adults, some of whom know so little they actually forget that they do know hola and gracias. It's a lot of laughing and, when I come across the students that actually do their homework and apply themselves, it's quite a bit of learning, too.
Over the last few months, things have really picked up. We managed to weed out the nasty time-suckers that didn't pay off, and we're left with what we do best. In my case, that seems to be a great many things. It's sort of become a joke, that I'm the one with 18 jobs or whatever. Never gets boring, baby!
Something I think I've failed to mention over the past few months, which is a weird oversight because it's so bizarre even in my own mind: I'm teaching Spanish.
To beginners, mind you, but Spanish, nonetheless. Sometimes I hardly believe it, when I stand up there and grammar-Nazi the heck out of them (I have a knack for it in both languages), that after what feels like ages of struggling to speak Spanish, I can actually trust myself to accurately teach it to others.
I still have a long way to go, and I'm the first one to admit that. I will not be teaching advanced language students any time soon. In fact, that's a class I could probably still stand to be in. But, weird as it is, I've got a pretty darn good handle on Spanish. I'm not afraid to talk on the phone (in either language). I don't freak out if someone approaches me with a Spanish-speaking tongue. And I teach a Spanish class!
It's so much fun. The students are all adults, some of whom know so little they actually forget that they do know hola and gracias. It's a lot of laughing and, when I come across the students that actually do their homework and apply themselves, it's quite a bit of learning, too.
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
Oscar Night at Locos
I've always loved watching the Oscars, so when we decided to show them at Locos, I was pretty delighted.
Not a lot of people showed up. This is Carnaval weekend, after all, so everyone is pretty much tied up with all the drinking and shenanigans. Eh. I got to play-interview the ones who did come, and it turned out to be a pretty good time.
(Photos, as you can see, by the talented Trent Bayliss.)
Plus, I got to watch the show on the projector screen.
Not a lot of people showed up. This is Carnaval weekend, after all, so everyone is pretty much tied up with all the drinking and shenanigans. Eh. I got to play-interview the ones who did come, and it turned out to be a pretty good time.
(Photos, as you can see, by the talented Trent Bayliss.)
Plus, I got to watch the show on the projector screen.
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