snail mail...

My day just turned awesome.

I am now the proud possessor of the Colts vs. Patriots game (thanks Jane) and several dvd's (thanks Kirk&Casey). Plus I got some postcards which will be promptly displayed on the walls of my cavernous corridor (thanks Jessica). I also think I have a small package from Mona coming but I am trying not to think about that. I like the surprise. The movies are well timed. As I am trying to stay in Berat more, I need more things to watch and I just finished watching a friend's season 1 & 2 of West Wing.

On the downside, I am still having "tummy troubles." I could go into details but I'll assume you don't want to read them. Suffice to say, this has been an ongoing battle. The truly annoying part is that I am constantly tired. The current theory is that the antibiotics I took for the pneumonia did a number on me and things still aren't back to the balanced levels. Avosh (Turkish term for slowly).

And back to the upside. The weather here is AWESOME! It's been sunny and warm since Saturday. I am loving it. I hear some people still have snow. Nanna nanna boo boo :P
Yesterday I sat on the terrazzo reading and relaxing in the sun. Terrazzo is what I decided to call my roof which is flat concrete slab with 4' high wall around it. Apparently it's a good idea to know the meaning of words before you use them. Terrazzo has something to do with either mosaic or polished marble. Neither of which are present on my roof top terrace, though I do have an abundance of extra clay roofing tiles for some reason. Oh and a bathtub. Don't ask me. Now I'm gonna have to come up with another term for my terrace.

Yesterday I taught an after-school vocab session. Last week we covered food but yesterday I brought in pictures of the foods because a lot of them are not available in Albania. I taught at least 4 girls the difference between pumpkin and squash (they use the same word kungull for both). I also taught them about vs. and explained the definition of versus.
I have my Homework Help club later today and again tomorrow.

My audio project is still on hold. I will keep you posted. Thanks again everyone.