Monday 1 October 2012
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8:11 Holy Crap…Its October…. in 2 weeks I will be on my way to Canada
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17:09 I have a 15 minute walk to the school, which I do 2 to 3 times every day. This is one of the reasons that I think I am in the shape I am.
It also gives me time to think.
On today’s walk, I realize that one of the constants in my life has been photography. The love of it may have ebbed and flowed in my life but since I was 14? Or maybe 16? A camera and photography have been there for me.
When I look at where I am now, and what I think about, plan for, and want to do, photography is an important part.
And the cool thing is, I am not that bad at it.
I can see the English teaching thing becoming boring after awhile, so I need to take this time to work on my next step… To start swimming instead of letting the river carry me.
Sunday 30 September 2012
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12:44 I woke up this morning to pain in my right ankle/ calf… No a pleasant way to come awake. This the the ankle I smashed while jumping out of an airplane in my younger days. This also happens every once and a while.
My life has been filled with pain. It seems to be the nature of my body.
I usually wake up to some pain, and today it is the return of my ankle pain. The strange thing is I usually only wake up with one pain… It is rare for two or more “pain centers” to be active at the same time.
I wish that was the same throughout the day. Right now my right ankle still hurts and my left wrist is letting me know it is there…
And what do I do about this pain… Not much. I don’t like taking pills, I had problems when I was younger, so for the most part I ignore the pain. The biggest issue is the depressing effect the pain has. It is really tough to be upbeat when the wrong move creates a stab or jab.
This is something I have been living with for 40+ years, and it is what I will continue to live with. It is part of who I am and how I experience life.
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21:59 I had lunch today with the Poet. It was a nice meal, well prepared. It was also a great experience to be in a home and to sit and watch a movie, while sitting on a couch, instead of the way I do it now, laying on my mattress with headphone will I watch my computer….
Saturday 29 September 2012
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8:32 I am in Yantzaza for the day.
I was up at 4:00 on a bus at 5:00 and here by 8. I did sleep a bit but I am not feeling chipper or enthusiastic. Â
The bus ride was uneventful… Though the sunrise was beautiful
I am still not sure what classes or where I will be teaching next week but I will have more hours, according to the boss.
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17:43 I am now sitting on the bus ready to go back to Loja. It was a good day.
The room I was teaching in, in the morning, had meter high openings all along the top of the walls covered by an wrought iron lattice.
You could hear the birds… And some times they would fly to the edge, perch and check out what we were doing. This is also the first time I have had a class interrupted by a lizard. It felt like I was teaching at a summer camp
Thursday 27 September 2012
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16:19 Went and bought my bus ticket to Yantzaza. There isn’t a 6am bus on saturday, so I had the choice between the 5 or 8…Â Since I need to be there for 9 the 8 doesn’t cut it.
5 am it is…. Now I have to figure out how to get to the bus station that early.
