So I had a fun weekend, like a really fun weekend, perhaps highlighted that by the fact that my stomach can tolerate ice cream again. Yet I had so much fun that I realized that I'm kind of bored here. Not bored of my work mind you, as little experience I have in teaching English I enjoy teaching, and while the lack of materials makes it more difficult I appreciate the challenge. Besides, I found an empty room in the hospital that has an Ethernet jack that nobody uses, and I got permission to use to it! Although the only cable they had available is a foot long so I'm hunched over my laptop on a chair and it's starting to hurt my back, I find myself not wanting to go home.
Possibly because I wouldn't actually be going to my home but rather my host great-grandma's home, and despite the fact that she has a flat screen TV, DVD player, and comfortable chairs, I've watched all the movies on her one DVD consisting of all the Shreks, Stuart Littles and Lion Kings. My host brother and sister, 5 and 10 respectively, certainly enjoyed my willingness to watch them all with them though.
Possibly because I get home when my host mom gets back from work between 6 and 8 and then I have to watch her cook and clean and help my host siblings with their homework and of course the five year throws the same temper tantrum about it every night and calls her a witch even though she's the only thing keeping him from becoming one of those children selling gum in the streets and its such a depressing sight that I've just started staying in my room and watching TV shows and movies on my laptop. And no I'm not going to change families AGAIN. Besides we have fun on the weekends.
No, it's not so much that I don't want to go home so much as I don't want to leave here. And I don't think I'm really bored, so much as I desire social diversion. No that's not code for 'I want to party' although it does sound like it. For example this weekend I watched a movie in English WITH someone instead of just with a bag of snacks. I haven't even really had the chance to just talk to somebody in English informally, and I guess that's why I've written so much here. I should go now, but it's raining so I hesitate. I guess it's better than snowing like in MPLS. Right I was supposed to be going okay here I go.
Out of boredom comes great creativity, innovation, and improbable possibilities:) I'm now in Door County, Wisconsin and drive home to Minneapolis tomorrow morning - 6 hour drive! It's cold here!!! Great catching up on your thoughts and travels.
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