Im still alive!

For those of you out there questioning my lack of updates, heres your answer: its been a really busy but also pretty routine few weeks. Ive got "Open House" coming up at the end of June which is just an excuse for the parents to watch me teach their kids. Its pretty much a scripted performance, but the trick is to convince the parents otherwise so it appears that I typically do that much work and prep and their kids are always that smart and attentive. So, Ive been spending a lot of time working late on flashcards, posters, role play scripts, etc and a lot of class time reviewing it without specifically saying why, just in case the kids get the idea to tell mommy they have been practicing daily for their 'unscripted' open house.

I did have a great time last weekend celebrating two birthdays and enjoying the weather. I spent Saturday afternoon at the horse track with my friend, Phil, who simply wanted to bet on the ponies to celebrate his birth. I came out about $10 down and he about $5 up so no real harm done. I was disappointed with the last race, I had $5 on an American stallion named "Storm Feet" who started strong but then faded on the home stretch. However, after observing some of the locals on the way out, many of whom appeared to be crying or without enough money to take the subway home, I consider myself lucky to not have my life riding on these animals.

I spent Saturday night with more friends and coworkers for our friend Pam's birthday. We met at a local park as she simply wanted to have a picnic and enjoy time with friends. We had a great time drinking, eating, dancing and riding tandem bikes.

Sunday was spent wakeboarding on the river, lounging in the sun and eating cheaply at the Costco food court. All in all a really fun weekend and Im happy I had some great people to spend it with and enjoy some time away from work.

Hope all is well in the USA, look forward to hearing from and seeing you all soon (just about 9 weeks!)